1. Home
  2. Quilting Forum
  3. OT: surgery followup

OT: surgery followup

Hi everyone,

Thought I would pop in (while I have a lucid moment) and post a quick note to thank you again for all of the prayers and good wishes you have sent my way. The sugery on Friday went well. They took out the tumor and two lymph nodes for testing. I was home Friday afternoon, but slept most of the afternoon and evening, as well as most of the day Saturday. Yesterday the brain fog started to clear but had to spend most of the day trying to manage pain.....I've got a 5" incision and part of it is under my armpit...and it's painful to move the related body parts.

Pathology report will take a few days and the stitches come out next week. Thanks again for all of your support and emails...I can't answer all of them at this point but want you to know how much it means to me.

-Irene

Reply to
IMS
Loading thread data ...

Bless you, Irene. . In message , IMS writes

Reply to
Patti

Don't scrimp on those good drugs! You need to rest comfortably (as much as you can) to fully recover. I hope all the reports come back favorably and you are back to your normal self quickly.

Reply to
KJ

Continue to keep you in my prayers.

Reply to
maryd

So far, so good? Excellent!! Irene, I have a suggestion for comfortable sleeping/resting. You need some support and a gentle 'barrier' to keep you in position. That support can be a firm (cheap!) foam pillow ... the kind with a lengthwise shallow trough of sorts for neck support. Post op, I turned mine so it is parallel to the spine. It gently hugs spine and cradles neck. Place this on your regular pillows and you may find a bit of comfort with out the worry of rolling over on your healing places. We hope to hear from you as your healing progresses. Meantime, my prayers and good wishes continue. Pat in Virginia

Reply to
Pat in Virginia

I'm still crossing my fingers for you, Irene! I hope the pain is easily managed and that your recovery will be complete and permanent. {{{Hugs}}}

Reply to
Sandy

Yikes, the armpit incision sounds a bit dicey. Under the circumstances, I'm surprised you decided to post--but ever so glad you did. :-) Thanks for the update, Irene!

Keeping you close.

Michelle in NV

Reply to
Michelle C

Irene, rest assured that the prayers will continue and the good thoughts and wishes will keep on racing to you.

Hugs, Sunny

Reply to
onetexsun

Thoughts and prayers continuing, as long as you need them...

--Heidi

formatting link

Reply to
heidi (was rabbit2b)

Irene, it's so good to hear from you. I know many of us have been wondering how you are doing. I'm glad that the surgery went well and hope you are having a good recovery.

You'll still be in our thoughts for as long as you may need them.

Judie

IMS wrote:

Reply to
Judie in Penfield NY

rest Irene - will be continuing to send healing thoughts your way.

kelly in BC

Reply to
kelly

InspirePoint website is not affiliated with any of the manufacturers or service providers discussed here. All logos and trade names are the property of their respective owners.