PROGRESS
This past weekend marked two WHOLE months since my second surgery and it's kind of surreal. Two months ago I nearly died. It was one of the most terrifying things that I have EVER experienced. My body was rejecting any and all foods and I was beginning to get severely malnourished. Internally, things were in REALLY bad shape - between my entire bowel flipping on top of my duodenum and essentially crushing it and then my gallbladder's low ejection fraction (and some other stuff that you can read about in another post). It was pretty intense. Two months ago, Doctor John Petty knew me and the severity of my symptoms well enough to open me up and operate - essentially saving my life. I never in a million years would have thought that I would go through something so awful - but I am honestly so thankful for it. YES, it was the absolute worst. Not being able to eat SUCKS. But at the same time, I value everything in life so much more now. I value the little things, the things tha