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Things Are Looking Up!!

I have been trying to think of an adequate word to describe my feelings yesterday when I received some much waited news and all I could come up with is WOWZERS!  A favorite word of mine at the moment!  Anyhow, lets start at the beginning of my day yesterday.

After yet another sleepless night I packed my bag ready for my trip to hospital to have my Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter inserted (for those dorks out there like me who likes to know the proper medical term this is a Tenchkoff Catheter!)

I have never experienced a general anesthetic before so all this is very new to me!  However, when I arrived at the hospital I had the welcomed surprise that a friend of mine Michelle was working in the ward where I was to be looked after, she put me at ease straight away.

After going through endless forms, meeting the surgeon and anesthetist I had to put on the oh so fetching hospital gown and then make the walk to the operating theatres.  It was the strangest of feeling! I was chatting away to the anesthetist then I thought oh I've just closed my eyes or blinked lets carry on talking and it was over, I only knew that the operation had taken place due to the pain in my stomach area!  It must have been a very long blink!!

I had originally been told that I had to stay overnight so that my new tubes could be flushed out to ensure that they were working properly but luckily for me the hospital decided that this could be done yesterday and that I would be allowed home at 7pm!  Yay!!

After my dialysis nurse had been to see me my consultant popped in, this is when I got the fabulous news that my mum can definitely donate to me and that my transplant is taking place in the first week of February!  Whoop whoop!  They have always said January but I have no problems with the first week in February what so ever!!  On top of that, I am also at the top of the list if any of the other transplants can't go ahead in January. 

Finally nurse Trev came into the hospital after work and whisked me home to where mum and fish and chips was waiting for me!! 

So, although I'm very sore around my tummy, I am also one very happy girl today, things are back on track and my target of being fit and well again by Flora Day is once again in my sight ;-)

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  1. Unknown7 December 2010 at 22:47

    such fab news, and fantastic mum (well always knew she was!)
    Glad things are looking up and you can enjoy Christmas a little more, hope you get to dance the Flora again, I hope to make it down next year too so will doubly brilliant if I get to watch you dance honey xxxxx

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  2. Tracy Carroll8 December 2010 at 07:11

    Ah, thanks Sara. Just read your blog, I hope the Doc's sort out your back soon and take the problem seriously. Would be great to see you on Flora Day xx

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  3. Emma Bryson10 December 2010 at 19:01

    fab news hun! xx

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