Surgery .... gross-o-rama!!! lol

ludasue
ludasue Member Posts: 98
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
Hi sisters! So, I went to the chest surgeon yesterday ... I will be having that dreaded bone resection on July 10. He gave me some insight into the procedure ... 5-6 inch incision, remove a 4-5 inch piece of the bone, sew me up. They don't replace the removed portion with anything ... seems odd to me but he's the doc ... lol. Overnight stay in the hospital ... then home for a 6 week recovery!!! I asked if it was like a broken bone ... he said I would wish I had only broken it ... lol. He said the pain is pretty intense for the first week or two but then gets better. I told him we'll see about that ... I had a hysterectomy last fall .. they failed to put my i/v in correctly after the surgery ... so I got no pain medication for about 10 hours after surgery .... so I told him I can't imagine anything hurting worse than that ... lol. Anyway, he said it's a 50/50 chance either it's a met or it's a fracture that didn't heal properly. The only way to know is to get it out. Good news here though ... I've been looking, unsuccessfully to find someone who has done this, now I will be the one to guide someone else through it down the road. Oh well, just keeping you guys informed and keeping on keeping on. Have a great day! A line taken from one of my favorite songs ever ... by Travis Tritt ... "IT'S A GREAT DAY TO BE ALIVE"!!!! You ladies have a good one ... love, angie
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  • heavenlee
    heavenlee Member Posts: 113
    #2
    Hi Angie,
    I really do wish you the best and will be praying for you every night. July 10th is a good day though..My c-section is planned for that day :-). I am glad you got some more information about your surgery. All will be great. BTW, did you get my last email? Talk to you soon..God Bless. Angel
  • ksfc
    ksfc Member Posts: 251
    #3
    Angie - great attitude!! I love that song too! I'll be praying that it's an unhealed fracture and not those nasty mets...Diane
  • ludasue
    ludasue Member Posts: 98
    #4
    ksfc said:

    Angie - great attitude!! I love that song too! I'll be praying that it's an unhealed fracture and not those nasty mets...Diane

    Thanks Diane!!! I'll be glad to get it over with .. that's for sure. That is one of the best, most uplifting, sing-along songs ever! Plus, Travis Tritt is my most favorite singer in the whole world .... he's such a hottie!

    Thanks for your prayers and well wishes!!! hugs, angie
  • ludasue
    ludasue Member Posts: 98
    #5
    heavenlee said:

    Hi Angie,
    I really do wish you the best and will be praying for you every night. July 10th is a good day though..My c-section is planned for that day :-). I am glad you got some more information about your surgery. All will be great. BTW, did you get my last email? Talk to you soon..God Bless. Angel

    Hey Angel! Thanks ... yes, I got your last email ... I just responded! Have a great day!!! love, angie
  • karbear
    karbear Member Posts: 163
    #6
    Angie, i will keep you in my prayers ,hope all goes well with your surgery. Keep us posted. God bless,karin
  • ludasue
    ludasue Member Posts: 98
    #7
    karbear said:

    Angie, i will keep you in my prayers ,hope all goes well with your surgery. Keep us posted. God bless,karin

    Thanks Karin! I will definitely keep you guys posted .... I'm sure it will all turn out just fine .... no matter what! Take care, love, angie
  • jeancmici
    jeancmici Member Posts: 665 Member
    #8
    Hi Angie,

    Good Luck with the upcoming surgery. After my hysterectomy, I felt the pain was not as bad as some of the pain with my periods especially in the months before surgery.

    Hope you have an easy time - and so thoughtful of you to tell us what's going on - as you said it could help someone else too.
    Love, Jean
  • ludasue
    ludasue Member Posts: 98
    #9
    jeancmici said:

    Hi Angie,

    Good Luck with the upcoming surgery. After my hysterectomy, I felt the pain was not as bad as some of the pain with my periods especially in the months before surgery.

    Hope you have an easy time - and so thoughtful of you to tell us what's going on - as you said it could help someone else too.
    Love, Jean

    Hey Jean!!!
    Thanks for the well wishes!!! Like you, I didn't think the hyst. was so bad ... once they got the IV in right ... lol. I was back coaching my son's flag football team 3 days after the surgery....so I'm sure this bone thing won't keep me down too long. Again, thanks for thinking of me.

    Love, angie
  • malt
    malt Member Posts: 6
    #10
    Angie, I love your positive attitude. It sounds like you are a super strong sister. Will be thinking of you and praying for you. Love, Marcia
  • mary20
    mary20 Member Posts: 12
    #11
    Angie - I am new to this site and the terms that go along with cancer. I am not sure what bone resection is (I can only guess from what I read). Could you please inform me. Thanks and all of my prayers to you. Mary20
  • ludasue
    ludasue Member Posts: 98
    #12
    malt said:

    Angie, I love your positive attitude. It sounds like you are a super strong sister. Will be thinking of you and praying for you. Love, Marcia

    Thanks Marcia!!! If I sound like a super strong sister, it's because of all the love and support I have found from all you gals on this site!!!! Thanks a bunch for your thoughts and prayers!!! love, angie
  • ludasue
    ludasue Member Posts: 98
    #13
    mary20 said:

