Our AA just reminded me that I am scheduled for a professional course starting in September and concluding in eary March with a 2-day seminar. My boss signed me up for it and it is supposed to be a good program...just a lot of work.
What I'm now worried about is these health issues that have cropped up since he signed me up. I should be okay for most of it, but if I end up having surgery in January, then both the last two months of the course and the seminar may not be possible for me.
I HATE having to back out of something, particularly when it was suggested that I take it. Its frustrating and who knows...I may be fine, I may not! I HATE the unknown. I know if I have the hysterectomy, there is a 6 week convalescence. But maybe having coursework to do at home while I lay on the couch will be good for me to keep me occupied after those first couple of weeks of being down and out. But then to go to Denver potentially only 8 weeks after the surgery...that scares me.
Why can't I just be HEALTHY??????
Katy
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kate_ce1995
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Hi Katy,
Hysto's are so much easier than they were in say, my mother's day. When I had mine, the worst thing I had to deal with was the pocket of gas in my shoulder (alot like plurisy).
Most times the surgery can be less invasive than it was years ago and the recovery time is also less.
8 weeks after surgery you should be doing just fine! I do understand the "not knowing thing". I try to be prepared for ANYTHING and sometimes that just isn't possible!
Hang in there Katy - worrying will not make it go away or make it any easier. Everything will work out for you! I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for you!
PS - are you feeling better now since this last episode? Sure hope so!
Hysto's are so much easier than they were in say, my mother's day. When I had mine, the worst thing I had to deal with was the pocket of gas in my shoulder (alot like plurisy).
Most times the surgery can be less invasive than it was years ago and the recovery time is also less.
8 weeks after surgery you should be doing just fine! I do understand the "not knowing thing". I try to be prepared for ANYTHING and sometimes that just isn't possible!
Hang in there Katy - worrying will not make it go away or make it any easier. Everything will work out for you! I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for you!
PS - are you feeling better now since this last episode? Sure hope so!
"Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful." -- Buddha
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moremuscle
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Hi Katy,
Don't be discouraged - I think Mars is right on the money with everything she said. The surgery and the recovery time is not what it used to be. I have not had one myself but I have seen other individuals recover very very fast.
I think you should sign up for the course in good spirit knowing that odds are you will be able to do everything required even after having surgery.
It is the "not knowing" that is the worst part of almost all things in life - especially serious issues like those that implicate our health; but sometimes the "not knowing" also holds a promise - things may turn out to the better for you after the Hystorectomi in a way that is difficult to anticipate.
Love,
Karen
Don't be discouraged - I think Mars is right on the money with everything she said. The surgery and the recovery time is not what it used to be. I have not had one myself but I have seen other individuals recover very very fast.
I think you should sign up for the course in good spirit knowing that odds are you will be able to do everything required even after having surgery.
It is the "not knowing" that is the worst part of almost all things in life - especially serious issues like those that implicate our health; but sometimes the "not knowing" also holds a promise - things may turn out to the better for you after the Hystorectomi in a way that is difficult to anticipate.
Love,
Karen