I'm thinking of you today. You'll feel soooo much better after this surgery. I can promise you that!

Good thing you work with your hands, you can widdle away while recuperating....We'll be praying for you.

whittlewoman, hope you're on the road to recovery! Thinking of you

Whittle,
Having been there, I would like to add my prayers for a speedy recovery.
Mine was at thirty for cancer that involved the uterus and other areas so I had a huge abdominal incision and because I was sole support for two children, I had to go back to work a week later.
Don't do that. Take your time. Get out of the hospital as soon as possible to avoid infections and be up as much as you can, but rest a lot and take all the pain medicine you need.
Surround yourself with boomer prayers and know you will soon be well.
smile

Hi, Whittle: I wish you a good recovery. Rest! Rest! And more of it. Remember: no lifting, pulling or pushing. Try to take a few steps at a time. Shuffle if you must but make sure you get the circulation in the legs again.

Here's wishing you a speedy recovery out of the 'sheety' situation! Let us know how you're doing.

I wanted to take a few moments to update my situation. I had a complete/radical? hysterectomy Thursday, 1/4. The surgery was done using the da Vinci robot which assisted the gynelogic oncologist to make four incision in my abdomen in order to remove my fallopian tubes, ovaries, uterus and cervix. The mass growing in my uterus was much larger than expected so it was removed throguh my vagina by making two incisions. While it is expected to be benign, the mass is being tested now. The surgery took 3+ hours but I have no memory of going to the operating room. After about 30 hours in the hospital I came home last night and went to bed. I've needed very little pain meds but those incisions in my abdomen are a bit tender. I have a huge pillow protecting the area when I cough. Our two cats think the pillow is placed their for them to lay and watch me. There is some blood when I urinate but that seems negligible and painless. I intend to go very slowly and let myself heal. Thanks so much for your concern, prayers and advice to someone you have yet to get to know. Now I'm going back to bed for a while.

Whittle,
It is good to rest all you can. Glad to hear that your surgery is over. I'll be praying for a speedy recovery for you.
You are right in a sense that we have to get to know you but Boomers are sisters and we take care of our own no matter how long we've known each other. Let this be your healing ground.
I think the cat's just want to get attention but I can imagine them trying to get to you and you swooshing them away.
The hardest thing I found about an operation was if someone made me laugh. It hurt so good.
Hang in there whittle and let us know if there is anything we can do to make your day brighter.

chick

Glad to hear from you so soon after the surgery, Whittle. Rest well. Again: no lifting, pulling or pushing.

Oh, I forgot to mention...I crossed over to BWS during my post-op recovery.

Glad to hear you're home. Take care of yourself!

Kathy