    Angie - I am new to this site and the terms that go along with cancer. I am not sure what bone resection is (I can only guess from what I read). Could you please inform me. Thanks and all of my prayers to you. Mary20

    Hey Mary!!! A bone resection on me is where the surgeon goes in and removes a piece of bone in my rib that is suspicious for cancer. In my case, it is a 4 inch place ... and he's not putting the bone back together ... what is the deal with that??? lol Anyway, he said, according to my scans, it is 50/50 that it will be a metastisis from the breast cancer or an old fracture that didn't heal properly. I'm putting my money on the latter!!! I hope this answered your question, but if not, please write to me again and I will try to be more informative. : )

    Now for my question ... you are new to this site? What is your situation? I'm just curious. WELCOME!!!! We are all here anytime you want to talk!!!!!

    Love, angie
  • shirlann
    shirlann Member Posts: 229
    #14
    ludasue said:

    Hey Mary!!! A bone resection on me is where the surgeon goes in and removes a piece of bone in my rib that is suspicious for cancer. In my case, it is a 4 inch place ... and he's not putting the bone back together ... what is the deal with that??? lol Anyway, he said, according to my scans, it is 50/50 that it will be a metastisis from the breast cancer or an old fracture that didn't heal properly. I'm putting my money on the latter!!! I hope this answered your question, but if not, please write to me again and I will try to be more informative. : )

    Now for my question ... you are new to this site? What is your situation? I'm just curious. WELCOME!!!! We are all here anytime you want to talk!!!!!

    Love, angie

    Now Angie, just think about it, what is the doc going to put back in? An old unsed coat hangar? Ha Ha, maybe Adam wants his rib back! Dear, dear, Angie, I hope you have a real easy time of it. On another site a sister who is a nurse wrote, "Just yell at the top of your lungs until you get ENOUGH pain meds!" Remember, just yell. We are all thinkinf of you and singing, "Annnngiiiee, how we love you, how we love you, our dear old Angie", sung to the tune of "Mammy". Oh well, a little humor is what we all need. Stay strong dear sister, and we are are praying for a swift recovery and good news. Hugs, Shirlann
  • maud
    maud Member Posts: 178
    #15
    God Bless you Angie you have such a positive attitude. I will be praying for you and also that you have a speedy recovery. Keep us posted on how you are doing.
    God Bless
    Debbie
  • grandma
    grandma Member Posts: 162
    #16
    Will keep you in my prayers Angie,
    God Bless You, Love, Flo
  • ludasue
    ludasue Member Posts: 98
    #17
    shirlann said:

    Now Angie, just think about it, what is the doc going to put back in? An old unsed coat hangar? Ha Ha, maybe Adam wants his rib back! Dear, dear, Angie, I hope you have a real easy time of it. On another site a sister who is a nurse wrote, "Just yell at the top of your lungs until you get ENOUGH pain meds!" Remember, just yell. We are all thinkinf of you and singing, "Annnngiiiee, how we love you, how we love you, our dear old Angie", sung to the tune of "Mammy". Oh well, a little humor is what we all need. Stay strong dear sister, and we are are praying for a swift recovery and good news. Hugs, Shirlann

    Hey Shirlann!!! It's always great to hear from you!!! You are cracking me up as usual. I will be humming that tune all day now. Thanks for the well wishes and prayers! love, angie
  • ludasue
    ludasue Member Posts: 98
    #18
    maud said:

    God Bless you Angie you have such a positive attitude. I will be praying for you and also that you have a speedy recovery. Keep us posted on how you are doing.
    God Bless
    Debbie

    Thanks Debbie! I really don't expect it to be as bad as he made it sound ... ** crosses fingers **. It will take a lot more than removing a bone piece to keep me down. I've got an NFL player in training (he's 8) that I have to get busy working on as soon as baseball season ends...lol. Have a great day! Thanks for your thoughts and prayers! love, angie
  • ludasue
    ludasue Member Posts: 98
    #19
    grandma said:

    Will keep you in my prayers Angie,
    God Bless You, Love, Flo

    Thanks Flo!!!! You ladies are the greatest. I truly appreciate all the well wishes and prayers I'm getting. You have a great day!!! love, angie
  • banker
    banker Member Posts: 317 Member
    #20
    Hi angie, just want to wish you the best. I will keep you in my prayers. Let us know how you make out. Seems you have a good attitude and that is half the battle. Hang in there. Love Emmi
  • ludasue
    ludasue Member Posts: 98
    #21
    banker said:

    Hi angie, just want to wish you the best. I will keep you in my prayers. Let us know how you make out. Seems you have a good attitude and that is half the battle. Hang in there. Love Emmi

    Thanks a bunch, Emmi!!! I can't believe all the response I have gotten to my message. It makes it easy to have a good attitude knowing all the support I have from all my sisters here. Another of my favorite songs ... 'If we couldn't laugh we would all go insane' .... that's definitely a motto of mine. Thanks again for the well wishes and the prayers!!! love, angie

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