Another Big day

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Less than 24 hours before I go under the knife again and my anxiety levels are through the roof. I’m scared of what will be found when they open me up and rescan me. But as I keep telling myself what will be will be. I can’t control it and if they find that they can’t operate then that is what will happen. If they find nothing additional out of the ‘ordinary’ (apart from the known lesions) then they’ll take away up to 75% of my liver and we move on.

My journey will continue whatever happens.

I’ve prepared as well as I can for the surgery. Eating and drinking the right things and resting as much as I can. My bags are packed (this time I need to take all my paraphernalia for Beryl, my stoma, bags wipes, sprays etc.)

An early start is necessary. Booked in at 7:15 so leaving home about 6 and hopefully the traffic will be kind. Mind you parking should be a doddle. As always, it’s dependant on there being a bed in high dependency. My stay in hospital will be about 7 – 10 days. Hopefully 7.

The biggest difference between this trip and my previous surgery is that now I have an idea what to expect. Differing hospitals but I’ll have an epidural again. This time I hope it doesn’t move and they can keep me off the morphine. They operate an enhanced recovery program so I’ll be up and about from day 1! Well that’s the plan.

So the rest of today will be spent dozing in a chair trying not to think of tomorrow but making plans for my discharge from hospital.

I may not be able to update the blog for a few days but I’ll let you know how it goes. I’m on a rollercoaster that I have no control over and I can’t get off until the end. I’m just getting to the top of a big rise and ready to go over the top.

Here we go! Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!

 

PS I HATE rollercoasters!

 

 

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