Operation here

[Scully21]

Hello all

Well we have the operation date,

1 April, we very nervous anxious and just not in happy times, has I know you all either been here, are in this place and I send love and prayers to you all.

Colleen x

[Magpuss]

Prior to my op' my son said " you haven't said much about your op' mum, and you don't seem very worried about it, are you bottling it all up?". I told him - "if It was my job to do the operation, I'd be worried - all I have to do is sleep, why should I worry I've got the easy bit". Next Wednesday it will be four years since I had my op'. Love and prayers to you too, Coleen - and please, try not to worry, it doesn't help.

[MarkieJ in reply to Magpuss]

Before my op (8th Jan this year) I wanted to know everything I could about it. How I would be, how much it would hurt, how incapacitated I might be, what I would or wouldn't be able to do?

In hindsight I was foolish and I'm glad I didn't get too many specific answers to my questions.

No the IL isn't pleasant but it's a great op that gives you a second chance of life. It will hopefully go some way to ridding you of all the nasty cancer in your body and within a few weeks of intensive recovery you wake up one morning and see a bright light at the end of the tunnel and realise it's all been massively worth it and that having the op is a necessity, a means to an end.

Try not to dwell on the practicalities of the operation, leave that to the expert surgeon and his attentive team, they will do their very best by you. Try and focus on the opportunity of survival this operation will bring you and the good times that you will hopefully be able to look forward to soon.

Take care Colleen and good luck. It will all be worth it, I know it already has been for me.

Mark

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[Scully21 in reply to MarkieJ]

We laughing and crying thankyou x

[1968ade]

April fools day will never be quiet the same for me too Coleen, coming up two years and heaven knows where the time has gone. I remember having the epidural then saying "is this the point you turn to me and say April fool?" Alas it wasn't. Recovery takes time, the key to it is being patent but persistent, I wasn't patent and got annoyed with myself about the slow pace of recovery.

You will encounter difficult time's along the way but keep looking on here because there will certainly be someone who can help, having been through the same themselves, it's been a great source of support and information for me.

Take care

Adrian

[Hidden]

It would not be natural not to be anxious about it, and I do think it is better to acknowledge the fears. All I can say is that it all drifts away when you come round after the surgery, that the medical team look after you really well, and that it is something you have to go through to get the benefits that follow from the surgery.

[lilia]

I'm celebrating 9 years today since my op. I went out for a lovely meal with family two nights before and went into hospital on mother's day. Felt pretty tense on the morning of the OP as I had to wait for an intensive care bed BUT that is now all forgotten and

I'm busy next week looking after three grandchildren I though I'd never see.

Best Wishes and I hope all goes well.

[SteveJ]

Best wishes Colleen Try to think of it being the answer to your problem, which is what it is. Things can only get better.

Kind Regards

Steve.

[sallym]

Thinking of you for tomorrow, I can still remember what it was like, but never expected to be still here 22yrs later. Best wishes sally