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Jenn, great news about your results. What does your node being reactive indicate?
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happy for your news Jenn, glad it was clear and you have not that to worry about now. rest up and hope your neighbour was knocked out for the night to let you sleep and others in the ward. you certainly do have a mixture of different ailments in yr ward. just enjoy your time of the others caring for you and i said, b4, LAP IT UP GIRL:
Gosh we have been really going thru hell trying to get decent workers for us, interviewed a guy last night, he sounds more promising. please keep yr fingers cross please ladies, its driving me nuts. hubby cant go on working 20 hours a day, 4 in the morning til 10 at night day in and day out. We had a guy that was very abusive to me other day, as to why we dont employ him. we have had either an interview or contact with him and he was not suitable for the job then and still not. he rings up and abuses the ones he wants to employ him. i got this F this and F that other day, employ muppets then to f your trucks. and i would not anser it and i was an f in B for not answering it. was getting to the stage of reporting him to the cops. then he rang me yesterday telling me he thought it sucked that we did not think he was suitable, so i calmly told him, his attitude reeks, he thinks he is Gods gift to the truck world and you dont abuse the ones you want to employ you. then he said, you only employ muppets, and i said, well yes, i guess if we employed you, we would be doing exactly that. and the phone went dead, so have not heard since. hope that is that. anyway hope everybody is ok and have a great day.
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Jenn, such great news about your path report, I hope you ended up getting some sleep last night.
Midnight, I feel for you, it sounds like you've had some awful problems with staff and now you have people who you don't even employ abusing you. Being in business sometimes sucks.
Marine, yes things are starting to warm up. Spring has well and truly sprung lol. We have so many glorious blossom trees here at home, and this year it's been magnificent. Days are warming up to 25 too, so lovely weather. I love he autumn too, and we have the lovely colour you are getting now at that time of year. One day, and hopefully not too far away I'll get to your part of the world and visit :-)
I've taken a days annual leave today as Monday is a ph, so am having a lovely 4 day weekend.
Racy, I think most of us have booked our flights now, but thanks for the info - that's sweet of you. I can't wait to get to Brissie to see you all.
Trish
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No sleep... Stress levels for everyone were very high here last night with this young man yelling and being physically violent (trying to destroy his room). He is about to be transferred to a secure psych unit and then all should go quiet. It all really affected me badly as it brought back some really bad childhood memories. The PS arrived this morning to find me sobbing with my hubby :-/
The news that no drains out today then made me cry even more... Looks like I will be going home on Sunday with a dreaded drain which I am really not happy about. They have organised community nursing daily at home to start on Monday.
I am hoping for a sleep this afternoon and to regain some of my "zen".
Thanks Marnie for the blog link. Don't worry, I have my protein bars sitting right here in my dresser drawer :-)
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oh Jenn. sorry you missed out on your sleep, they shoulda had him in a secure unit in the first place instead of a ward of sick people who are tying to recover. not good about the drains either. hope you will sleep better tonight and hope you managed to get sleep today. take care xxx
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Jenn don't stress about going home with a drain, they really are fairly easy to manage. I had mine for around 2 1/2 weeks at home. It's easy to change and manage. I got sick of carrying the bloody thing around, but had been given a specially made little bag to put it in, the nurses should know all about them. Mine were made by a group who also made little softy fobs and a little pillow type thing that you could put under your arm to help keep it away from the mx scar and for under a seat belt.
Really it was no big deal, just annoying. It should be pretty well covered with that plastic dressing to stop it getting infected.
Hope you sleep well and regain your zen
Trish
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I agree with everything Trish said Jenn. The drain is inconvenient, but with a little bag to hang over your shoulder, and hang over the shower stall etc its easy to live a normal life with one. If you do want a shower, check with the nurse to make sure its okay for you, but glad wrap around the chest keeps the wound dry. I say to check with the nurse cause I dont know anything about recon and maybe the heated water isnt a good thing - I just dont know.
Hope your getting heaps of sleep and that you can get home soon.
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Just woke from a lovely nap. Young Matthew was "scheduled" and moved to a facility more appropriate for his mental health and medical needs at about 2.20pm this afternoon.
Just a bit depressed to be likely going home with a drain on Sunday after being told that most of my drs patients leave on Friday with none... I want to be well on the way to wound healing, not still having open wounds for weeks. I am sure that my raised bp and surges of adrenaline over the past 24hrs has contributed to this backward step...
I would also rather have drains removed by the experts here in the unit rather than some random community nurse.
Got alternate stitches removed from my umbilical wound today. Rest will be removed by the community nurse on Monday. It is stitched folded so still no idea of what it will look like but tummy is starting to look nicely shaped.
Breasts are actually way bigger than I asked for which I am finding hard to deal with and am quite disappointed with. I just don't think swelling subsidence is going to take it down to what I wanted and there is way too much breast folding onto my chest for my liking - having to clean under there twice daily as it gets sweaty - blech!!!! I was quite clearvthat I wanted to be able to buy smaller shirts and perky bras and it looks like I will be having to buy bigger shirts and "serious" bras.
Family all coming in soon for early family dinner with me :-)
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aww Jenn, I have no idea, but give it time - maybe a lot of it is swelling. Did you ask your ps about what size he's made you?
So glad Matthew is gone so you can get some decent rest, I wish they could have forced tranqs on him for the safety of everyone on the ward, but I guess that would be a human rights violation?? If I was being a pain in the ass to everyone, and not in my right mind, Id want to be tranqed so I didnt do something I would feel bad about later hey.
Have a wonderful dinner with your family, get some serious rest and Im sure you will feel heaps better tomorrow.
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Jenn enjoy your dinner with the family!
Believe me, going home with one drain is waaaaaay better than having to present yourself every two days to have the fluid syringed off. Yes that happened to me after my mx.
Glad you managed to get a nap in this arvo and so much better for your rest tonight since that poor boy has been moved and all is quiet. Don't worry about the crying jags as its quite normal about five to seven days after major surgery....... and Mathew did not help.
Rest, relax, deep breathe and regain you equilibrium.
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Linda - they did tranq him several times but it didn't keep him down. The nurses told me they couldn't believe that he could have that much and still be up functioning...
Nice dinner with hubby and kids :-)
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I think i was ripped off Chrissy. My mum and I changed my drains - it must have been fairly simple or I would remember having hassles which I dont. Then again if your surgery was in 2003 it was 6 years before mine, so that might be the reason why. Very happy I didnt have to go in every second day, seemed to be living there at the time anyway without that (doh)
Jenn, maybe the poor guy had built up resistance to the drugs. Everytime Ive been given a proper tranq Ive been out like a light immediately. Anyway Im glad he's not there any more causing dramas. This is supposed to be your rest and recovery time after all.
Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend.
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Lynda, flight for your mum is a great idea for Christmas gift.
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Linda my poor DH had to help me change my drains, and he really can't stand the sight of anything like that. But he manned up and did it lol.
Jenn, the longer the drain is in, the less times you have to have excess fluid syringed off. And taking a drain out really only takes literally 2 seconds. It's a tiny wound and unlikely to cause any problems. Community nurses are very capable of doing it, but you could go into your dr's office and have it removed.
In the scheme of things it's a minor thing.
Get some rest and all will look better.
Sending you ((((((hugs)))))
Trish
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Jenn.....if it makes you feel any better, they prefer to make them bigger rather than smaller as it's easier to 'downsize' than 'upsize'!
Mine were way bigger than wanted or expected after myDIEP...I went from a c cup to dd cup & had a bit of lipo done a few months later which made a huge difference
I'm now very happy with them, even had my tattooing done a week ago so please be patient!!
Well, I'm at the airport in the Business Class Lounge (yes, business class) having a G & T with cheese & crackers & hubby is having beer & cake!!!!
First stop London & very exciting....
Luv n hugs to everyone
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Karen,
Have a wonderful trip and stay safe.
Enjoy that G&T lol
Trish
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Karen - I'm jealous. My first trip to England and Paris was last year and I've been waqnting to go back ever since. Have a great time.
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Hi all
The last few days my whole body has been aching, probably from the tamofixen. I've been really tired too. I also think that I have arthritis in my little finger of my right hand, Mum has bad arthritis and my older sister has it in her hands as well.
I hate this cancer and getting old thing !!!
Jenn I hope that your feeling better.
The weather has been nice in Perth, I work next week then have 2 weeks off, can't wait.
Hope that you all are having a nice weekend.
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Officially all on for going home in the morning - but with both drains :-/ I feel a little like a failure since my PS rarely sends someone home with even 1 drain...
Looking forward to my own bed but will miss the magic remote control for the hospital one.
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You are not a failure Jenn, everyone's body heals at different rates and you shouldn't be feeling bad about the drains...honestly we all vary in the amount of fluids that our wounds will produce and you have had major surgery...in a week or so you'll be wondering what you were getting so upset about I'm sure.
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I hope so Sharon :-) Just had a big baby cry all over the nurse since I am still having to ask for serious pain relief every 6 hours as my abdomen is painful still because of the stupid drains not the actual surgical wound...
Feels like a vicious circle with these things and they now feel like they are holding me back from recovery.
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Jenn, I hope that all this pain and heartache soon becomes a distant memory. I'm not a fan of the community nurse either but we have all learnt to "roll with the punches" when it comes to BC and everything associated with it. My daughter (who wants to be a vet when she grows up) loves 'practicing' on anything I am sent home with (dressing changes, drains, removing stitches etc). so I'm pretty lucky. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you that everything gets better from now !!
Aussie12 - I get shocking body aches (my hands and knees are the worst !). I like to blame the tamoxifen BUT every now and then I wonder what is a SE of BC and what is a SE of OA (Old Age !!!). I've done manual labour all my life (farmer) and lived a fairly active, adventurous and outdoor orientated lifestyle and although I'm only 36 I do wonder what is the natural 'slide' of my bodies bits and pieces and what is more sinister :S
Enjoy your trip Karen - I'm envious !!
