Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Wendy, its very difficult at times. This type of treatment can be downright awful sometimes, but it can be done. The patients who post here are living proof it is goign to be ok. Maybe not back to exactly how things were before but pretty darn close. Next year this time you will look back and remember these days and maybe even laugh about it.
I went thru some bad times and now my children and I can look back and tell jokes abotu how I acted while under anestesia. On the way home from one of my surgeries I made my son stop at several stores so I could go shopping. I bought a bunch of stuff and the next day I asked where it came from. All had to be returned, we didnt need any of it. I also stopped and picked up lots of food that I wasnt able to eat. Wow was it expensive for me to have that surgery!!!!
See, it can be funny. Maybe not now or even next month, but down the road when its all over you may be able to laugh at some moments you shared. ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive |