Hello ladies
i have surgery booked for Saturday morning and despite being a normally very pragmatic and independent person I’m sad, angry, lonely and feel out of control. It’s kind of like claustrophobia panic so I’m just venting on here...I hope everyone is okay with that! I have two kids at home so putting on a jolly facade, they are off to their dads with my doggo on Friday night and I’m dreading it. I think it’ll be a restless night and I feel pathetic to be honest.
I know I have to have the surgery done, my surgeon is lovely and I trust him I’m just being totally wussy and freaking out about all sorts of nonsense. I guess it’s normal....maybe?!?!
i had Pre op yesterday..I’m at a specialist cancer hospital so v lucky but having been there with mum and ex as support person in the past it was a real reality check yesterday and I had a minor meltdown with the Macmillan nurse. I feel embarrassed as I’m hoping I have caught this early and so I feel I maybe fussing over nothing. Every creak, ache, cough etc is now attributed to cancer. I assume this gets more manageable the more you get to know and the further on you are with a treatment plan. I realise I’m at the start of the journey and it’s bound to be scary. I was thinking treat this like a spa break, imagine it’s a plastic surgery, it’s small operation and it will be fine. A lady on here said she had taken her cancer time to reflect and relax etc and I love that mindset... just battling to get to it Anyway I’m rambling utter nonsense, I bloody hate NYE at best of times but I hope those of you who love it have a great evening at home bye for now xx
Ha ha... blue poo wow
I Used cushion for my arm last night and was better
i have two incisions and diddy boobs. Diddier now tho
looks like a bit of a lift tho on the blue side so yet another brucie bonus!!! They just keep on coming girl xx
im discharged... waiting for my lift home. Hooray hooray
thank you for the recent sanity check assistance darling xx
Woo hoo glad you’ve been released !! Enjoy being back home but don’t let that lovely doggo jump up on bad booby! Rest up and give yourself the indulgence you deserve. Your job for now is just to heal. And be brave and get going on the post op exercises as soon as it’s advised (can’t remember if it’s the day after the op or later). They really do help to get mobility back and also gave me a sense of achievement in these early days. Love and hugs, HFxx
Hi , Glad to hear that you will be home by now and will hopefully get a restful night.Your sense of humour is shining through! Keep smiling it will help your recovery. Take life fairly easy for the next few days but do try and do the exercises you will have been given.They definitely help but do them strictly as advised- they do get easier as time goes on . Sending gentle hugs xx
Hello x my dashing lovely surgeon had me on exercises yesterday and done more today. I’m shattered now and fending off the bouncy hound who was more excited than kids to see me!! In my duncs on sofa with said poochjust done 2 work e mails so I can turn off totally this week and sleep and heal. Not had a poo ... will take laxative tonight. Way TMI sorry!!! Nice to be home xx
hugs y xx
Hello darling x yes am doing them, started yesterday after the op Might try a dog walk tomo as mr surgeon says it should be fine. He doesn’t pull tho his behaviour is suspect when he returns from the ex. Rather similar to the human son in fact!!! So the 10 day wait now... will try v best to be patient. Not even day 1 yet lol! Surgeon warned anaesthetist of my dark humour... was rather funny as I was in midst of a full on panic attack so not being ultimately humorous
I can look back on it fondly now. Hindsight is a wonderful thing!!
Love all of you lot... thank goodness I found you! Xx
Lovely dog! Cannot wait for the poo update! I am so looking forward to smurf boobs and blue wee! Do you get the results in ten days? I've still not even got an appointment with the surgeon yet and Im on day 50!
OH! I got to see the surgeon today!! I told her \i had heard all about the blue boobs and everything else too! Hopefully, I will be terrified of my op in the next few weeks xxxx
That’s great news rebblespad, at last things are moving forwards! Hope you’re recovering well . HFxx
Yay things are moving in that respect too! From my memory I thibk that soon goes but my smurf style boob lasted many months..... xx
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