I'm Home! - Alan R. Mercurio

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Great to hear you are doing so much better!

Alan R. Mercurio_3

Hello my friends, I’m home at last actually I have been home for a couple days now. Getting around is still a little slow for me. The surgery went well. I did have a little bump in the road this past weekend. My bowel was not waking. That’s the way it was described to me and my upper torso became inflated (I looked like a Macy’s Day Float) they came close to having to insert a tube through my nose and down my throat, Yuck!

The morphine was taking care of the pain but it was making me very sick to the point where I was vomiting who knows what? I had not eaten or drank in days.

Being the wimp that I am the very thought of that tube scared the bajeebers out of me. So I begged the surgeon to just give me one more day for the bowel to wake and remove the gas naturally. Since I could not sleep because of the discomfort I got out of bed about every 2 hrs and walked. they said this should help wake the bowel. I also prayed very hard and had many conversations with the lord throughout the night. I never thought I’d be praying for a fart LOL but by the grace of God 24hrs later I did pass gas. Within a short time from that my upper torso started to go back to normal and the vomiting stopped. I was put on liquids and as of Tuesday solid food, and all the stuff that was connected to me was removed medication was now being taken orally I actually slept in 4 hr increments and now I get almost full nights sleep. I was released Wednesday Afternoon and just a couple hours after I was brought home Toni pulled in the drive way. I’m so proud of my daughter. Toni’s planning on spending the next couple weeks with me while I recover. Just having her here makes me feel better already.

I won’t be online much over the next couple weeks but I will stop by as often as possible.

As always I thank you all for your friendship and support.


Your friend in the industry,
Alan R. Mercurio

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David Nadle

The tube

Glad to hear you're home and on the mend. I had that tube in the nose thing once, and while it's uncomfortable and can make your throat sore, it's not that painful and you do get used to it. So fear not, but I hope you never need it.

GREG LAUER

so glad

so glad to hear you are doing well. greg lauer

Jim Bennett

Good News.....

Thanks for the update Alan. We've been thinking of you.

Stay Strong,

Jim

Megan_3

It is always nice to hear good news. I hope you enjoy the time with your daugther too.

Unknown

Good to hear!

I had the bowel issue after, uh, I think it was the appendectomy. I couldn't go home until I,,,

What boggled me after the fact was, they were giving me Demerol, coincidentally known as "form-a-cork", yet the hospital diet had absolutely no fiber in it. I thought doctors were supposed to be smart?

Hurry up and get better the rest of the way!

m

Larry (from OSHA)

glad you are home

Alan,

Feel better, try to take it easy and don't over do it. Maybe some chicken soup would be good.

Take care,

Larry

Mad Dog_2

You BETTER call if you need something

I'll jump on the Taconic!!! Your friend in the field, Mad Dog

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hot_rod

thanks

for the update, plenty of info glad you are on the mend.

hr

lee_7

Good to hear things are getting better. Hope the final leg is a quick one and you are back in full swing soon.

Lee

Wayne_29

Instead of \"excuse me\"

Alan you better scream "LOOK OUT"

Derheatmeister

Fartmeister

Glad to hear that you are going to kick this in the Butt

Sometimes it is the "little" things in life that we take for granted (Like farting).

If i have a "bad" day i allways think that i can be worse off!The best way too see it is that the Glass is Half FULL
and fill it Up!!

Wishing you well! Richard

Mark Eatherton

Rest easy my friend....

Anesthesia, although a wonderful thing,is HARD on a persons body...

ME

Mark Custis

Good new travels fast

Well, do what the doctors tell you to do, and heal soon.

Mark

Rudy

Great news!!

Glad to hear you are home and with Toni.

Take care of yourself.

Dave Yates (GrandPAH)_2

best

wishes for a hearty farty recovery! Great to hear your recovery is progressing & we'll be sending our thoughts & prayers your way.

John R. Hall

Alan

See, there is still hope for old 'farts' like us. Actually, this story levitates farting into a welcome art form.

Glad you are mending, my friend. The power of God is awesome isn' it?

Joannie_15

Welcome Home, Alan!

Good to hear that you're on the mend. There's nothing like coming home, and having family there, to lift your spirits! Take care of yourself, and do what the doctors say!

Bob Harper

Allan, thank God he has blessed us with your return! This industry sorely needs you my friend so take your time and heal well.
FYI, all opiates wipe out the bowel, esp. MSO4 so follow your MDs instructions to the letter and keep them posted if things don't happen down there. You don't want an ileus.
Best wishes,
Bob

Jim Erhardt_3

:-)

Good news my friend, now get down that road of recovery as fast as you can!

Rick_89

Let's face it

Alan needed to freaking FART! Mission accomplished, let's plug our noses and go to bed. Just not together.

Alan R. Mercurio_3

Thank you all for your kind words, continued thoughts and prayers. Sorry to keep this short but I’m still not able to spend long periods of time sitting at my desk.

Your friend in the industry,
Alan R. Mercurio

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