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Slinky's recovering OK and breathe...

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It was about 7.30 this evening when she came back to the ward after being in recovery for a while, saying all went well, with just a mini slit wound in her chest/neck, and morphine, so that's got that damn thing off her chest, so can now heal nicely and return to running when ready, which will be some months away. But I can now breathe a sigh of relief 😊

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poppypugGraduate

Ah this is great news Dave, what a relief for you and Slinky !

Hope her recovery goes well and thanks for letting us know .

Look after each other xxx

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Irish-JohnGraduate

Best news all day :) Very Happy all is well :)

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OldflossAdministratorGraduate

I have been watching for your post all evening... thank goodness. She will heal gently and slowly with your care... you will run this part of your journey together, like you always do.. and in a while be out there together again . Love Floss xx

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Sandraj39Graduate

Really glad all went well, Dave. Hope your wife continues to recover well.πŸ™‚

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RealfoodieclubGraduate

Wishing Slinky a speedy recovery. I suggest a bit of pampering for you both, take very good care of the both of you. Rfc X.

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MollydexGraduate

What's great news. Love to you both

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SlowWorm2016Graduate

Wishing Slinky all the best. Look after yourself as well :) .

So pleased the op went well, all steam ahead for a good recovery!

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BluebirdrunnerGraduate

Pleased all went well Dave. Best wishes to Slinky. Take care of her and yourself. xx

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poppypugGraduate

Ooh thanks Dave , I will record it , thanks for the heads up :-) xxx

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aliboo70

That's good news Dave. Hope she recovers quickly x

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boptillyoudrop49Graduate

Oh my goodness that sounds drastic Dave. Really hope Slinky recovers fast. I can feel your relief.

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davelinksGraduate in reply to boptillyoudrop49

Thanks bop, she had a rather large goitre from her thyroid which instead of growing out from her neck as is mostly usual, it silently grew downwards into her chest, so was pushing on her windpipe, it was only found as she went through c25k graduation and started to exert herself more, she'd start coughing, and our fine doctor found her thyroid inflamed in her neck, then the large goitre was found, but I saw the scans and what was there, and the problem it was starting to cause, at least that's out of the way now.. Now I don't want you lot thinking you have this problem if you start coughing in the cold weather, it probably is just the cold..😊

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Millsie-JGraduate

So pleased all went well Dave! Now time to heal, recover and continue to embrace life. You can support each other and running can help on the journey. Sending love and good thoughts your way!

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mfamiliasGraduate

A speedy recovery to Slinky, and kudos to you for looking after her so well.

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JaySeeSkinnyGraduate

Wishing Slinky a speedy recovery and both of you lots of strength. You'll be back running together soon πŸƒ πŸƒ. Until that time look after her well and get your own "me"-time in aswell. Preferably by running!

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PippiRuns

Wonderful news, Dave. Hope she heals well and is up and about soon.

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pollyp1Graduate

That's good news.

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tortoisegirlGraduate

Good news, Dave. All the best for a swift recovery.

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ancientrunnerGraduate

Great news - hope the recovery goes well and quickly.

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misswobbleGraduate

I hope you're feeling better Slinky ☺

Best wishes for a speedy recovery

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LonelyWalkerGraduate

Oh bless, poor Slinky but yay, surgery over with and look forward not back! She will be bombarded with love and kindness when we next hear from her! Thank you so much for taking the time to update, x

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GoogleMeGraduate

Do you think you might have been more worried than her? Sounds tough for both of you. I wish her a really good quality healing - it is amazing how well these surgical neck wounds can become invisible in time.

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davelinksGraduate in reply to GoogleMe

Yes, I probably was more worried than her, as I suffer badly from anxiety, so find it really hard to just sweep things under the carpet! don't tell me there's therapy for it, as I've had it.. thank you..

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Lon70Graduate

Hope all goes well.

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