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On Friday 26th August I went into Frimley Hospital to have my vaginial hysterectomy.
This went well, I was on ward by 1500 Friday afternoon, I felt a little let down tho, I would thought the nurses would have been a little bit more caring, I got the impression they thought I was there because it was a hysterectomy, but not because I had cancer.
I needed to allow people ie my mum and partner know where I was and asked them to explain how to use the bedside TV/Phone, and was told you dont need that...
It's not often you want to rave about something.
Anyone who has read my blog knows my mum recently has been controlled by pain to the extent a normally strong and stubborn woman has been reduced to telling us incessentally that she loves us and apologising for all she is putting us through, that and vomitting!!!
Well yesterday at the consultant appointment he gave us a pescription for hydrocortisone 15mg twice daily (tablet form). Kid you not one tablet last night and one this morning and...
So over many years (about 15-18, since he owned his own house, and moved out from his M&D's) Hubby has built up quite a collection of different Whiskys, his Scottish heritage will be proud of.
The collection filled 2 1/2 packing boxes when we moved. We won't mention the one I opened and the cork split and went into the bottle - oopsie. Don't worry decanted and put into crystal decanter. We have a Whiskey label which he hangs on the Bells (perfect for making Hot Toddies, saraledge to use...
Well I have been off work since end of October 2010 cared for my husband and lost him at the end of July. It seems to have been an epic journey full of emotions and now I am struggling to piece back my life slowly. Todays step was huge walking through the doors for the first day of a new term. There was awkward silence followed by hugs followed by tears followed by meetings followed by more tears. However I did manage to see the day through and feel a little bit of achievement at this small step...
Well today was the day when they were going to tell us the treatment plan that had been decided upon.
I say was because the consultant told me he was still waiting for the big training hospital to tell him what and when. The sceptic in me wondered if they were just placating me because mum being stage 4 with mets to liver and bone, and after reading some recent updates where they are doing far less for people with lower stages had me worried.
So next Thursday mum will be going into hospital for...
So I had the letter with headed paper and everything inviting me for a date...
Nice little place, just off the M4, do a nice coffee... been there many times before.
Dress code: gown
Hmm where is that ball gown says Little My... I know I had one somewhere in the back of the wardrobe... must be a fancy date!
No metal jewellry- oooh I bet they are buying me a lovely necklace or something... how exciting!
Don't eat for 4 hours before hand- oooh must be a big slap up dinner eh?
Drink a pint before...
Art work ~ spent the day working on art pieces something I have not done for years, it was a calm day collecting my thoughts in some rather expressive pieces. I had forgotten how relaxing it can be to put your thoughts on paper without the need to say to people this is this because.The guilt crept in a few hours later though as I had pushed aside my grief and expressed myself no holes barred and escaped into my own private little world.
Spiders ~ my son has just come downstairs and asked me to get...
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