Talking about myself.

[sister_luck]

I'm trying to get prepared for the next few weeks.

I'm not quite sure which metaphor to use: standing on the edge of a cliff or at the feet of a huge mountain. The optimist in me prefers the mountain imagery - it's a steep road ahead, but at least there is a peak to reach and a view to enjoy. On the other hand, it feels more like I'm about to drop into the unknown and while I hope I'll fall gently into something soft and bouncy it's still scary. Hmm, maybe it's more like a parachute jump? I'm nervous as hell, but after free falling I'll drift slowly to the ground hoping for a soft landing.

That sounds rather melodramatic, doesn't it?

So, the realist inside me tells me that it isn't such a big deal, that I'll be in good hands. To take it slowly and step by step. That it's good that I'm organizing lesson plans for my absence from school. That I'll know more on Tuesday afternoon.



I've got a hospital appointment on Tuesday where my reproductive organs will be prodded and probed. The same day I'll find out the date for the surgery to remove two fibroids and correct my misshapen uterus. The hospital stay is likely to last seven to ten days. Total recovery time is something like two to three weeks.

This scares me a lot.

Because all of this is new.

I've had two smaller procedures done this year and both went well, but I was allowed home straight away. My experience of hospital stays is very limited - the first six weeks of my life which I of course don't remember and an over-night stay in January which was rather traumatic.

I'm trying not to worry too much and instead focus on getting organized: I need more pyjamas and books and so on.

Comments

[frenchani.livejournal.com]

I would dread long hospital stays too, but 7-0 days isn't that long. Try to see it as a new life experience. I will think of you on Tuesday.

Keep us posted!

*hugs*

[sister-luck.livejournal.com]

Thanks - I'll keep you updated.

[frenchani.livejournal.com]

I meant 7-10 days of course.

Sorry I can't type today. I suffered from an awful insomnia last night and this day has been tough.

[sister-luck.livejournal.com]

No worries - I got what you meant.

*hugs*

Full moon is just over - maybe that kept you awake?

[gillo]

Seven to ten days is bearable, especially if you feel something worthwhile may be achieved. Make sure you have plenty of books, including some very trivial reading!

I'll be thinking of you.

[sister-luck.livejournal.com]

Thanks -

I know that seven to den days isn't really that long, but the thought of it turns me into a whiny baby that doesn't want to leave the comfort of home.

Stocking up on books is one of the items on my list to do before Tuesday. I might have to re-activate my account at the local library...

[harper47.livejournal.com]

It sounds scary but you sound like you have a good attitude and hopefully it will go smoothly and all will go well.

[sister-luck.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

I don't feel like my attitude is good - I'd love to be able to worry and whine less!

[frances-lievens.livejournal.com]

I'll be thinking of you and sending get-well-vibes and everything.

You'll need the days in the hospital just to recover and get pampered by the nurses etc. Be sure to find out whether you can eat other things than the hospital food, because I couldn't live on that alone for 7-10 days.

Take care, hun.

*hugs*

[sister-luck.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

Hospital food in January actually wasn't too bad - I was pleasantly surprised.

[comava.livejournal.com]

I hope you'll have the enjoyable view and the soft landing. I'll be thinking of you. *hugs*

[sister-luck.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

*hugs back*

[kazzy-cee.livejournal.com]

Good luck - I'm sure it will all go very well. Don't forget to take an iPod or radio so you can listen to music. I'll wish you good luck today because I'm not sure how much time I have to read my f-list over the next few days!

[sister-luck.livejournal.com]

We've got a tiny radio that I could take with me, but I'm thinking about buying a cheap mp3-player. I haven't had the need for one so far, because I don't take public transport every day.

[lijability.livejournal.com]

All my best. I know a woman whose fibroids kept coming back even after surgery into her late 40s. A few years ago I suggested a new procedure to her that I had heard of on TV, it's called Uterine Fibroid Embolization (http://www.google.com/search?num=50&hl=en&lr=&as_qdr=all&q=Uterus+OR+uterine+fibroid+embolization+bead). She had it and it seems to have taken away the pain and worry she had before. It was somewhat life changing.

Here's hoping the same for you, whatever the procedure.... always for the better.

[sister-luck.livejournal.com]

Thank you - the fibroids actually aren't the main problem, or so I was told, and they haven't given me any real pain. Getting my uterus into better shape is much more important..