going into hospital

[david uk]

next week I am going into hospital for an operation- you don't really want to know, but it will involve my rear end being cut open :eek:

am going in at the beginning of the week for some pre-op blood tests and an ECG....

I am surprisingly relaxed at the moment, probably because a year of pain will soon come to an end I hope- but I know I will get nervous as the date approaches - I have never had an operation in my life- so the thought of a general anaesthetic and the post-op pain for a couple of weeks is not appealing.....

so I just wanted to whinge here and ask for sympathy!

:)

[AceOn6]

(((David))) We're here for you.

[Des]

Ouch sounds painful (not what you want to hear)

Ouch, if it's anything worse than my Colonic Hydrotherapy...(still not what you want to hear)

Ouch, I too have never been for an operation (I'm crap at this I know)

No, seriously though...you'll be Okay, take me word for it:rolleyes:

We will all be thinking of you David, good luck! (Okay, I'm outta here)

[corita]

Dear David, wishing you all the best!

[DaveM]

We're with you David--and will think of you every time we sit down. Rudie Power coming your way at full strength!

[RedjackRyan]

Wishing you the best bud. Quick and easy operation and a speedy recovery.

[diver_boy]

david wishing you a speedy recovery and get your butt back in gear! ;)

[Dougster]

Going under anesthesia is no prob. You wake up and it is all over. As for after, you will have some pain, but also pain meds. Make sure they give you what you need for pain, and before you know it, all will be well again.

Best of luck!

[Dee]

As we have previously discussed David, you know I have plenty of sympathy for you ... or more precisely, empathy.

I'm so glad you will finally be able to get beyond this torment.

xo

[PeteCC]

Hi, David,

Hoping all goes well for you, a safe and speedy recovery.

Regards,

Peter

(*)

[NinasSpaceChild]

Good luck David. I think I can understand what you are going through, though I won't have mine operated on.

Eat healthy over the weekend and drink a lot of pure water. Get plenty of rest.

[Agnes]

Hey buddy, you know I'll be there for you. Contact me whenever you need me :) Big hugs to you

[david uk]

Thanks everyone- after a year of pain and misdiagnosis by the National Health Service it is great to be taken seriously by a surgeon and to be told that I do not have a bad case of piles, but something completely different that requires an op....

sorry if this is too much info for some people :p

[saxman]

sorry tohear you are getting cut on. i hate operations .if you need to talk ill be here for you im home from my vacation.i hopw its a fast recovery

[pammy]

David, I'll be thinking about you too. Take care of yourself and have a very speedy recovery.
pammy

[marjan]

Dear David, i'm sure your surgary will go well. Keeping my fingers crossed untill the doctors finished their job.

[Dar]

a real pain in the a$$. ;)


It will all go smoothly and you'll be shipshape (as a pirate should be)

[Rickster]

David, Good luck to you! I'm sure everything will be just fine.

[Eva]

Oh poor puppy! (I know you are a cat temporarily, but hopefully SongDragon will give you the antidote to that) Yes, this is a real pain in the butt. I couldn't have said it better, Dar.

David, do you have someone to take care of you for a few days after you come home? I can imagine that those first days will be the hardest. I wish you a speedy recovery and that it al won't hurt too much.

If you do feel like yelping, than let me know. You can sit in my lap, drink milk and I'll scratch you behind your ear. Oh wait, you are not really a puppy... Oh well...

Eva

[david uk]

awww Eva...

I have someone to pick me up from the hospital and will be doing plenty of food shopping beforehand....:)

[hoops]

well your cute little hiney gets all my sympathy. best of luck my friend, my prayers and thoughts are with you
pax
hoops

[Marcia Drummergal]

David. I'll be thinking healing and pain-free thoughts for you! I have been a wimp (on occasion) but also been through a lot. They make great anesthesia these days. One minute you're talking to someone and the next minute you are waking up and it's all finished! Remember to ask for Phenergan right away if you are anything like me and have a bad stomach!! It takes away nausea from the anesthesia.

