Medical update

"Randy" wrote in message
news
"Christina Websell" wrote:
Well, I finally got my hospital appointment about my hernia today.

Purrs will be coming for a successful surgery and healing process.

Thanks, Randy. I intend to beat it.

Tweed

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Christina Websell wrote:

I will be in hospital for 4-5 days and will be unable to do much for 6
weeks. It's worse that I expected. He gave me a choice to live with
it,
or get the surgery. I've opted for the surgery.

Tweed,

I'm so sorry that your choices are so tough, and that the surgery required
is more of a major deal than you'd hoped. I am glad that you found a
decent
doctor, though - is he the surgeon who will do the operation?

No, I don't think so.

When will you
be having it?

Maybe November.
I'd hoped it would be earlier so I wouldn't get into carting wood for the
woodburner (which needs loading every hour.)

Tweed

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Christina Websell wrote:

I will be in hospital for 4-5 days and will be unable to do much for 6
weeks. It's worse that I expected. He gave me a choice to live with
it,
or get the surgery. I've opted for the surgery.

Tweed,

I'm so sorry that your choices are so tough, and that the surgery required
is more of a major deal than you'd hoped. I am glad that you found a
decent
doctor, though - is he the surgeon who will do the operation?

No, I don't think so.

When will you
be having it?

Maybe November.
I'd hoped it would be earlier so I wouldn't get into carting wood for the
woodburner (which needs loading every hour.)

Tweed

"Monique Y. Mudama" wrote in message
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On 2006-07-17, Christina Websell penned:
Well, I finally got my hospital appointment about my hernia today.
Very nice doctor. Shook my hand when he came in and explained
everything. After he'd examined me he said the defect in my muscle
wall was quite large (as big as an orange) and that an incisional
hernia was quite a different thing to repair than the normal sort of
groin hernia. It won't be as bad as my ovarian surgery, but
apparently it will be quite bad.

I will be in hospital for 4-5 days and will be unable to do much for
6 weeks. It's worse that I expected. He gave me a choice to live
with it, or get the surgery. I've opted for the surgery. I can
hardly buckle up my shoes and I am fed up with the noises it makes.
The doctor seemed to think this was okay and funny. It isn't. It
makes my colleagues feel sick to hear it squelching and it makes
*me* feel sick to know that they hate it when I can't do anything
about it.

I'm so sorry. I know you want to be done with all this medical mess
and move on with your life. Purrs for a successful surgery with
sufficient pain meds and compassionate medical staff.


I thought it all might be over after the ovarian job. I thought 5 years of
operation after operation might be enough by then.
It seems not. I am not going to let it get me down. I shall have this
further operation and recover and lets hope this will be the end. Finally.
I will probably moan and whimper a bit on rpca when it happens but you'll
just have to put up with it ;-)

Tweed

Christina Websell wrote:


Thanks, boys. I have to admit that I had hoped the operations were in the
past now. Ah, well. Maybe *this one* will be the last.
snip
Tweed

Lots and lots of purrs and best wishes that this really is the last
operation, Christina, and that everything goes really well. We are
thinking of you and sending you hugs,
Polonca and Soncek

"Enfilade" wrote in message
oups.com...

I have been asked a few times why I don't change my doctor and go to a
totally different surgery where the doctors are up to speed. I say, well
at
least they recognise their shortcomings and I have a better chance of a
good
diagnosis in hospital.

Tweed

I wish you all the best, Tweed.

--Fil

Thank you, Fil.

Tweed

"polonca12000" wrote in message
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Christina Websell wrote:


Thanks, boys. I have to admit that I had hoped the operations were in
the past now. Ah, well. Maybe *this one* will be the last.
snip
Tweed

Lots and lots of purrs and best wishes that this really is the last
operation, Christina, and that everything goes really well. We are
thinking of you and sending you hugs,
Polonca and Soncek

Thank you for your kind thoughts. I'm trying to think positively - that
surely 7 operations in 5 years is a bit much for anyone and I should get a
break soon!

Tweed

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Christina Websell wrote:

I will be in hospital for 4-5 days and will be unable to do much for 6
weeks. It's worse that I expected. He gave me a choice to live with
it,
or get the surgery. I've opted for the surgery.

Tweed,

I'm so sorry that your choices are so tough, and that the surgery required
is more of a major deal than you'd hoped. I am glad that you found a
decent
doctor, though - is he the surgeon who will do the operation?

I'm not sure, probably not.

When will you
be having it?

Estimate is November.

Purrs from my gang, especially from Licky!

Thanks. KFC sends nose kisses to Licky.

Tweed

On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 20:22:32 +0100, "Christina Websell"
wrote:

Well, I finally got my hospital appointment about my hernia today.
Very nice doctor. Shook my hand when he came in and explained everything.
After he'd examined me he said the defect in my muscle wall was quite large
(as big as an orange) and that an incisional hernia was quite a different
thing to repair than the normal sort of groin hernia.
It won't be as bad as my ovarian surgery, but apparently it will be quite
bad.

I will be in hospital for 4-5 days and will be unable to do much for 6
weeks. It's worse that I expected. He gave me a choice to live with it, or
get the surgery. I've opted for the surgery.
I can hardly buckle up my shoes and I am fed up with the noises it makes.
The doctor seemed to think this was okay and funny. It isn't. It makes my
colleagues feel sick to hear it squelching and it makes *me* feel sick to
know that they hate it when I can't do anything about it.

Tweed


{{{{Tweed}}}}}

Sometimes we have to go through these things, and they are NOT fun.
I'm sorry you have to go through this, but think of how much better
you will feel when it is all over and you are back on your feet
feeling great! Purrs for a succesful surgery and swift recovery.

Ginger-lyn


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"Karen AKA Kajikit" wrote in message
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On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 20:22:32 +0100, "Christina Websell"
wrote:

Well, I finally got my hospital appointment about my hernia today.
Very nice doctor. Shook my hand when he came in and explained everything.
After he'd examined me he said the defect in my muscle wall was quite
large
(as big as an orange) and that an incisional hernia was quite a different
thing to repair than the normal sort of groin hernia.
It won't be as bad as my ovarian surgery, but apparently it will be quite
bad.

I will be in hospital for 4-5 days and will be unable to do much for 6
weeks. It's worse that I expected. He gave me a choice to live with it,
or
get the surgery. I've opted for the surgery.
I can hardly buckle up my shoes and I am fed up with the noises it makes.
The doctor seemed to think this was okay and funny. It isn't. It makes
my
colleagues feel sick to hear it squelching and it makes *me* feel sick to
know that they hate it when I can't do anything about it.

Many purrs for an easy op and a quick recovery... let us know when
it's scheduled so we can start the purr-motors running fullblast.

Thanks, Karen. It's like to be November but I haven't been told the exact
date yet. I have to go in for a day for a pre-operative assessment to make
sure I am safe to undergo it, that's likely to be in the next few weeks.

Tweed