"Vil & Indy on the Road!"
Now I am back at home and wait for the rehabilitation treatment will start. I need to learn what I can eat, try to gain weight and an insulin pump needs to be adjusted to me. All these needs its time and I need to be patient. Feeling better. The loo works and I am… Read more Back Home
Now, I need to tackle my blood sugar levels. As my digestive system slowly restarts and I need to learn how to adjust my diet to the new situation. It’s a try and error operation. I do have a little guidance, but now I need to combine a diabetes diet with a low ballast one.… Read more Sugar-Coaster
I carry a new and fancy RFC Blood Sugar Sensor. No more blood needed to measure my actual status. Now I am directly connected to my smartphone and with a push of a button, I am up to date. Now an app monitors my sugar level in real-time and warns me if my levels get… Read more I am a cyborg!
After ten days they removed the “nose-tube” and I got a little freedom back. Still connected to a “ZVK” (Zentraler Venen Katheter) in my neck. Sensors for my heart rate and …
I am still at the ICU and I realize that the recovery process will last longer than expected, but there is hope because the recovery process improves a little bit day by day. No more heavy pain medication needed, the sleep is ok and I had my first successful visit to the loo for days.… Read more As time goes by
Today my doctor received the lab results and she rushed into my room to tell me the good news. They checked some of the removed tissue because they suspected cancerous cells, but fortunately there weren’t. “It’s your second birthday today. Mark the date.” The doctor smiled at me, tapped my shoulder and rushed out of… Read more Lab Results
Unfortunately, my digestive system isn’t restarting fast enough. The adjustment to the rewiring of my digestive system was not a small task and a common side effect is a slow digestive system. Longer ICU Stay It was planned that I need to stay only for three days at the ICU, but a few days later my… Read more Complications
After the operation, there was pain and I asked the nurse: “Is there anything with colours inside to help me to be as comfortable as possible for the moment?” She smiled at me and replied. “I think I can help you with that. I will need to ask the doctor for a prescription, but that’s… Read more Colours Inside! 🙂
On Friday morning the nurse woke me up at 06:00, to have a shower and shave my belly. Dressing up in the blue theatre clothing. Now it starts to get very real. Unfortunately, I am not allowed to have any coffee and I am very nervous. To the theatre I was driven in my bed… Read more Today is the day! – “Whipple Procedure”
I was picked up by a cab in the morning, to be driven to Berlin Koepenick DRK Hospital. A well-known specialist centre for such procedures. Tests and preparation The next days, they took blood, put me into different machines to look inside me. The pictures made with X-Rays, MRT and ultrasonic. The surgeon visited and… Read more DRK Hospital Berlin Koepenick