I'm having surgery Thursday, please wish me luck

[jazzcat]

I could use some of those great PT prayers and good thoughts please. I will be having surgery Thursday morning. I'm having a hysterectomy. I won't go into all the details (TMI) but I'm hoping this will help me live a more normal life free of pain. I pray that is the outcome.

I will be staying in the hospital overnight but hopefully will be home by Friday afternoon. I sure will miss my fur gang while I'm gone. Now I just need to teach them to not walk on my stomach for the next month or so.

[Karen]

Of course you will be in our prayers! Uh oh, maybe bed rails are in order to keep them from kneading you poor tummy!

[moosmom]

Jazzcat,

You will definitely be in my thoughts and prayers, honey. I went through one of those 7 years ago and it was not fun.

To keep your cats from jumping on your belly (you'll probably have staples holding your incision together) keep a big, fluffy pillow there at all times. My cats, when I was sleeping on my back, took a running leap off of it (the pillow fell on the floor during the night). Talk about pain!!!

I hope you have someone who can look in on you if you live alone. I had my former sister in law fly in from Michigan to stay with me for 4 days. Thenmy daughter took over. It is a very slow healing process. But well worth it. No more monthly periods, painful cramps, sore boobs, PMS. WOOHOO!!! I ended up giving my leftover feminine products to my best friend (what are friends for, right??).

Hang in there girlfriend. It will only get better!

((((HUGS))))

[Daisy and Delilah]

My thoughts and prayers are with you. I had the surgery 10 years ago and it's the best thing I ever did for myself. Keep your chin up!!

[micki76]

My thoughts and prayers are with you. I had the surgery 10 years ago and it's the best thing I ever did for myself. Keep your chin up!!

Yep, mine was 6 years ago and I wouldn't take all that stuff back if they paid me! It sounds like you're doing it the "easy" way, without the huge abdominal incision, so that will make your recovery a lot quicker.

Good luck & remember to get up & walk!

[jazzcat]

Thank you.

Donna - I have my husband Richard to help me, thank goodness. I'm having laparoscopic surgery so it shouldn't be a bad as what you went through. From what I've read the total abdominal hyst is pretty rough, I'm sure you'll agree. My doctor says I should be back on my feet in two weeks and back to normal in six weeks. I hope so! I know that pillow trick already. I had a laparoscopy back in Jan. to diagnose my problem. I had to keep a pillow over my belly for a week to keep chunky Rumor from killing me. She's my belly kneader and she is heavy.

[G535]

My friend's daughter had the lapa.....thingie done and she was out gardening in a week!

[Catty1]

"chunky Rumor" !!

Good luck on Thursday. Sounds like it is a MUCH simpler procedure these days.

Try the fluffy pillow with double-sided tape!

Take care; it's great that you have some support at home!

[Vette]

Awww

lots of and best of wishes coming your way
so far *knock on wood* the only surgery ive had,, was to remove my wisdom teeth..
and that was scary enough.

[BC_MoM]

Good luck! With the bad cramps I get, I wish I could get one NOW! lol But I plan to have kids in my future (if I ever get married) so that's a no-no.

Hopefully your kitties will understand that you need to recover and will take it easy on you for a while.

[AbbyMom]

Best of luck & prayers sent your way.

My coworker recently had one of those lapa thingies...she looked great when she came back to work!

[christa]

Hey Lori...Well girl, you already know that you're on my "list" for thursday You'll do great.

Hang in there sweetie! & try to send us an update asap.

much love & many prayers!!!

[catnapper]

Good luck Lori!!! I truly hope this helps let you live life pain free.

I'm here if you need to complain about the gas or tummy pain

[Dorothy39]

We'll be thinking of you Jazzcat~~~ Wishin and hopin and Prayin~~~~ that you will be Pain Free from now on!!!

So glad that you have your husband taking over the helm while you recover!!!

[zippy-kat]

You'll be in my thoughts and prayers. Sending tons of healing purrs your way!