Marcia :o

Edited to fix a typo, thanks Bat.....

[Denise]

I'll be thinking of you too and please please get back on this board ASAP after surgery so we all will know that you are well and on the mend!!!

[RandyVa]

Demand drugs for the post op pain David. They know how to gradually decrease the dosage so by the time you leave you should feel less and less pain.

RandyVa

[Gigglepottomus]

David sorry you have to go under the knife it must be very unnerving. Try not to worry and know that you are in my prayers for a safe and effective procedure problem free with a speedy recovery.

PS I love the new avatar.

[Bat]

Dave, I'm glad you finally found a good doc who listens to what you have to say and acts on it! Best to you and your bum. I have been sliced and diced a couple years ago, not the same op, but still major surgery. Everyone said I'd be nauseous when I woke up...the first thing I wanted was Pizza! They gave me nasty OXO boullion, and that did make me sick...anything too salty will do that anyway. So Marcia brought me pizza and I was fine. See, we know what's best for us!
I think she meant to say "Phenergan"...great stuff if you do get urky.

You will probably feel rotten for a few days, then things will start feeling much better and you'll get well. Especially if they do a nice suture job.
So, keep us in the loop and write as soon as you can! Be a baby and get the meds you need to keep the pain in control...as I said, a good suture job will make things much better very soon. I hope his mother taught the surgeon to sew when he was a little boy...or girl...?
Best of luck and take it very easy...we are thinking of you and want you back in good shape!
Hugs,

[dutchcloggie]

:eek:

I shall be thinking of you and hoping everything will...erhm...end up ok in the end.

God that is so lame of me.

[Margay]

Hope you'll be alright soon!

Margay

[david uk]

so many encouraging replies... it's great to be a rudie at times like these!:)

going for my pre-op assessment on tuesday and not actually going for the op itself till Friday....

you are all really cool!

[gisli]

Oh David, them body´s of ours that need repairing, why can´t it just be our cars?????

So sad to hear about the pain you have had to tolorate for the last year, hope everything will go for the best for you, as I know it will. Just take care of you my man and try not to let them worrys get to you.

I mean, Phenergan and pizza, yammmmmmyyyyy pizza......and then there are them doctors and nurses running around at your command.......

and some here on this board are thinking about you every time they sit down..........man what a treat.

[GodSistah]

Good luck to you, David!
I will be praying for you.

...and toasting you with pizza and pepsi for a speedy recovery!

Be blessed, bro! ;)

~Andrea~

[Judy]

Absolutely agree with Marcia, David...Phernegan before anesthetic produces great results. Will be thinking of you and know once the healing starts your life will be better.
Best,
Judy

[Lin]

David - Good luck. Keep us posted on how things 'bottom' out!!
We'll be thinking of you and sending healing Rudie thoughts!

Lin

[Dee]

David,

Did you ever get the feeling people were making you the "butt" of their jokes? :D :p xo

[david uk]

Dee as you know over the last year I would have been quite happy if they'd amputated my butt!

[dragonlady]

Had a similar surgery on me butt and sitting was not fun for a while but it all felt much better afterwards...much sympathy and prayerful thoughts coming to you from over here...

Feel better david,

-di

[Dee]

Dee as you know over the last year I would have been quite happy if they'd amputated my butt!
(((HUGS)))

Patience my son, "the end" of your miseries is near! ;) :)

[Rowy]

I wish you well for Friday David. Just lay back and think of the LRC and you will sail through ;)

Get yourself a thick piece of foam and cut a hole in the middle to sit on after the op. Years ago I had an op in the same place and had a blow up rubber ring but I don't think you can get them any longer.

Rowy

[Eva]

Of course you can buy them, Rowy! David, go to a toystore or something and buy yourself that rubber blow-up ring which children who can't swim yet usually wear around their waist. My dad sat on a thing like that when he got an operation 'there'. Maybe they'll have one for you with a cool puppy-print, David! :rolleyes:

Take care!

