Surgery Date!!!

Hello All

Yesterday I had a phone call offering a surgery date due to a cancellation, which was a bit of a shock, but I figured it would give me less time to worry too much. So I have a pre-assessment next Monday and the op will be on Saturday 27th   I have various hospital visits next week, including an Endo appointment, so I think that gives me ample opportunity to reiterate that it's imperative to check all glands. Otherwise, I will just write a new clause onto the consent form 

Love and hugs

Brigitte xxxx

Brigitte how wonderful! Yay, yay and thrice yay ....... 

Soon be on the other side of all is cr*p! Thrilled for you, absolutely thrilled .... flowers and sunshine for the surgery girl .....     

Jasmine x

That's just wonderful news, Brigitte, so please for you!

Dogs, and   to you! Yay! Yay! Yay!

Great idea to write new clause on the consent form, too.

Celebrate! You'll be fixed for Christmas! Keep us posted on next week's developments.

Love from Tigerlily xxxx

Great news Brigette, you are going to beat me to it, I'm in for op on 2nd Oct.

Nelly

Oh Nelly, you've got your surgery date too? Wonderful news! Wow, things are moving fast on here all of a sudden; before we know it Tigerlily will have her date too! Flowers and sunshine for you too Nelly 
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Jasmine x

This is my second date so not holding my breath it will actually happen my original date was for tomorrow 

Nelly

Oh no! I wish 'they' wouldn't do this to people......! Got everything crossed for you Nelly that it all goes ahead on the 2nd.

Jasmine x

My surgeon only does ops at Southmead 1 day a week and he is in high demand so non urgent people like me get pushed out. The wait time was 3-4 months but it's now 7 months and counting. Just hope I don't get there on the day and they say my pre assessment is out of date as that was done in June  watch this space !

Nelly

Wow Nelly, I'm so pleased for you since you seem to have been hanging around for ages. I'm not convinced it will actually happen either, but then the glass is always half empty these days   Last time I had to have an operation, I was there for 12 hours when they told me that the surgeon had been called away to A & E and it wouldn't actually take place! Me of little faith 

Thanks for your good wishes Jasmine, Tigerlily and Nelly. Onwards we go!

Love and hugs

Brigitte xxxx

I do so hope it all happens for both of you, Brigitte and Nelly, as planned.

Keep some seats warm for us at The Ritz, as it looks as though you'll be the advance party - "party" being the operative word!!

Love from Tigerlily xxxx

Ohhh Ditto from me too,
To Nelly and Brigitte, fingers and toes crossed that everything goes ahead on the dates planned and wishing you both all the  best positive vibes and luck that you both are cured.
Hugs to you both , Sue x

Yeehaw on the surgery dates to you both. Best of luck to you.

Nelly - that's an awful thought about your pre-assessment forms being out of date by 2 October ........... can you do anything to prevent that being a possibility? Perhaps ring the surgeon's secretary to check?

Just a thought - Love from Tigerlily xxxx

Oh, my goodness, the forum overflows with good news!!!! Congrats Brigitte and Nelly!!! Wow, things really ARE moving quickly here now! Hopefully, before long we'll have a few more surgeries scheduled, so EVERYBODY can be well again!

Got everything crossed that these 2 surgeries will go off without a hitch! So very happy for you both!!

Audrey

Fanatic news, here's looking forward to seeing your updates about how much better you feel:-)

Thank you everyone for your good wishes. I have received all the details in the post today, which is a bit of a relief because I would have had to ring up and find out where to go for the pre assessment first thing on Monday morning. I've also got a follow up appointment for 6 October as well so that's everything sorted out now, I hope.

Love and hugs

Brigitte xxxx

Yay Brigitte - bring it on ........ x

Hugs

Jasmine x

Brigette have they told you how long your pre ass appt might take ? be prepared for a long one, mine took over 4 hours  

Nelly

Hi Nelly

Yes the letter says allow up to 4 hours, thank you. It also says to bring a urine sample; I thought they'd just ask for that whilst I was there but better to be prepared. It doesn't say to take a good book, but I think I might 

Love and hugs

Brigitte xxxx

Yippee!!!!! Not long now, Brigitte!! I remember the feeling of excitement. So glad you're getting to experience it too. I do hope everybody will get to experience it soon!

Audrey

You won't have time to read a book, you will be busy answering the same questions over and over and over again  I saw 4 different nurses and they all went over the same thing again. Then it's ecg,bp,blood tests, mrsa test, height, weight, pharmacist and anaesthetist except she had gone before seeing me 

Take a drink and nibbles, you might need them.

Ah, sounds like fun, Nelly, I'll have to take loads of water since I can't stop drinking it. Thanks for the insight.

Thanks Audrey, it's a week tomorrow! Soon be here, done and over with... I hope!

Love and hugs

Brigitte xxxx

Yay Brigette  GETTER DONE.


Hugs Kathi