Yippee , after six cycles of chemo my scan showed my tumour has reduced significantly and I'm going to be considered for surgery , I wasn't offered surgery after three cycles because I developed a blood clot ,will be given an appointment to discuss pros and cons. Any advice on questions to ask would be appreciated ,my chemo brain is wizzing all over .
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Good news.
Def go and find out more...it would be great if you can have surgery without too much risk, I would say go for it! x
That's fantastic news! So pleased for you just make sure that you rest after surgery xxx
Thank you for your kind words ,I will take your advice .x
Get your partner (if you have one, I only say that as my special person doesn't have a partner) to be at your beck and call, you say jump they say how high xxx
Good news for you. Odd isn’t it that we are happy about having surgery.
Best wishes
Fay
Hopeful news, super! Good luck. I expect you'll be told of various dangers but don't worry - they're duty bound to point them out but mostly they're very remote chances. I've been terrified signing consent forms for various procedures but it has to be done. 🤞😊 xx
That’s great news. I believe surgery is the best predictor of long term survival. It is ironic to want it so much but that’s how I felt. I couldn’t wait to get the beast cut out. Good luck!
Great news 💓
Really good news that you're responding so well and that they've got your back. Good luck with the surgery. It's a bit daunting getting into the operating theatre at first but behind the face masks there are real people who are going to look after you to the best of their ability. Let us know how you're getting on, love Gina xx
That's great news! Wonderful that chemo has shown those unwelcome guests where the door is. Hopefully you can have surgery soon and they'll be booted out for good.
I've had two really major ops now (one on my spine 2 years ago, and the first OC op 6 weeks ago which was open abdominal surgery) - and both were much less scary than you'd think.
The consent forms, and really just the *idea* of can be very frightening, so I like to employ a good amount of la-la-la denial at those moments. The doctors have to get what's called "informed consent", which means they have to sign you off as having understood and agreed to the procedure. But that doesn't mean you have to hear about it in precise detail! Its the same way I handle the MRI tube. I shut my eyes tight and imagine I'm in an alien healing pod, and the clunking noises are waves of laser magic. It helps that I've never been any good at science or maths and can fool my brain with nonsense 😂
As far as being in hospital far from family, I found that the very best way to get nurses on your side is lots of pleases and thank yous, and if your woozy brain can manage to read and remember their name tags, even better.
I had both my ops in a big, busy London hospital and for every kind nurse, there were three who were just exhausted and/or seemingly unbothered. An excess of charm and manners definitely helped warm some of the latter type up!
I made a post asking for top tips, and the responses are a goldmine. So fingers crossed you get a surgery date soon, and can make use of them too.
Xx