Eva

[DaveM]

Or at least Spongebob Squarepants. I recall when my brother had a cyst removed from that particular area....he had a lovely inflatable ring with a duck's head on one side. No, I'd not going to tell you where he positioned it when he sat on the thing.

[david uk]

I wish you well for Friday David. Just lay back and think of the LRC and you will sail through ;)

Get yourself a thick piece of foam and cut a hole in the middle to sit on after the op. Years ago I had an op in the same place and had a blow up rubber ring but I don't think you can get them any longer.

Rowy

thanks Rowy for your wishes

unfortunately, my pain follows me around whether I am sitting down, standing up or lying down..... worst of all when I move... so I doubt a rubber ring will help... i am going for the pre-op assessment on Tuesday so will ask all kinds of questions then....

thanks again everyone for your rudie vibes x

[Racheldiva]

Dave,
so sorry to hear that you've got to have this done. Do get well soon!
xxxx

[David from London]

David

Hope it goes well and that everything heals swiftly.

David

[SongDragon]

Hey David, our thoughts will be with you. My thoughts won't even make any rude comments... Glad you have a surgeon who takes you seriously. I've only really ever been in the hospital once, for something nice and easy (that tonsilectomy last summer), so I don't really know what to say except we'll be thinking of you fellow rudie!

~Song

[chris h]

Hi David Sorry to hear you have to go in for an Operation. You have a moan it can't be any fun no matter what the op. I am sure all who have had the pleasure of your company will be thinking of you and wishing you well. Let us know how you are when you can. All the very best Lisa and Chris

[Irish Beth]

Well i have had over 40 operations, some big, some small. Like others have said, the surgery itself is no big deal - your asleep and then your awake and it is over. Get lots of pain meds and sleep as much as possible. We'll all be pulling for you.

IB

[Agnes]

Pre op appointment tomorrow, right, David? Good luck, my friend, I'll think of you!

[david uk]

yes agnes, and thanks for your wishes!!:)

[david uk]

just came back from my pre-op assessment at the hospital. It was fine. I spent about an hour with a pre-op assessment nurse who was like a stuffy old matron, but with a wicked sense of humour. She really put me at ease...

When I took off my shirt she looked at my tattoos and said "what on EARTH are those?" and made me burst out laughing... and when she was telling me what I need to take with me to the hospital she said "and don't forget your toiletries and shaving things... that's if you ever DO shave, it doesn't look like you do...!"

She had me in stiches and didn't mind me answering her in the same way.

After that I just had a medical questionnaire, a urine test and blood test and she talked me through the timetable for the operation - I feel MUCH more relaxed about it now, after an hour with Nurse Laura:p

roll on Friday and and end to pain!

sorry if I have bored people with this thread, but it's my first ever operation...

Irish Beth, your words were the most encouraging of all!:)

[Agnes]

That's good to hear, David :) Very good indeed!

[AceOn6]

Sounds promising, David. With any luck, you'll get Sister Laura for the pre-op prep!!!

[Des]

Glad the pre-op went well. Nursey Laura sounds like fun:D

All the very best for Friday brov:)

[Racheldiva]

All the best David. Our thoughts are with you!
xx:D

[Dee]

That's wonderful David! So glad it went well.

xo

[DaveM]

And if it hurts when you laugh, we'll try to stop being funny for a while.

[gisli]

Nice to hear you are more at ease with this David. And don´t worry about posting to much about this, if somebody wanted to poke me up my ### I would also be a wee bit worrysome too...........

[Dee]

Just close your eyes and count to 100. http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d149/danielmarkskelton/Photo%20Shoebox/naughtynurse.jpg

Don't worry David, the hole thing will soon be far behind you. ;)

xo

[Agnes]

ROFLMAO, Dee :D

[dutchcloggie]

Sending you lots of hugs from The Midlands. Hope all goes well. Let us know you have returned home safely.

[david uk]

Dee don't you DARE make me laugh like that after I come out of hospital on Saturday:p :p

[Denise]

Just in case I don't get another chance, I just want you to know that I will be thinking of you on Friday and hope all goes well! :)