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Oh the daft, silly and trivial places my troubled mind can travel with insignificant worries pre op.
Not the reasonable, logical worries that aren't actually realistic but a significant few have,
such as:
Will I awake whilst the surgeon is a slicing....
Will they become distracted answering the ultimate question "This is the right breast, right ?" not noticing the pointing finger to the Left breast and simply replying "Yes its the Right breast"...
Dodgy anaesthetic equals ...
Hey Guys,
I am a young girl who hides so much behind her smile everyday, not many people know what that is, only the closes people to me. I don't know any other way to get my feelings out, apart from writing them down in this blog, but I am not only writing this for me I am writing to help and inspire others in some way if I can. :)
I have a wonderful family, Mom, Dad, two Brothers and one sister. I have cerebral Palsy which affects my movement every day life, but saying this I do not let it...
Ever since I beat cancer I have never been as sick.one thing after another. Monday I was told I had a bladder infection and today I was told that my urine is clear so now my blood being tested for gall stones and pancreas problem and only they know what else. I have a pain in the left size of my abdomen area and it's so bad I have been to the doctor 2 times and I avoid the doctor unless it's major. Have to wait until tomorrow for the result. I am so fed up with being sick.!!! Xxx
Today is random acts of kindness day. But is an act of kindness ever really random? Are the acts of a friend bringing your favourite treat or sending a well timed text not the very opposite of random? Perhaps they have seemingly come out of the blue but are they not, in fact, consciously considered acts of kindness, and isn’t that what makes them all the more marvellous and meaningful?
Timehop can be a nightmare for me at this time of year.
In his defence, Abe has never been quite so harsh on...
You never expect it to happen to you. Mad but true. I'm a survivor and think that I'm still in shock.I was 32 a mother of a 5 year old and my partner has m.s.I hadn't been well in a long time but I put it down to other things and self medicated with tables from the street and drink. Then horrible things started to happen down below and the pain got worse then I couldn't hardly sit down and then I was passing blood and went to the doctor she was a new doctor called Dr McMillan and she tried to do...
Mum was diagnosed with breast cancer nearly seven years ago, she went for her first mammogram having just turned 50. Lymph nodes removed, lump removed then chemo and radiotherapy followed. The cancer was a hormonal type and was caught early enough that mum kept her breasts. That time as a family was awfull but as we do we helped mum through it with all our might. Fast forward 6 years and the fight is back on.
When you first receive a diagnosis for cancer whether it be for yourself or a dear family member or much loved friend it can be and is a real shock to the system that mere words can struggle to describe . Although through the journey you try never to let go of any feeling of hope that all will come good even the thought of potential loss can be something that will scare you so much that you just dispel any thoughts of it from your mind given the emotionally painful outcome that may be on the horizon...
I am one of those people who has to look away when accident scenes, hospital scenes or just general injuries are shown on TV...
And No
I Never
Look through my fingers...
Have my eyes open just a little...
Or have a sneaky peak...
Can't do it, cannot be dealing with it, just let me know when its over, please..
Even with my kids and there numerous incidents over the years... Of course I'd.... Do the right thing... BUT
My inner voice.... "Yuk, yuk, yuk..... Really, did you have to: Smash your...
7am.... 5 minutes ago, 5.30 am...... 15 minutes ago, 4am....... 20 minutes ago, 3.15 am ...
So on and so forth, particularly the last 4 nights (nights are when its dark outside, right ? Everything is such a hazy blur at the moment that time and the time of day/night it is has kinda become a meaningless concept).... Only took 61 days to get to 4 days ago and I almost feel as if I'm observing someone else's life rather than actually participating in my own.
Mastectomy Thursday, home Friday,...
Hi My name is Jan I am near 68 and have just been diagnosed with stage1b esophageal cancer.everyone keeps telling me how brave I am how amazing etc etc...but I am not.I know people are trying to say kind things but I wish they would understand I have no choice.It is modern technology and surgeons and drugs that keep us alive.I also have no desire to sit in a corner and cry. I think we have to always remain totally positive and forward thinking,that doesn't mean to say I am not frightened I am and...
