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Well i've been waiting for this day to come and now I am not ready. I still have that 10 pounds of fluid from stopping my diuretics... SUCKS!!! bigtime. I want to take one, but then my potassium will be too low to go through with the surgery.... I hope they can still pull me tight and lift me high..... i guess if i don't do it now, i will probably still have this 10 pounds on... can't all be water. i must be kidding myself. Feeling very down. I still have to do laundry and some house stuff. My daughter just won't give me a moment of peace...................................... frustrated!!!
Nervous/anxious/ed and sad..... talk about multi-tag feelings.
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Good Luck:) I had mine today and I was freaking out at the center, lol.. ON the way there I wanted to turn around and go home..
then we got there and the nurse comes out all in surgery cloths which made me more nervous...
Then I saw the IV stuff on the table and more nerves...
Could barely hold still for the s, lol or him drawing on me...
Then the I had to sign all those y consent forms with all the warnings and all that jazz...
Then the anesteiologist came in and asked a bunch of questions... She was so nice... commented on my pedicure and how cute it was...
She gave me lidocaine then the IV:)
Then off to the operating room... Never saw the inside of one awake... I started shanking...
I had to undress...
and the nurse scrubbed me down with warm soapy surgery scrub stuff... I was shaking so hard...
Laid down on that scary operating table... bam... got my relax medicine...
Then bam... woke up in recovery all done:) Not bad at all:)
You will do fine and wonder why you got all worked up after it is all said and done...
I actually feel great just sore and staying on top of my meds... I feel so much better than my BA two years ago and I have 4 procedures today:)
Good luck sweetie:) You can do it!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hazel, tomorrow begins a season of It's-All-About-You-Baby. Your family will be doting on you and concerned about you. You'll have zero responsibilities and zero guilt for being able to do nothing. You'll be so happy thinking about how great you're gonna look when you're healed. Today might be tough, but tomorrow starts a strange and wonderful journey. Don't worry too much about the water weight, it won't affect your outcome, maybe just your comfort level for a little while. All the best and good luck.
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Thanks for all the positives words. The only thing is that I am a single parent of a 6 yr. old girl and i still need to do everything. My family doesn't know, only my sister, cuz they would not approve. But I do have a wonderful boyfriend who will help me even if i say no. Thanks to everyone.
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Good Luck tomorrow! You will wake up to a beautiful sunny day!!
BTW - who is your PS?
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I'll be thinking of you tomorrow! Good luck and try to relax -- I know that's easy for me to say -- but I'm sure things at home will work themselves out and your daughter will end up being a great lil' nurse to mommy while you are healing . Can't wait to hear how things went (since we have the same PS!). Just think - by this time tomorrow you'll be in the Flatlands!
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Well, I can't relate to having a young child at home post-op. My 3 kids are all grown. But I do have a boyfriend (whom I live with) who happened to have knee surgery 6 weeks ago and was in an ankle to thigh brace and had use of only 1 leg, so he wasn't really much help. Couldn't really fetch me things or run errands. In spite of having a lame duck helper, I did just fine. I'm sure you will too so long as Boyfriend takes over child-care - that's one thing you won't be up to. All the best.