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jacqueline67292
jacqueline67292

Hi Everyone

Well it is my op tomorrow!rolleyes  Everyone here on my retirement complex keeps asking me if I am nervous about tomorrow, I keep saying my head has not got that far yet!  I am fixated on giving myself the injection at 6 p.m. tonight, If I can manage that then I can cope with anything (hopefully)! lol Hubby is on standby to do the injection if I can't - trouble is his poor hands shake something awful,razz he! he! good incentive to make me do it, I hope!  

Just like to wish you all a Very Happy Easter and thanks for all your help while I have had the 'long wait' for the op.

Love 

Jacqui smile

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  • Jojo66
    Jojo66 jacqueline67292

    Posted

    Will be thinking of you tomorrow Jacqueline. Wishing you good luck but like already posted you won't need it. Just remember to take care and give yourself to heal. Happy Easter Jo x
    • jacqueline67292
      jacqueline67292 Jojo66

      Posted

      Hi Jo

      Many thanks for your good wishes.  

      I really want this op to work so I am really going to keep to the straight and narrow however frustrating it might be.  

      The residents on my retirement complex have been telling me off all week for dashing about spring cleaning etc but my answer is "I will be doing absolutely nothing but walking for however long it takes!" 

      Love

      Jacqui lol

  • teresa2545
    teresa2545 jacqueline67292

    Posted

    Good luck for tomorrow,I will be be thinking of you.My turn next Tues and I am dreading it.Give me all the tips you can during your recovery.

    xxx

    • jacqueline67292
      jacqueline67292 teresa2545

      Posted

      Hi Teresa

      Many thanks for your good wishes.  Wishing you lots of luck for your op next Tuesday.  I will let you know any helpful tips I pick up along the way.  The one thing my surgeon keeps telling me is to be as calm as possible during the days leading up to the op (I know he is asking the impossible! but it is supposed to help with the healing process!) but I have been doing the meditation videos on YouTube and they are so relaxing he! he! even Rosie my Shih Tzu lays on my yoga mat and drifts off!  

      I'll let you know how I get on, and let me know how you get on.   See you on the other side.

      Love

      Jacqui lol

  • Nannyrose
    Nannyrose jacqueline67292

    Posted

    Good luck Jacqui, mines tomorrow too and my stomach is rolling over! I haven't felt like eating all day. Speak soon (minus our Womb etc) All the best xx

     

    • Guest
      Guest Nannyrose

      Posted

      Hi Clair. You will be fine but all good wishes for a speedy recovery. Love Sharon x😊
    • jacqueline67292
      jacqueline67292 Nannyrose

      Posted

      Hi Clair

      Many thanks for your good wishes.  I will be thinking of you tomorrow (when I am conscious!) Wishing you all the best for your op, just think how wonderful it will be to be all fixed and fighting fit!  

      Try and have some supper, you need something inside you to help the healing tomorrow.  He! he! I am the opposite when nervous, I have just had such a pile of veg on my plate, thought it might help with the toilet problems to come! redface

      Let me know how you get on.

      Love 

      Jacqui lol

  • nicola99890
    nicola99890 jacqueline67292

    Posted

    Good luck,

    Let us know how your recovery is going. Its my turn on the 9th. This forum has been a fantastic help so best wishes to all who are in the recovery stage and to those who are waiting.xsmile

    • jacqueline67292
      jacqueline67292 nicola99890

      Posted

      Hi Nicola

      Thanks for your good wishes.  Best of luck to you on the 9th.  I totally agree without this forum I would have been totally up the wall.  Isn't it lovely to have such support.  

      Let me know how yours goes.

      Love

      Jacqui lol

  • Clarissabelle
    Clarissabelle jacqueline67292

    Posted

    Hi Jacqui.  Good luck from your role model.  You ll be fine and sitting all glammed up from day two.  Wish I could see the size of your bag after you ve packed everything you had on the list.  Keep in touch.       Claire x
    • teresa2545
      teresa2545 Clarissabelle

      Posted

      I feel that I am packing everything but the kitchen sink.I don't know what the  hospital would supply if need be.It might of been your list that I read to give me all the tips.The only problem is that the locker by your bed is not big and easy to get to bearing inmind that you won't be able to bend down.
    • Clarissabelle
      Clarissabelle teresa2545

      Posted

      The hospital didn't supply anything.  To be honest, I didn t use half what I took with me.  Make sure you've some wet wipes, lip salve, knickers and pads.  Then really just your nightwear and slippers and toiletries.  Good luck.  It will soon be over and you ll be on the recovery road x
    • teresa2545
      teresa2545 Clarissabelle

      Posted

      Don't worry I have got the BIG granny knickers for comfort.I am worried about the pads.I don't really want to buy the thick Kotex ones but I am worried about how much I will bleed afterwards.I have the peppermint tea bags,the constipation pills( might wait till I go home before I start these as there will probably only be one toilet per bay.The sexy nighties are ready(normally wear pyjamas)I have snacks,magazines,notebook and pen.I don't like drinking water so I have got a couple of those tiny squash bottles which are so light to carry.We have posh TV's and phones in our hospital.Every bed gas one and you buy a card but I don't know if you can use ear phones instead of the great big head phones.I have even got my TV guide and I gave marked off stone programmes that I want to watch.Hiw organised am I?

