Well, I'm back, sort of...not having to blog from the afterlife, at least. I'm ten days post-surgery, minus tumor, also minus a kidney. (Fortunately, I have another kidney.) Will be recovering for a few more weeks, but am doing okay. Thanks to those of you who commented on my last post. Whew.
I've been contemplating how I might use this experience in my blog, and thought of recounting various details of the hospitalization/surgery/medication/recovery experience on the theory it might be useful research for someone...then I realized that idea was really just a thinly-disguised version of the recovering invalid's compulsion to talk ad infinitum about her surgery. Which is, of course, excruciatingly boring to everyone except someone else who's experienced the same thing! So I'll spare the details.
All I can say is, having gone through this with laparascopic surgery and found it difficult that way, I can only imagine how much worse it must have been in days prior to this modern method. I have a number of interesting small scars developing across my abdomen, from where various surgical instruments were inserted and removed, and a bit larger scar through which they pulled out the kidney. If not for the laparascope, however, apparently I'd have a scar about nine inches long throbbing across my side and abdomen.
Anyway, thanks to all of you (my vast crowd of readers, heh heh) for your good wishes and good thoughts. I believe they helped me get through it safely.
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I am SO glad you posted today. I have been thinking about you and wondering how you are. You have been through quite an ordeal and yet, you are here with us and you sound wonderful. I hope you are taking your time, resting and healing. Just seeing you here has made my day :)
Michelle took a picture of her scar and blogged it. Any chance we'll see yours? ;)
Take care. Glad you are safe and home.
Welcome back, Sphinxy! :)
If you want to post a pic of your scar (tee hee), I'll send it around and say it's Britney's or something.
I'm so glad you're back with the living (or whatever we are). Take care of yourself and love yourself.
We love ya!
Emily and the Three-Sloed Toth Household
You must be feeling better if you're blogging. Keep resting, and hope to see you at Wordsmiths soon!
(And you're right about the 9-12 inch scar across your side if they'd done it the old way; I grew up seeing that on my mom. I always thought it looked like someone had tried to cut her in half.)
Glad to hear you're home. Feel better soon. Let us know if there's anything we can do for you!
I'm glad to hear everything went ok and you're healing, and you have a repository of hospital stories to entertain people with to boot. Stay well!
Glad you're recovering well!
My dad's got a couple of those old 9-inch scars-- first go, they opened the wrong side. Those days, folks just walked it off.
His most vivid memory of the kidney surgery: having his genitals shaved by a cranky old nun with a straight razor...
Bet *that* image made you forget your troubles for a moment! :D
Glad you are hanging in. Be well, sweetie.
And my good thoughts go out to you for a healthy and proper recovery. Surgery recovery takes time, and best you do at your leisure.
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