Surgery booked for September 12th

Hi Frances

All the best for Thursday, I’m sure everyone here will be thinking of you and cheering you on!

You (and everyone else ) have already offered me so much encouragement, support and advice as I start my own journey; for that please accept my most sincere thanks.  

I just want to offer a little support back - big hugs xxx

Thank you sooooooo much 

Its definitely  a big moral boost to have so much support .

Hugs have been caught and squeezed on !

Frances x 

Hi Frances, Just wanted to add to the positive vibes and love coming your way, my hubby is booked in for the op on the 7th October. Wishing you the very, very best for a safe and speedy recovery XX

Thank you so much . Hopefully  I'll be back online and sending lots of positive  vibes to you and your hubby before his surgery . 

Just in case my head is up my backside as well as my tummy being in my chest I'll send some spare best wishes just now xxxx

All the best to both of you

AWW bless ya!! X Tell hubby we are here for him as well XX

Good look for your op everything will be ok spk soon john

Thanks john 

I hope you and your wife are well . I'm staying positive ...if not a little jittery but I think that's normal .

I ham so grateful there are so many positive people on here who have been there seen it and wear the T  shirt proudly.

I too am going to get that T shirt !!!

Frances x

U will definitely get the tee shirt after it op just rest while in hospital come out and rest u will feel better every day look forward to hearing from you soon all the very best the op spk soon john xx

Hi Frances,

Just wanted to pass on my very best wishes for you for Thursday, though it does sound like you have got this boxed off with your positive attitude, which is great.

The point about the tubes is correct , I had my Op at Aintree Hospital in Liverpool in July 2016 and when  my wife and three children (16,17 & 18 at the time) came to visit me in ICU it was a bit of a shock for them to see, particularly my son who decided then that he'd subsequently wait for dad to get home  before renewing acquaintances...

I was in hospital for eight days in total and each day a different tube would be taken out and gradual progress made in terms of what I could eat and how I could move about.

Fast forward just over three years and I've successfully  undergone 3 x annual checks each August and feel fitter in my adult life than ever before...I also got the t-shirt but was able to choose M size as opposed to XL :) as I have consciously tried to keep the weight off ! Just back from a Med Cruise and looking forward to a week in Turkey in October...life is good!

All the very best,

Kev.

Thank you so much kev 

My goal is to get back to my job ....yes I'm one of those lucky people who enjoys work . I've been nursing 39 years !...and more importantly my holidays. I have unfortunately had to postpone this years cruise in November going from dubai round UAE then on to Mumbai and Goa. Take not postpone not cancel . I plan to take it next year !! Ideally  I'd also like a wee week in tenerife  in jan/Feb but that will depend on how much post op chemo is required.

Once my holidays are happening again I'll know I've "made it"