They let me out after two days!

Hey just another update. Im still pretty sore, but i have some good pain meds. Its funny, i can take them every four hours, but after about an hour, i forget when i took them cuz they kick in and i feel good. lol. yea they let me out two days after the surgery. The surgeon said that it was 'neat' that i have healed very quickly. I am sooo excited to be done with all three of my surgeries.

two days post op

Hey minions!! lol. anyway im very excited to be done with all my surgeries. Its so awesome to look down and not have an ostomy. They said i can go home today. Isnt that amazing? TWO DAYS POST OP and im going home. They normally dont send people home til about 5 days post op. Normally people that have this surgery go to the bathroom about 10 - 12 times a day to start off. Im going about 5 times a day. That will improve to about 2 times a day. And to be honest it really doesnt bother me. Compared to going 20 times a day and loosing blood everytime,,,, this is a blessing. I will be posting another blog of my entire saga with this disease from day 1 , april 2008.

12 hours post op

Hey everyone. My surgery went really well. Im sooo glad im done with all three. I recovered really well already and have already walked about twenty minutes ago. I have watched so much family guy im almost sick of it. lol. Comments are nice. So are emails (jpaschen@hotmail.com) :D

We're in Indy. One day pre-op

We made it to Indy. Went through some really bad storms. They were cool. I can't eat. It sucks. But it will be over soon. This last surgery should be the easiest. Though the last one was pretty easy. Well ill write as soon as i come out of it.

hollywood we never going down

Hey people. Im just bored. Feeling a lot better. Not really that sore anymore. I still can't run, but thats ok. Ill be back sometime next week. Looking forward to prom. any questions just comment or email.

still gettin better.

Hey everyone. im really sore from these staples. i guess im getting them out later thursday. im hoping to be back to school soon. my next surgery is early june/late may. any questions? just email me at 'jpaschen@hotmail.com' or comment this blog. sorry i havent updated in awhile. im really looking forward to prom. I should be all good by then.

post op day 3

hello again. Im not sure who all reads these. but ill write em anyways. im up and around today. i no longer have an IV or an epideral. Just bored now. They say maybe later today or early tomorrow i can be released. Im still pretty sore, but it gets better each day. I have some nice pain pills for that though. so call, text, or comment me and ill get back to ya when i can.

update on me after surgery

Well its two days after my surgery. Im still really sore. I have an epideral and morphine button. The surgery went really well. I started to wake up sometime monday night. They say im looking really good so far. Still no word on a release date. Probably in about 2 to 4 days. Then Ill probably take next week off school to recover at home.

a well respected man

My next surgery is scheduled for Apr. 13th. Ill prob be out for about two weeks. I'll recover a hell of a lot quicker from this one since im in good shape.
I learned that Obama is for Stem cell research. I am for stem cell research. You know why? Because it could give me back what i had to get rid of for this cure. Yes, those embryos could one day have life, but thats only a possibility. I am alive, and so is that person that needs a liver from that car accident, but wont be for long if he doesnt get the transplant. Its a decision between possible life, and guarenteed life.

you must learn how to smile as you kill

Tonight is the opening night of "Oliver". for which im spot # 1. First gotta work 4-7. its my first day back to work. this should be fun. I really want to get my next surgery so i can get all of this done with. then i will be back to normal. i cant wait. watchmen sucked by the way.

The Bible's blind, the Torah's deaf, the Quran is mute.

I have lost the feeling of feeling unique. meaning i feel normal again. i am normal again. until my next surgery. it wont be as bad though. i saw 'Watchmen" last night. I personally didnt like it at all. i couldnt pick up on a story line at all. but anyway i gotta get to sleep.
if you every want to know what the title of any of my posts means, just ask me in a comment

They said "You'd better look alive"

well today was an okay day. im sitting here with nothing to do but homework. theres one class that gives so much freaking homework. ugh. im losing the feeling of feeling unique. but i guess thats just the process of going back to being normal. but i do have to have another surgery, and ill be out for another two to three weeks. and another thought, ill never be the same as everyone else again. but im cured and thats all that matters.

four winds

Well i have been spacing my posts out a bit cuz theres really nothing to say. I feel almost normal again. going to school, hanging out with friends, etc. Im eating like a horse and i've only gained 5-6 pounds. ugh. but atleast im gaining. my pants arent falling down anymore. lol.

