How does anyone cope with the 2 week wait?!

No I haven’t seen The thread I will try to look now, thank you so much for your help. 

Overnight bag thread! 
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Hysterectomy diary thread! 
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Thank you, went in for my operation today and sent home as k tested positive for covid 19. Has this happened to anyone else? 

Hi hope you are ok! My ovaries was kept I was 30 when diagnosed in 2020 also from Liverpool by the Grafton lol! Have a discussion with your surgeon regarding ovary’s and trust there advice and you will be ok  love Natalie xxx

Hello

You poor love. Exactly the same happened to me and I know how horrendous it was , being all psyched up and ready for the surgery, only to be sent home again.  I feel for you so much.  Now you just need to rest as much as you can, keep well hydrated, eat well and give your body every chance to get well as quickly as possible.  Many studies have shown that having surgery if you have covid can make things much more difficult for you, both at the time and during your recovery, so although it doesn’t seem like it, it’s probably a blessing in disguise that they discovered you had it before they operated, rather than just after.  I know that doesn’t feel like any consolation now though…

Hopefully you’ll get a new date very soon and you can move forward again.

Thinking of you so much.

Pippa xxx

Thank you so much, I understand that and I am very thankful they found the covid. I thought it was stress but felt worse yesterday. They are saying 8 weeks now before another date and I have asked to increase my Provera to make sure it doesn’t spread in the time I’m waiting. Did they do anything for you? 

They didn’t offer me anything at all, but fixed another date a month ahead.  It was right at the height of the pandemic, in October 2020, and I don’t think they knew then the risks of surgery with covid, so weren’t going to leave very long before re-scheduling my op.  However I tested positive before the new date, and kept testing positive until early December (again, they didn’t know then that some people test positive for a long time, but that the virus isn’t active or infectious).  I finally had my surgery on December 2nd and was still the same stage and grade that they had originally said!  Nothing had changed - and all the time I was waiting they kept reassuring me that endometrial cancer was generally slow growing .  They even said it would be ok if I had to wait 6 months!

Try not to worry - your team will know what’s best for you and will make sure they do everything that’s needed while you’re waiting.  I think we sometimes forget that they’re all on our side and working for the best possible outcomes for us.  

I hope you are tucked up warm, with paracetamol and a good book/tv prog, and that you are being well looked after.  Use this time to get as well as you can.  It seems a long time to wait, but it’ll pass quickly.

Sending lots of love xx