Surgery is April 18 @ 8:00am

lady342008
lady342008 Member Posts: 82
edited March 2014 in Ovarian Cancer #1
Hey there everyone, I wanted to BE SURE and let you all know that my surgery was scheduled for FRIDAY....(yippee.....) April 18th for 8am. I have to be at the hospital for 6am. Now.....I have to decide what to do with my 12 yr old. It's TOUGH not having family around and everyone else is busy with their OWN lives!!! I'll either try to get him to spend the night with a friend and go to school with him or keep him home. Thing is.....the hospital is a drive, so I don't want my husband to go back and forth, back and forth. My son gets home at 4:30 and I could be going home that night as well. He can't go home with the friend he'd stay with, because he's home alone after school. I won't let my son alone I'm too protective and totally into supervision. ;-) If he stays home he'll DRIVE my husband CRAZY, because he can't be at the hospital all day. He's a VERY ACTIVE skateboarding boy. It would be SO NICE if it was on a weekend when he could be at someone's house that didn't have to work.....
At least I have time to think about all this. Love ya ALL TOTALLY. Thanks for everything. :-D I'll be in touch.

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  • saundra
    saundra Member Posts: 1,370 Member
    #2
    Got it on my calendar for prayer and ((Hugs)))
  • mopar
    mopar Member Posts: 1,972 Member
    #3
    On my calendar too! Prayers, hugs and thoughts are with you!
    Monika
  • JanQ
    JanQ Member Posts: 236
    #4
    Mine too! Hope you find a clear answer also. Our children are our hearts and I know how it is to worry about them.
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  • floridajo
    floridajo Member Posts: 480
    #6
    Hi,
    I have your date on my calendar,I know all will go smoothly for you.As far as your son goes,something will work out for you,you have a month to get all your plans in place. (((hugz))..~~Joanne
  • BonnieR
    BonnieR Member Posts: 1,526 Member
    #7
    On my calendar too and in my prayers. But one heads up so you are not dissapointed or surprised, you will be there for a few days I am sure. Bonnie
  • saundra
    saundra Member Posts: 1,370 Member
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    BonnieR said:

    On my calendar too and in my prayers. But one heads up so you are not dissapointed or surprised, you will be there for a few days I am sure. Bonnie

    Even if not a day or so, you will need help at home. I had my gall bladder out by laproscopy, 4 small incisions, and was very uncomfortable due to the gas the pump in your tummy. You will at least, need someone to wait on yu for 3-4 days.
  • lady342008
    lady342008 Member Posts: 82
    #9
    saundra said:

    Got it on my calendar for prayer and ((Hugs)))

    THANK YOU Saundra, I really appreciate your love and support. :-)
  • lady342008
    lady342008 Member Posts: 82
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    mopar said:

    On my calendar too! Prayers, hugs and thoughts are with you!
    Monika

    I have a calendar near my computer for writing everyones things on too. It's great to pull together. THANK YOU.... :-)
  • lady342008
    lady342008 Member Posts: 82
    #11
    JanQ said:

    Mine too! Hope you find a clear answer also. Our children are our hearts and I know how it is to worry about them.

    Hey Jan, :-) I KNOW....it's HARD not to do everything to protect our kids. I'm just today going to tell my 22 yr old daughter who lives far away. It's her day off and she'll need it as she's very emotional about everything.
    Thank you for keeping track of me. Blessings to you. :-)
  • lady342008
    lady342008 Member Posts: 82
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    unknown said:

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    Hey Nancy, Thank you for thinking of me on the day I have surgery.
    About my son, I talked with my doctor and they said seeing as he knows about all my problems up to now, just tell him they're going to see about fixing what's been causing me problems.
    I'll keep you posted, but I'll wait until it's closer to the date. :-)
  • lady342008
    lady342008 Member Posts: 82
    #13
    floridajo said:

    Hi,
    I have your date on my calendar,I know all will go smoothly for you.As far as your son goes,something will work out for you,you have a month to get all your plans in place. (((hugz))..~~Joanne

    Hey Joanne, :-)
    I'm going to tell him about them going in to see about fixing what's been causing me problems. Also, I'll talk to his school about this, so they'll have a heads up in case there's change in his behaviour. etc.. Kids don't know how to react and sometimes act out in many different forms that can get them in trouble.
    I'll let you know how it goes. :-)
  • lady342008
    lady342008 Member Posts: 82
    #14
    BonnieR said:

    On my calendar too and in my prayers. But one heads up so you are not dissapointed or surprised, you will be there for a few days I am sure. Bonnie

    Hey Bonnie, :-) No, the procedure I'm having I'll go home same day or next morning. It's the least invasive surgery that's new. It's the daVinci Hysterectomy. It's a method using a robot and the recovery is nothing like other methods. You all can go to www.daVinciSurgery.com to learn more about it.
    Let me know if you check it out, I'd LOVE TO HEAR views on this. :-)
  • lady342008
    lady342008 Member Posts: 82
    #15
    BonnieR said:

    On my calendar too and in my prayers. But one heads up so you are not dissapointed or surprised, you will be there for a few days I am sure. Bonnie

    Hey Bonnie, :-) No, the procedure I'm having I'll go home same day or next morning. It's the least invasive surgery that's new. It's the daVinci Hysterectomy. It's a method using a robot and the recovery is nothing like other methods. You all can go to www.daVinciSurgery.com to learn more about it.
    Let me know if you check it out, I'd LOVE TO HEAR views on this. :-)
  • lady342008
    lady342008 Member Posts: 82
    #16
    saundra said:

    Even if not a day or so, you will need help at home. I had my gall bladder out by laproscopy, 4 small incisions, and was very uncomfortable due to the gas the pump in your tummy. You will at least, need someone to wait on yu for 3-4 days.

    Hey Saundra, :-) I'm SO GLAD it's bein done on a Friday, because I'll have my husband home all weekend. I won't want to be alone at first after having surgery. I do know I'll have to take it easy with lifting and all. I WILL listen to my body and I WON'T be stubborn or stupid. I plan to get all things done ahead of time to be ready. Then...my hubby will have to take care of the rest. :-)

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