I'm starting another round of chemo next week so I've been frantically trying to get my front garden weeded and re-planted so (a) all the hard work is done while I don't feel like poo and (b) I have something nice to look at while I'm feeling like poo. I'm also trying to finish my 'bee hotel' in the evenings - it's good to keep busy. Thankfully my daughter has taken on the responsibility of weeding and replanting the vegie garden (which we practically live off for the majority of the year) so I don't have to worry about that next month (We live in a high frost area so have a 'rule' that we don't plant until after Melbourne Cup Day). Friday was a BEAUTIFUL day - great for gardening . . . . the complete opposite to yesterday but it was good to get the rain so everything can grow and gave me the chance to plant shop !! Hoping todays wind settles so I don't get blown away today.
Hope everyone enjoys today and remember it's meant to be a 'day of rest'.
Amanda
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Karen, have a wonderful holiday - its so beautiful over there.
Jenn, one thing that happened to you that doesnt happen to most, is the emotional trauma brought on by your mum, and then compounded by Matthew's behaviour next door bringing back all the crappy memories. Our bodies need sleep to recover and peace, not conflict, loud sudden noises etc. In times of great trauma I rely on sleeping pills as I know I cant function/rest/sleep when my mind is racing non stop. Please give yourself a break and dont feel guilty for circumstances outside your control - it sure wasnt you that booked Matthew into the room next door hey. Having met you I know you are a wonderful balanced strong woman, so its nothing personal that your drains havent been removed, its just as a result of you healing at a lesser pace because you werent able to relax and recover as well as you should have been able to, especially given that you paid to go private. Makes me a bit angry actually that you had to go through so much when you should have been focussing purely on yourself and your health.
Good luck with your next chemo Amanda, hope its gentle on you.
Hi to everyone else, hope your all having a lovely relaxing weekend. Ive got today off and intend to do precisely nothing all day, housework can go hang lol.
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Thanks everyone for your shoulders to cry on over the past week :-) We are about to head off home. First time out of the hospital since Friday 28th.
Will likely go straight home to bed for the afternoon...
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So glad you are going home:) put the car in the garage and phone off the hook for a little while and just relax!
Hope you haven't got too far to travel in the car, I've forgotten where you said you have to travel too...I'm in Esperance so I mostly took the flights, 8 hours in a car can be a little bit testing every couple of weeks:)
x Sharon
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Jenn that sounds like the perfect plan. You will be amazed at how tired you will feel over the next few weeks so take the time and sleep often.........
For some reason I woke early this morning (well early for me.......lol) so it's just 11am and I have done the washing, done the dishes , folded the laundry that I took off the line and watered the garden. Mmm I think it's time to take my own advice and rest..........the only thing that will be working this afternoon is my knitting needles!
Have a great day all!
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Going to be 35 here today. Went to the markets early and got some fish, fudge and bananas as usual. Washed the kitchen floor and am cleaning the bathrooms and that will be it for today. Lucky I went for a ride early yesterday. I just wish it would rain, guess I'll have to water this afternoon.
Jenn - enjoy being home. I'm with you on the drain issue, I wouldn't want to go home with any.
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So glad you re going home Jenn, enjoy your own bed :-)
Amanda I hope your treatment is gentle on you. What regime are you doing?
I've just weeded about 1/8 of our veggie patch lots to still do. Ours feeds us too, and the neighbours and a couple of friends lol
Have a good one girls
Trish
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Hey Jenn, kool you are outta there. As the girls have said. please take it easy and rest rest and more rest, pretend you still in Hospital and let others do as much as they can for you. its a pity that things were abit tense at times for you with the young chap next door and the nurses being slightly incompident( excuse the spelling) at times. but yea get as much sleep as you can.
Chrissy, i wish i had the patience to sit and knit like you, My sisters and my mummy all sewed, knitted. and tried to teach me, but to no avail. i was the television and book addict. i kinda didn't take the craft side of things up. oh well i guess we dont all have the same talents. i was the music one and sit at the piano and make my tunes up, i played by air, and would hear a song once and play it. was our church pianist for 5 years, but i have not got a piano where i am, its at mums. so have not played one for 5 years now. when we get settled, and into a permanant home, hubby said, he will get me a piano. he was a music teacher and so was his mum, and their mums grand piano was stolen from the house we just sold back in march, God knows how they got it out, it was not light. she used to teach on that one. we were very sad about that, never mind, well will leave you and hope you all have a fantastic night. xxxxxxx
Oh Trish hope you enjoying your long weekend holiday.
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Midnight, I used to teach piano too! :-) I went for. Long time without a piano when we moved to Canberra but we got a full sized digital piano last year and I've been getting my fingers nimble and flexible again. I didn't realise how much I'd missed it.
I'm really enjoying my long weekend. Today is the last day of 4 days off, don't want to go back to work tomorrow lol
Trish
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