We went in for the pre-surgery appointment today. It went very well. We met with a nurse who explained a lot of things, which was very helpful. I am feeling much better about the entire course of treatment because of it.
We talked some about tomorrows installation of the port, but we also discussed the overall course of treatment.
It’s still going to be a long haul, but some of my concerns have been alleviated. The chemo is going to be whatever it is going to be. However, when it’s time for the major surgery, probably sometime next Fall, it’s probably not going to be as awful as I was anticipating.
For one thing, they’re big on pain management so the level of discomfort will be quite manageable. They see pain as inhibiting recovery, so they want to minimize it. I can get on-board with that.
They will also have me up and about almost immediately after surgery, so I won’t be languishing in a hospital bed. This appeals to me a great deal, at least it does now. I might not be so hot about the idea when I’m fresh out of major surgery. But I’ll get over it.
Anyway, that’s a long time off.
Tomorrow, Friday, at 1 PM I will have the surgery to install the port. I won’t be out of surgery and ready to go home until at least 4 PM.
When the surgery is over I won’t have eaten anything for sixteen hours and will still be groggy from the anesthesia. I will not be operating any heavy equipment.
Since I’m not going to be at my sharpest, I probably won’t be able to post an update until Saturday.
At that time I hope to be able to tell you what it was like becoming a Borg.
Gary,
I had to check the date on my computer twice. I thought that maybe you had already been assimilated and had jumped one day ahead of me into the future.
I’ll be sending some relaxing thoughts your way tomorrow, providing your surgery is tomorrow i.e. Friday the 28th and not Saturday the 29th. I’ve always had a problem with time paradoxes. This is a good example regarding why that is.
Unfortunately and fortunately, being that I’m no longer part of the Borg Collective, I will not be able to hear your drone along with the rest of the hive.
Then again, maybe that’s a good thing. =)
I was so hoping that you’d be awake for your surgery and that you’d get to experience some very good drugs instead of receiving anesthesia. My only hallucination occurred during my portacath surgery while under the influence of some very good drugs; I still remember almost every detail and that is definitely a good thing.
Remember: Resistance is futile, so you better just kick back and relax.
Candace, Neophyte Earth Angel of the Healers and Health Advocates Guild, ex-Borg number 1,275,602 of 915,450,343,784,132
You will be in our thoughts tomorrow. John says he rather likes the idea of having a Borg for a cousin. Will await your newest update on Saturday.