An Experience

I have had a recent experience in my life that made me look at things differently. I appreciate every moment I have at home or at school. Cuz I never know if it will all be taken away again. I look outside and look for more than a second. I guess what I'm trying to say is just don't take the simple pleasures in life for granted. When I was in the hospital for 2 1/2 weeks, I was isolated to my room for the first week, then I was allowed to walk around the floor. Which wasn't very big, and all it was, was more rooms. So I was in this 15 X 10 room most of the time. And my view was another brick wall about 20 feet outside my window. It sucked. I didn't know when I would ever get out of there. They did take good care of me, but I was having horrid cramps every hour or two, and the meds weren't working, so I was in a bad mood most of the time. Just stop and enjoy the things like driving, or going to the bank to cash a check that you worked hard for, or sitting down at a resturant. When you have a bad day, just think that theres another one tomorrow. And it will probably be better. Whatever it is, just appreciate it, because you never know how long you'll have it.

a working class hero is something to be

so i have made it two full days so far and its been nice. i havent gotten that tired. its soo awesome seeing everybody again. i dont think everyone understands how much i missed them. well im going to get to bed a little early tonight. so i will post again! idk when but i will.

New Jersey falls into the atlantic

WE HAD AN AGREEMENT!!

had to get that out. dont ask what its about. just venting a bit.
well im going to try for a full day tomorrow. i think i can do it. oh and Green Day has a new album coming out 'The Breakdown' in May. im sooo effin excited about that. red jumpsuit also has a new one coming out. the soreness from the surgery has pretty much gone away. I sneezed last night for the first time in about a month. that hurt. then i did again today. it hurt again. but i guess that means im getting better. last nite we hung out in jeffs basement. played some smash bros. and also tried to learn how to play this game wiggles brought over. some sort of twist on the game risk. it was cool. i didnt even get to go. wiggles lost like 10 guys to jeffs 2 guys when wiggles was attacking for the first time and then proceeded to get pissed and quit. lol. thats ok though.

I AM going to semi formal by the way.

its sooo awesome to be back from the dead

I thoroughly enjoyed going back thursday and friday and seeing everyone. that was a lot of fun. it was awesome seeing everyone again. im going to start coming in the mornings and seeing how long i can last. ill definetely be doing full days sometime this coming week. im excited that everything is getting back to normal.

gettin ready for day 2

im getting ready to go back to school for afternoon classes. i wont get to see friends as much though :( anyways yea. lookin forward to it. gotta go to mrs davis's class sometime or another. well my computer is being really dumb so ill post again later. see ya!

well i came back from the dead

I went back to school. it was so awesome seeing everyone again. all the hugs were awesome. lol. its stuff like hugs that make you feel better. i did go home at half day, but that probably wont last long. i probably could have made it the whole day, but i really didnt want to deal with mrs davis. lol. i went home right before her class. its really nice to be driving again too. im feeling a lot better. the soreness is pretty much gone. i still have to be careful.

live and let die

im here again pretty much to just say im getting better. the soreness from the surgery is getting better. which is all im waiting on to go back to school and work. catching up is going to suck, but i can do it. im looking forward to seeing everyone again. i never thought id say that i miss school or work. but i do. ha and you know what? i forgot my locker combo. lol.

what a wonderful world

well im feeling better everyday, i think i'll be back at school soon. i dont have a specific date, but it will probably be soon. im just really sore from the surgery still. everything else is still going well. i can actually say now that im cured. i dont bleed anymore. so everything is getting better.

its a day that i cant stand

well i havent felt this good for awhile. im finally getting better. for real. im really really sore. but other than that im fine. yes i had surgery. once the soreness from that goes away, i should be able to return to school. idk when thats going to be though.

put a penny in the slot and make an artificial light sign

well im going to be back home and well late this week. my appitite(sp?) is 98% better. and probably asking some people to come over next weekend. maybe even a taco bell run and monopoly. not 100% sure but its a possibility. but i am going to be better soon :)

just another day in paradise,,,,,ha

well i am back in the hospital,yes. i am fine. yes i was taken by ambulance. im not going to be here nearly as long as last time. after i get home im going to get better. we know it this time :)

such a lonely day, its a day im glad i survived.

Well today i have had some good improvements. But i have to play this thing day by day. i cant say when i'll be back to school. im hoping monday. Oh and my birthday is Saturday. i almost forgot myself. i have lost the last 2 months of my life to this shit. im sorry. its just frustrating. but anyways im getting better. its just a long road.