General Chat

Hello everyone,

Sylvia has asked me to post on this thread re her operation.

You will be delighted to know that I received the following email from her husband this morning:

Sylvia had the surgery at 9:00am and was very awake and resting well by
2:00pm. No problems so she should be home tomorrow.



Good news to start the day. :-D


Cx

Oh thats good news.

Thanking you for letting us know.

Hazelx

That is good .take care when you get home Sylvia x
Thank you for update ;-)

Wonderful news about Sylvia. Thank goodness it's over, hoping that she will now make a quick and complete recovery.

Love, Sallie.xx

great news about sylvia, hope she recovers well and is home very soon
love florence <3
in the hebrides

Hope all is well, Sylvia.

Just to say that Sylvia is now home and resting. She is looking forward to coming back here as soon as she can type with more than one finger :-D


Cx

Thank you for the update Cynthia, it's much appreciated.
Great news to hear that Sylvia is home.....looking forward to seeing her back on here.

Please pass on my love and very best wishes when you next 'speak' to her.

Love, Sallie.xx

The latest news from Sylvia!


Things are slowly getting better. I did create some worry in the hospital as my blood pressure would not come down.

It started at 183 just before the operation

reached over 200 on post-op

got as high as 227 on the ward late on Tuesday afternoon.

I did not have any other symptoms, such as headaches, etc, and felt pretty OK ............ having had very high bp before, I know how rotten it can make you feel!

They called in an internist, who prescribed another bp medication, but thought I should go home the next day as I might well feel better at home
........... with the caveat that I had to keep taking my own bp, and go to my own doctor or emergency if it did not come down.

Fortunately it is ................. highest now is 170, but it has been down in the 130s.

A Public Health nurse comes on Monday and Thursday to change the dressing,and will do any other necessary things, such as removing the staples.

Staple removal should be some time next week .... 7-10 days after the op,hopefully!

I am stapled up from here to eternity!


shouldn't fall apart any time soon!!


I see the surgeon on October 31st and will know then whether I will need any further treatment.




Looks as though all is going well. Cx.

Glad to hear all went well. Do we asume the blood pressure problem was down to a good looking doctor or two maybe ?

Hi all
xxx

quick visit, one finger typing and all that.


Slowly improving ....... will be much better when the loooooong row of staples is removed.



Thank you all for your love and good wishes



sylvia
xxx

Hi Sylvia,

Lovely to hear from you, and to know that you are slowly improving. Hope it won't be long before you have the log row of staples removed so that you'll feel a lot more comfortable.

Sending you gentle hugs and good wishes.


Love, Sallie.xxx

Hi all


Thank you everyone



Progress is being made ........ I can now type with 2 fingers, one on each hand!


I have to keep the upper part of my left arm tightly pressed against my body, but can move the lower part enough to get one finger to the keyboard!


OH's sister is down here staying with her son, but we are expecting her to visit later this morning. She leaves on Friday for a week in England .............. visiting their cousin who is fighting a recurrence of breast cancer.


I'm also waiting for the nurse to come, it's change-the-dressing day!


s
xxx

C.

no .............. no tall, dark and handsome doctors!


The only male doc I saw was the anaesthetist, and he was about 50!


The porter who took me up to the ward was tall and dark, and young, but ........................................................




:-D :-D :-D

Glad you are getting over op. Will take time. Take things slow.

Good to see you back here.

Hazelx

What a Porter not good enough for you hey =0)

Good to see you, Sylvia.
x x

Hi all
xx

1 week progress report .......

Things are gradually improving.

I still have an untold number of staples in an incredibly long incision, and a drain. Hopefully, the drain will be removed on Thursday, and then I can have a SHOWER on Friday

If not, then I will have to wait until Monday ......... and have the first celebratory shower on Tuesday

I have made an appointment with my hairdresser for this afternoon to get my hair WASHED. Oh JOY!

I still have to keep my left arm close against my body, to provide some support ................. and also as a reminder NOT to make many movements!

BUT ... I can now move my left forearm and hand with more ease and without causing too much discomfort, so I can ....................... now type with 3 fingers .......... one of which is on my left hand!

I went out yesterday for the first time ...... for afternoon coffee. The coffee shop owners gave me a free latte. as a welcome back.

This has not been the most enjoyable time, but we're getting there!

Thank you everyone for your support, and good wishes.


s
xxxx

C.


'twasn't the fact that he was a Porter

but he lacked a certain je ne sais quoi


:-D :-D

Thinking of you Sylvia, and hoping that you are improving more each day.

Love, Sallie.xxx