Help with panic attacks before surgery tomorrow

Hi Nadine great another milestone, fantasic news not in the nodes. Relax and enjoy your recovery timexx

Well done, Nadine

Hope your recovery keeps going so well.

Good to be able to be in touch with mates - I used the pre-paid mobile and that was great as I was in for 7 days.

Look forward to more posts telling us how you are going.

Hugs

Summer  :-)

Yay you did it!!All the best for your recovery over the next few days:) My pain after mastectomy was only slight.Stay in touch .Cheers Robynxox

I had to buy a mobile broadband dongle/usb from Telstra for my laptop as hospital didn't have wifi, but it was worth it just because it helped pass the time. 

Good luck. Keep in touch.

Nadine

So glad to hear it went well for you. I am trying to figure out a little tablet to take to hospital but I might just end up stashing the lappy in my backpack lol.

Hi Brenda

Thanks for your message. I know exactly what you mean about the childbirth experience. The waiting yesterday was hard. We were in the hospital at 7.45 am but didn't go to surgery until 5 pm. I am happy to say that that's all behind me now. Relief is exactly what I feel.

I am actually sitting right now in the ICU  with my laptop updating friends and family on how things went. Isn't technology wonderful?

The type of lumpectomy surgery I had changed from what they told me I was going to have before I went under to what I ended up having. Not sure why the change in approach as I haven't seen the surgeon yet. They ended up taking much more of the breast than we had discussed. But they also told me that there were no cancer cells in the 2 Sentinel Nodes they took. YAY!!!!! 

I have a long incision about 15 cms but most of it is under my arm at the side. With my arms down I can barely  see it and it looks ok. It is not painful about a 2 out of 10 on the pain scale and I haven't had any pain medication after surgery which was over 12 hours ago - just panadol. I am very comfortable and am only in ICU due to lung problems which were pre existing. 

I am surprised about how good I feel. I know it's different for everyone. 

I am sending you best wishes for next Monday. Hoping that you have a quick recovery.

All the best 

Nadine

Hi Nadine

After my three surgeries Miss Strong just broke down (it came from nowhere) - and the Breast Care Nurse was pleased.  She told me that they really worry about the BC ladies who don't cry as they don't recover as well.  So, you will fly through it all !

Hoping today has gone well and that this is the start of good things for you.  Try to be positive but do let your feeling flow and show.

"May the road rise up to meet you

May the wind be always at your back

May the sun shine warm upon your face

May the rain fall softly upon your fields

And, from here on in, may your God hold you in the palm of His hand".

Big hugs for a quick surgery recovery

Summer  :-)

Sorry I missed this post when you were needing support.

I hope the surgery is going well and you are just opening your eyes now and breathing a sigh of pure relief.

I am not a fan of crying although if I let myself go I don't feel I could stop. My belief is unless its in a healing grief or something, it releases negative stuff in to your blood which is not conducive to getting over stress. Plus there is the added draw back that its jolly hard to breathe through your nose when crying.

I figure God wouldn't let this happen to me if he wasn't confident I could cope with it. Who knows what his great plan is but sooner or later I figure he will let me in on it.

My surgery is on Monday. Apart from being packed for the hospital and doing the fasting thing I will just be quiet and still and wait some more. Its a bit like child birth really, there's only one way that baby is going to come and that's either surgery or labour lol.

Unfortunately you don't get to take a little bundle of joy home but you do get to leave the dirty rotten nasty cancer behind which just HAS to be a major bonus!

Those pre surgery nerves are the worst!

things I did that helped a bit:

- I use an app called headspace uk. It has guided relaxation sessions. (it has 10 free meditation sessions to trial)

- I listened to my favourite songs in the waiting room

- I wrote down all my fears and worries (and then threw the list in the bin)

good luck today

Hi Nadi,

All the best for today.  I hope you managed to get some sleep last night. The early days are so difficult with the great unknown.  Keep your faith, breathe, exercise, talk, cry. I used to go on a lot of solitary walks to cry by the river. Talk and cry with family/friends, but there's only so much people close to you can cope with I found.  Coming on here was a great help, as there's always someone who can relate. Chamomile tea, rescue remedy, warm feet soak, meditation (to control breathing and thoughts) were/are regular activities I do.

Sending you a big hug for today.

Karen xx