Having surgery tomorrow. Wigging out today.

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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I’m having surgery tomorrow – a small bowel resection. At least that’s what I think it is, I’ve been so busy repressing I’ve forgotten all the technical terms the surgeon told me. Basically they are cutting out a segment of my squiggly inside bits. Somewhere near the terminal ilium (I have a terminal thingy inside me :eek:, is it like a bus terminus for my squiggly inside bits?)

I get to go into hospital today for all the pre-op purging :frowning: and I’ve just decided I don’t want to do it. Not at all, no way, * :: shakes head vigorously :: *. Unlike the C. Section when I had my baby, this is something I could still get out of. It’s not like there is a living breathing human stuck inside me struggling to get out this time.

In an effort to pretend none of this is happening I have not even packed my bags to go to the hospital yet. No, I tell a lie I have one bag pack and that is my library bag which is full of all the books I plan to read while I’m not allowed to eat, drink, see visitors, get out of bed, go online, be a normal human being.

Is it just me or has every paragraph so far started with the letter “I”?

Leechboy is working today so a friend is driving me to the hospital; I was going to ask my MIL to do it because she would have hung around and held my hand. But it’s been a big week for her with one son having surgery on his heart and my SIL getting severe asthma and looking like she was going into early labour (28 weeks pregnant) – both are doing okay now but need some ‘mothering’. My friend will be here in 2 hours, possibly I should shower, dress and pack but the longer I sit here the longer I can pretend this isn’t happening.

I have had fun this morning though putting little surprises around for Leechboy. I’ve stashed can’s of vanilla coke in various spots around the house. Hidden frozen pizza’s and other meals in the freezer (he is easy to hide stuff from because you just put the object your hiding under something and he will never find it). Also I have boobie trapped his computer – I downloaded a screen saver with lots of boobies in it :p. And can I just say typing ‘boobies + screen saver’ into google gives some very interesting results. Rather educational really.

10am – time to go ring my friend and make sure she is awake. Damn this is really happening. Why did I agree to surgery. :smack:

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I know surgery is scary(I’ve had three of them) but you’ll be in my thoughts and prayers. Chins up and get well very soon!!!

Adam

P.S.-Many hugs:)

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Good luck.

I’m pretty sure that Hawkeye did a Bowel Resection all the time on MASH. Have you been playing Korean War?

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No Korea War games here Zebra but I have been watching lots of MAS*H re-runs.

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You’ll be okay, leechbabe.

The really scary bit of any operation is what your mind will conjure up before it happens. Try to find something to take your mind off it, and keep talking to friends.

This is something to be done to help you out in the longer term. Hang in there love. This Kiwi is thinking of you.

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Veteran surgery panicker here to tell you that today will be the very worst. Your imagination does far nastier things than the doctors ever will. (Who will actively be trying to help you with the pain that they inflict, unlike your imagination which will be daring you to look just a bit further with each hour that you wait…)

And remember your cesarean and how much it hurt right after? But then a day later the pain was more than half gone, and the next day half again? You will feel better rapidly after the surgery and this time you can pop as many painkillers as you like as there is no milk for it to leach into!

Good luck. You have my best thoughts with you.

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We’ll hit the Golden Terrace for a turkish pig out as soon as you can eat dips again Leechy.

You know how to find me if I can do anything at all

best of luck mate.

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What I said in the other thread Leechy. And if things get too weird this afternoon, plead for some sedatives…the decent ones.

Happy reading, keep Golden Terrace in your thoughts for when you’re out and eating again, (don’t s’pose there’s any chance of me scabbing an invite for that is there??) and did you manage to score a laptop from someone for the duration?

Bloody-Good-Luck for everything girl.
:slight_smile:

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i hope all goes well with you. i’ll be thinking of you.

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Wishing you medical professions who are good at pain management and a speedy recovery.