stressing over operationnext week

[trish1955]

the nearer it gets the worse i get stupid thoughts running through my head like if i dont wake up from anisetic what if they find i am wriggled with cancer and dont survive i imagine how evry one here will feeli have even got very emotional thinking about it all my mind is in over drive and no matter how hard i try it wont stop i wish i could switch off till the day wich is tuesday 23rd god i feel sick just writting the date
i no people keep saying its only a polyps your haveing removed from your womb but then what if its caner and its still the anisetic well this going on and looks mixed up but then again so am i any way thanx for letting me ramble on trish 1955

[Patrick Heron]

Hi

About 2 years ago I had a big chest operation, after suffering with (pectus exavatum) chest sinks in basically.(Had to have 6 ribs and Sternum broken and a bar put in!)

And yes I worried about it greatly that's fine, you'd have to be inhuman not to worry about an operation. But after the operation its so strange , like I was thinking "woahh that's it?" .

If possible before your operation ask for a pre-med drug, I had these before the big op, and when I had the bar out 6 months later, and they really are great, as soon as you swallow one , you're calm, its great! All nervousness goes out of the window.

Then you wake up, after you operation, thinking "waohh that's it?" and you will too. I didn't even remember being anethetised..lol (that good the pre-med was).

You will be fine.

Patrick.

[vernon]

Hi Trish, So sorry how you are feeling and I know exactly how you feel. The thought of surgery is bad enough for normal people without any anxieties, so yes it seems 1000s of times worst for us. I had surgery beginning of last year on my eye and I really was in a mess. I cancelled and made excuses up not to go for about 3 years, I was registered blind with macular and retnor degeneration, then cataracts came then if that wasn’t enough I got a growth in my eye. The chances of success where very low as the specialist told me because of all the other problems with my eyes. But before I eventually went for the surgery I had no sight at all, so even if I lost the eye it wouldn’t have made much difference to me. I was 100% sure I was going to die in my sleep during surgery, so I discussed this and they agreed to let me stay awake for the surgery. But this didn’t even help really because I was so convinced I was going to die while having surgery, I did as many jobs at home as I could think of not to leave the family in a mess Anyway the day come and my son dropped me and my wife at the hospital, I was shaking and scared and sad that I was never going to see my family again (so sure I would have an heart attack with fear) Anyway I asked the doctor who came around for a sedative as I was so scared, I told him I had a vallium before I left the house but this did nothing at all, He gave me a sedative and God it was brilliant, He gave me 3 small tablets and I was so relaxed I fell asleep. They wake me to take me for surgery and I was laughing and joking with them while they injected my eyes and through the surgery, Soon as you get there do the same ask for a sedative to calm you down? My surgery went well, in the morning when they removed the dressing the light was blinding, I could see again, not good sight but I could see to watch TV, use my pc and do some work in the garden, It was better than winning the lotto lol. Anyway I went through 3 years of Hell putting it of and thinking about it and now I am sure it’s the waiting that makes us feel so ill? Its easy for me to say now don’t worry about it because once you are there you wont feel half as bad as you do weeks before. Hope it all goes well for you and please PM me and let me know how you get on as I don’t come on here as often now and don’t want to miss how it all goes for you. Take care and ask for a sedative soon as you get in hospital. Take care, Vernon

[Hannahlou84]

Hiya,

I know how you feel worrying about something being more than it is. But you need the operation, don't you? It will make things better. If cancer was even suspected I am sure they would be speaking to you about it, and probably have arranged the operation sooner.

I don't think anything is going to say will make you feel better- but try and keep it in perspective for your own sake.

I hope everything goes well for you and you make a speedy recovery.

Hannah x

"I just wanna live my life sedated, cos I love driving myself away"

[joolsukuk]

hi there
its normal to worry, im sure youll be fine , iwill be thinking of you, sorry im not being much help, but good luck and i know youll be fine ..hope to hear how it went after let us know xxxx

jools xx

[Paddington]

hi trish,oh i do know what you mean,i had big op 4 years back hun[hey vernon what were those tabs and where can we get some from lol!]dotell the docs how scared you are and the nurses too theywill help you,it's their job!I too thought i wont wake up so understand wher you[and vernon]comin from,but hey i did [well that obvious aint it lol]And re the cancer,they have totell you if that is what you have mate[it's what i had,and they told me and did not pull their punches..mary you have cancer...ok then !!!]so dont worry on that score hun.it will all be over soon I here if you need a nater.love mary-rose.xxxxxxxxxx

we are all in the same boat and can guide each other ashore

[boy]

I'm sure they got it right before. I know I'd be scared but think about how great you'll feel once it's over. :)

[trish1955]

<b id="quote">quote:</b id="quote"><table border="0" id="quote"><tr id="quote"><td class="quote" id="quote">I'm sure they got it right before. I know I'd be scared but think about how great you'll feel once it's over. :)

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</td id="quote"></tr id="quote"></table id="quote">a big thanks to all that wrote in replys it just nice to no there are others who understand how i am feeling thanks needed to just hear a bit of reasurance
trish

[Silly Blonde]

Hi Trish - its normal to be scared! Us special anxiety people tend to blow things out of all proportion, suddenly a routine thing becomes far more serious in our minds!

I had a pelvic ultrasound a couple of months ago, I begged my gp to refer me 'cos I convinced myself I had a huge cyst or something much worse. I wound myself up as soon as I made the appointment and even told the radiographer my fears. Needless to say it was all fine!!

Even my smear a couple of weeks ago made me panic. It really hurt, but instead of thinking "it hurt because I was tense", I started thinking "it hurt because there's something wrong".

You'll get through it - just think of that amazing feeling when you come round and realise its all over!

Take care

SB

[trish1955]

<b id="quote">quote:</b id="quote"><table border="0" id="quote"><tr id="quote"><td class="quote" id="quote">Hi Trish - its normal to be scared! Us special anxiety people tend to blow things out of all proportion, suddenly a routine thing becomes far more serious in our minds!

I had a pelvic ultrasound a couple of months ago, I begged my gp to refer me 'cos I convinced myself I had a huge cyst or something much worse. I wound myself up as soon as I made the appointment and even told the radiographer my fears. Needless to say it was all fine!!

Even my smear a couple of weeks ago made me panic. It really hurt, but instead of thinking "it hurt because I was tense", I started thinking "it hurt because there's something wrong".

You'll get through it - just think of that amazing feeling when you come round and realise its all over!

Take carethanks you sound just like me and even though i had all these replys and make me feel better while readin them but glad to see more coming trish1955

SB

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[hjm70]

hi trish
i too had the same operation as you last october and i felt exactly the same way you do, but all i can say is the hospital staff were fantasic they really do their best to reasure you and if your still feeling anxious they dont leave you to suffer, i was given a shot of valium which made me completely relaxed. so you really will be in safe hands and they do their very best to relax you.

good luck hun xx

[trish1955]

<b id="quote">quote:</b id="quote"><table border="0" id="quote"><tr id="quote"><td class="quote" id="quote">hi trish
i too had the same operation as you last october and i felt exactly the same way you do, but all i can say is the hospital staff were fantasic they really do their best to reasure you and if your still feeling anxious they dont leave you to suffer, i was given a shot of valium which made me completely relaxed. so you really will be in safe hands and they do their very best to relax you.

thanx for shareing that with me i need reasureing evry day
i am also afraid of how i will fgeel when i come round as any feeling kinda diffrent sets me off and i was so tense yesterday even my tounge ached wish it was over trish1955


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