Comments on: Another boring post… http://caityquilter.com/2008/07/29/another-boring-post/ Now blogging at http://caitymakes.com Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:43:00 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Jane Rundle http://caityquilter.com/2008/07/29/another-boring-post/comment-page-1/#comment-619 Jane Rundle Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:18:38 +0000 http://caityquilter.com/?p=370#comment-619 Caity, after working on a gynae ward for 10 years, my word to you is keep up the Paracetamol and Brufen etc- take whatever is offered. Mobilise early- for lots of reasons, to avoid cabin fever, to make you take deep breaths- avoids chest issues, gets the bowels moving, the wind pain can be horrid, but mobilising really helps, and to stop clots! Simple and easy as you will be bored otherwise, and tehn you need an afternoon nap to help you along. If you follow my tips you will breeze through. Good luck. Have you done your tree yet? mine is being beaded slowly, I had a fall and damaged my shoulder. Jane R Caity, after working on a gynae ward for 10 years, my word to you is keep up the Paracetamol and Brufen etc- take whatever is offered. Mobilise early- for lots of reasons, to avoid cabin fever, to make you take deep breaths- avoids chest issues, gets the bowels moving, the wind pain can be horrid, but mobilising really helps, and to stop clots! Simple and easy as you will be bored otherwise, and tehn you need an afternoon nap to help you along. If you follow my tips you will breeze through.
Good luck.
Have you done your tree yet? mine is being beaded slowly, I had a fall and damaged my shoulder.
Jane R

]]> By: E http://caityquilter.com/2008/07/29/another-boring-post/comment-page-1/#comment-611 E Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:38:30 +0000 http://caityquilter.com/?p=370#comment-611 Best wishes on your upcoming op and recovery. I suffered for years with symptoms similar to yours and refused advice of a hysterectomy (many reasons that all seemed vaild at the time). My quality of life kept slowly deteriorating and eventually I spent all my time in bed, abdomen very bloated and in severe pain. Middle of one night (holiday weekend, naturally) the pain intensified greatly and I had no choice but to head for the emergency room, and about an hour later my hysterectomy was underway. Hardly an intelligent way to handle the situation, but that is how it happened. The eventual outcome was life-changing and mostly positive, no cancer, thankfully, just many fibroid tumors and extensive endometriosis along with severe anemia. I spent a week in the hospital, the pain management there was fine and I easily made it through the worst of it. Recovery at home took about another 5 weeks until I was able to easily get around, but at that point I felt far better than I had in years. The incesent pain and fatigue I'd learned to live with was gone, and that was marvelously liberating. I'd been petrified with fear about how horrible recovering from the op would be, and it turned out to be nothing like that at all. Not fun, certainly, but not horrible by any means either. I was 43 at the time this happened, which was 10 years ago. I hope your op changes your life for the absolubte better as mine did, I'll be thinking of you and wishing you the best. (long time blog reader) E Best wishes on your upcoming op and recovery. I suffered for years with symptoms similar to yours and refused advice of a hysterectomy (many reasons that all seemed vaild at the time). My quality of life kept slowly deteriorating and eventually I spent all my time in bed, abdomen very bloated and in severe pain. Middle of one night (holiday weekend, naturally) the pain intensified greatly and I had no choice but to head for the emergency room, and about an hour later my hysterectomy was underway. Hardly an intelligent way to handle the situation, but that is how it happened. The eventual outcome was life-changing and mostly positive, no cancer, thankfully, just many fibroid tumors and extensive endometriosis along with severe anemia. I spent a week in the hospital, the pain management there was fine and I easily made it through the worst of it. Recovery at home took about another 5 weeks until I was able to easily get around, but at that point I felt far better than I had in years. The incesent pain and fatigue I’d learned to live with was gone, and that was marvelously liberating. I’d been petrified with fear about how horrible recovering from the op would be, and it turned out to be nothing like that at all. Not fun, certainly, but not horrible by any means either. I was 43 at the time this happened, which was 10 years ago. I hope your op changes your life for the absolubte better as mine did, I’ll be thinking of you and wishing you the best. (long time blog reader) E

]]> By: Caitlin http://caityquilter.com/2008/07/29/another-boring-post/comment-page-1/#comment-608 Caitlin Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:07:26 +0000 http://caityquilter.com/?p=370#comment-608 <strong>Annie</strong>, you are sweet! I've just subbed to those two podcasts - they look great, will have to wait to our unmetered time later tonight for my podcast aggregator (<a href="http://juicereceiver.sourceforge.net/" rel="nofollow">Juice</a> - ) to download 'em. <strong> Lindi,</strong> thanks, hon! At this stage I don't care WHAT the results are so much, it's the not knowing that's getting to me - but hey, all good wishes very gratefully accepted! Annie, you are sweet! I’ve just subbed to those two podcasts – they look great, will have to wait to our unmetered time later tonight for my podcast aggregator (Juice – ) to download ‘em.


Lindi, thanks, hon! At this stage I don’t care WHAT the results are so much, it’s the not knowing that’s getting to me – but hey, all good wishes very gratefully accepted!

]]> By: Annie Morris http://caityquilter.com/2008/07/29/another-boring-post/comment-page-1/#comment-607 Annie Morris Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:17:21 +0000 http://caityquilter.com/?p=370#comment-607 Dear Caity, Stay in bed where it is WARM!!!! We both know what cold does to arthritis let alone what you're already contending with. I am getting off my 8rse right now to send you up the tea I got for you at the Tea Centre, erm two whole weeks ago!!!!! Am sending good thoughts your way. Speaking of podcasts, if you haven't listened to Skeptics Guide To the Universe, I really think you'd enjoy it! That and Skeptoid by Brian Dunning. These people are brain sex on a stick.... or words to that effect... you get what I mean... I hope. Love ya Annie (in my cold cold office) Dear Caity,

Stay in bed where it is WARM!!!! We both know what cold does to arthritis let alone what you’re already contending with. I am getting off my 8rse right now to send you up the tea I got for you at the Tea Centre, erm two whole weeks ago!!!!!

Am sending good thoughts your way. Speaking of podcasts, if you haven’t listened to Skeptics Guide To the Universe, I really think you’d enjoy it! That and Skeptoid by Brian Dunning. These people are brain sex on a stick…. or words to that effect… you get what I mean… I hope.

Love ya

Annie (in my cold cold office)

]]> By: Lindi http://caityquilter.com/2008/07/29/another-boring-post/comment-page-1/#comment-606 Lindi Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:02:49 +0000 http://caityquilter.com/?p=370#comment-606 Hope everything is resolved soon, and your results are good news, Caity. Hope everything is resolved soon, and your results are good news, Caity.

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