Jeremy has decided to share the picture of his incision so you can have an idea of how much had to be done. He was told they removed about 1/3rd of a gallon size jug of tumors and disease. A few people tried to call Jeremy several days after his surgery but he was too exhausted to take calls. He apologizes and will call you back soon. It turned out that the Intra belly chemo gave him a resting heart rate of 106 so talking could get his heart rate up to 140 and he would about pass out. Jeremy had a very rough trip flying back to Idaho. Wheel chairs were needed at all points. When he got to Denver, the attendant with a wheel chair was there and took him to his gate and with still a 2 hour layover he wanted to take the wheel chair away from Jeremy. Jeremy pleaded to keep it so Sharette could move him to places like lunch or the bathroom. After a managment discussion, he left the chair with them. Jeremy has a United club pass and had Sharette take him there. One lady at the club front desk would not allow Jeremy in with Sharette as his medical attendant since Sharette didn't have her own pass. Jeremy was forced out and had to get out of the wheel chair and lay on the floor while moaning until he could get the gas to pass through his stomach. Their flight to Idaho was delayed an hour and by then Jeremy was exhausted. He has almost no memory of the drive to his house and went straight to bed. He is doing much better after being home 1.5 days but still tires quickly. A 5 minute sit down warm shower put him into a 30 minute full body sweat. He sweats through the night having to changing his shirts about every two hours. The good part is his appetite is improving so he is hoping to start to gain weight again. He is 163.5 and ready to get a lot of it back. Although most of his disease was low, some came back more aggressive and he will start FloFox or Oral Chemo in just a few weeks. He is optimistic that this next treatment will squash what few cancer cells remain so he can get back to a normal life.
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Lisa Ferguson
3/24/2014 01:39:49 am
I am so sorry that the airlines were not more sympathetic to your health concerns and travel. There is no rule that cannot be broken to help a fellow man. I am happy to hear you are home and resting. Take care of yourself and each other.
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Madeleine Goodner
3/25/2014 01:34:36 am
I'm so happy he's home. familiar surroundings will aid healing and hopefully help him see how much better he is doing, o as well as make him realize even if taking things slow ..do not get discouraged. My mom always set a goal each day. Believe me , just getting up , changing shirt or moving to another room , right now those are goals and that's ok. I'm was so sorry to hear about the stress & hassle on the trip home. I hope you or another family member will contact management of that club, and make them aware of what happened, and hopefully nog have happen to another in future, ...that was totally out of line. Incision looks good , keeping ya in our prayers.
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Andy Hawes
3/26/2014 08:41:29 am
Thank you so much for the update. What a battle-but Jeremy is one tough guy! We are so sorry about this painful part of this journey (for the both of you), but know in confidence that it WILL get better. --Hawes Family
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Scott McCalla
3/28/2014 02:15:45 pm
Amazing how quickly Jeremy is healing. GBY
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Quentin
4/1/2014 12:19:49 pm
How dare United not let Sharette be a medical attendant. I will only fly with them if I absolutely have to. I hope upper management was notified of this despicable behavior of one of their employees. Not only was it a medical patient in need but also a veteran of the Air Force. Shame on you United!!!
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