Lut,
I've only been reading your posts for a few weeks, but those have been so engaging that I feel I know you a little already and that has made reading your news very upsetting.
It's horrible to move from our own comfortable environment into that of a hospital (I feel that way even though I used to be a nurse) and suddenly feel powerless, constantly facing the unkown and the painful known. When I was facing major surgery, I bought myself a very expensive and glamorous ivory silk dressing gown to take to the hospital. Very impractical, I know, and I couldn't really afford it. But it made me feel as though I was stamping my personality onto an environment in which I would become just another patient, no matter how good the hospital. Having been through this kind of thing before, I'm sure you will remember to take things from home with you to remind you that you are going home when they've finished the tests. Perhaps you can take one of the cats' small toys with you to hold while they do the tests?
Please ask your daughter to keep us updated. We will want news and become anxious if we don't hear anything. Perhaps posting here will take her mind off what will be a distressing time for her also. I'm really glad you have close family to support you and to hold onto.
Hang tough! But don't hold back on asking for medication to help you through everything. My best wishes for as speedy a visit to the hospital as possible and the most hopeful results from your test.
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