      Take care

      xxx

    • Clarissabelle
      Clarissabelle teresa2545

      Posted

      I didn t bleed that much in the beginning.  Just used some supermarket own stick on towels and they were fine.  The bowel goes to sleep for a couple of days so be prepared for that.those TV s are so expensive.  Ours was ten pounds a day!!  I used my I pad and had a TV app on it.  
    • nicola99890
      nicola99890 teresa2545

      Posted

      Teresa, I struggling to think what to pack i have started so a few tips would be good, i have the obvious, nighties,slippers, dressing gown, biggish nickers, pads, toiletries. I dont think the hospital want me to take it all in on the day of the op, only the dressing gown and slippers my husband has to bring in the rest when he comes to visit.

      Let me know if you have any tips on what would come in handy.

      Take care

      Nikki xx

    • teresa2545
      teresa2545 nicola99890

      Posted

      Wipes to freshen up,mirror,dry shampoo,throat spray(some people say they have a  tube put down their throat which leaves their throat sore afterwards) You don't have much room to dry a towel so spare is necessary.Don't overfill your toiletry bag as you won't be bake to carry it.Things like liquid shampoo and shower gel won't be used straight away.Most hospitals don't allow hair dryers etc.Peppermint tea is good for the relief of wind.Chewing gum is good as well but I am not keen on that so I have got some chewy mints.I have got small bottles of lemonade,savoury biscuits and cereal bars.(hospital food isn't great)We have just had a M&S open at our hospital.Make sure that you have phone numbers and email addresses.Don't take much money or valuables.
    • jacqueline67292
      jacqueline67292 Clarissabelle

      Posted

      Hi Claire

      Many thanks for your good wishes.  I shall try and do you proud.  I love the 'glammed up' part.  I have the technology (shame about the wrinkles!) packed, he! he! as long as I can get to my case, it is hot pink and Ian took it round to the car this evening oh it did suit him!  He now thinks I am off for a girlie weekend having seen what is in it!  All the different sections are labelled in a plastic bag for easy access, just hope it works!

      Still I am on a 'high' at the moment having given myself the injection, quite an achievement from a 'cowardly custard'.  cool

      Well my beautiful role model have a really good Easter, I will let you know how I get on.

      Love

      Jacqui lol

    • Clarissabelle
      Clarissabelle jacqueline67292

      Posted

      I will expect glam pictures to be posted!!  Jeff took one of me with the drains in, hospital gown and oxygen.  No make up and not a pretty sight. X
    • jacqueline67292
      jacqueline67292 Clarissabelle

      Posted

      Hi Claire

      Ah but it is a pretty sight, you came through the other side, no prettier picture than that especially to your loved ones.  razz

      He! he! I hate to think what pictures Ian will take of me, I took pictures of him after his heart surgery, so it could be 'get his own back time!'

      Love

      Jacqui lol

    • diane67102
      diane67102 teresa2545

      Posted

      Hi Teresa I was surprised how little you actually needed in hospital. My i phone headphones fitted the tv so you should be ok. Couple of nighties it does get hot in hospital, wash stuff, dry shampoo, I took some cooling mist spray too that helped keep me cool. I used bodyform long towels as I hate the bricks the hospital give you....I only bled for a day now day 4. Some boiled sweets are a good idea too.....hand cream too

      Hope this helps a bit

      Di xxsmile

    • teresa2545
      teresa2545 diane67102

      Posted

      Hello,

      Sorry for the delay in my reply.We have had a day out visiting friends which has taken my mind off the op.I have only been home 10 mins and desperate for all the chit chat.My Easter eggs are being saved until I come out of hospital as I will need some treats plus I don't want to put the weight on that I have lost.Tomorrow it is housework and packing and just putting the final touchs to everything before Tues.I will  sign in to the forum tomorrow night to say hi to every one.Hope you have had a good Easter so far and are resting.

    • nicola99890
      nicola99890 teresa2545

      Posted

      Hi Teresa,

      Good luck for tomorrow, will be thinking of you. Hope all goes well and you have a speedy recovery. I will look out for your posts when I come home so until then all the best, take care and see you at the other end !! (so to speak).

      Nikki xxcool

    • Jardine
      Jardine teresa2545

      Posted

      Hi Hun will be thinking about you Tom all the very best please keep me posted about your recovery carnt wait for mine to be done now take it easy and take loads of rest. God bless. Xxx
    • teresa2545
      teresa2545 nicola99890

      Posted

      Hi Nikki

      Thanks for your kind wishes.I am on my phone at the moment but will post a longer message later on my ipad.

      xxx

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