Going in for surgery next week

ladybug_a
ladybug_a Member Posts: 1
in Ovarian Cancer #1

I am 42, have parents who depend on me, a loving husband....I am scared what will happen to me :(

Just venting out...sorry

 

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  • bettyboop3917
    bettyboop3917 Member Posts: 45
    edited March 2017 #2
    You got this

    It's scary there is no way around it. We can get use to being the care giver and when we are the one in need of care it's scary. I know that I have learned to lean on others at this time. Trust me you have this. hugs

  • bluesmama
    bluesmama Member Posts: 125 Member
    #3
    hey there. take it one day at

    hey there. take it one day at a time. focus on the stuff you can do over the next week. eat well. drink plenty of fluids. do the things that you enjoy if you can. spend time with your loved ones. before you know it, surgery will be done and you can focus on healing and recovering. i've been down this road twice and i know you can do it.

  • Annette2017
    Annette2017 Member Posts: 1
    edited March 2017 #4
    i am scared too

    I had surgery 11 days ago. feeling a little better each day.  when i look back to day one and two, I realize how far I have come in eleven days. I worry about my family.  what i keep telling myself is to not worry about the things i can not control. focus on the things i can. take care of business before surgery. focus on your health while you recover. I also am reminded almost daily that I have a lot of people pulling for me.  I am pulling for you. You will do fine. Best wishes to you.

  • MaryVig
    MaryVig Member Posts: 37
    #5
    Good luck next week. Full

    Good luck next week. Full hysterectomy? I am sure you will do well.  Will they use the DaVinci? I had my hysterectomy and staging Feb 1st, 2017 with Davinci. I didn't have much pain - i took 1/2 oxy the night after the surgery to sleep, as I was pretty wired. I don't do well on narcotics so while they were prescribed, I avoid them. I stayed home for 3 days, took Tylenol,  but went back to work on the 4th day. The only pain was truthfully when my car tires hit every pothole between the house and my office and bounced me in the car. I made the mistake of working in the yard 8 days after. I didn't affect any stitches, but I was in so much pain that evening, I thought I was having an appendicitis....so I called the surgeons office. When I told them what I had been doing, they said ....woah, you were supposed to take it easy for at least 2 weeks. Well that's just not me....so I took 2 Tylenol and spent the day on the sofa, and I was fine next day, and went to work. 

    The only side effect of the surgery that I didn't expect is because of the lymph nodes that were taken to test for cancer, I have some numbness in my upper thigh of one leg. Like someone else said, some of this numbness is supposed to go away over time. 

    after your surgery, let us know how you gave done.

  • NoTimeForCancer
    NoTimeForCancer Member Posts: 3,506 Member
    edited March 2017 #6
    It is ok to be scared.  You

    It is ok to be scared.  You are saying it outloud to a bunch of people who know exactly what you mean and "get it".  

    Surgery is step one.  It is going to let them know what the "plan" is going to be.  You can't get to the plan until you go through step one.  Take a breath.  Know that you are in the prayers of everyone here and that we will be here when you get out of surgery.   

    Hugs ladybug and Annette

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