Update on appointment with the surgeon and my fooked up hernia:

[MerryBlooms]

Surgeon submitted surgery request today and wants to operate as soon as possible, hoping next week. At least two or three days in hospital, he said it depends on how things go since this is the 4th repair. Excited to know I'll finally feel better after dealing with this for so long, but hospitals trigger my PTSD, they'll give me Ativan again to help me with that issue. I have small squiggly veins, so they'll use an ultrasound machine to find a proper vein like they did the other day for the CT scan. Less poking and less blown veins. Yippee! Everyone I've talked to that's familiar with this surgeon, plus my primary, has said this is the number one guy for this procedure. I really like the Doc, and he knew my father-in-law, which automatically made me feel more at ease. Gonna be golden!

[Phoenix61]

1. Yeah!!!!

I’m so glad you’re not going to have to wait very long. That has to be a big relief.

[MerryBlooms]

4. Me too! I'm wrapped super tight, but it's not helping with the pain as much

as it did a couple of weeks ago, but without the wrap, I have to use my hand to press the hernia back in just to walk. So yep, I'm hoping the approval comes very quickly because this pain is horrible.

[applegrove]

2. Sending you vibes.

[MerryBlooms]

5. Thank you.

[Ohiogal]

3. Wishing you all the best!

[MerryBlooms]

6. Thank you.

[Skittles]

7. WOO!

[MerryBlooms]

12. HOO!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. May your ordeal soon be over, my dear MerryBlooms!

It's hard to wait for the surgery when you're hurting this much.

[MerryBlooms]

13. Thanks, hon. Finally a light at the end of the tunnel,

and it's not a train comin' at me! Ha!

[littlemissmartypants]

9. So glad to see you and the hope. I'm glad you have a good doctor.

I am hoping the best for you. Take it easy if you can. ❤

[MerryBlooms]

14. Thanks so much. I appreciate all the well wishes.

[Turbineguy]

10. These hernia repairs are pretty easy these days

After my last one 5 years ago, I was up and about, up and down stairs almost immediately. I used a cane to help walk for 3 days.

[MerryBlooms]

15. I'm hoping for the same. I know there was

some problems with the mesh repair a while back, but confident they have that worked out and it will be smooth sailing. Just another scar to add to my collection.

[Turbineguy]

17. I mentioned that mesh thing to my surgeon

and he advised me to stop watching TV at 2 in the morning. I've had meshes in two places for at least 15 years. Apparently there are several different types.

[MerryBlooms]

19. I've had two mesh done on the same area,

last one made it 12 years. I'm not worried about it. Happy yours have been successful.

[Laffy Kat]

11. Glad you don't have to wait long.

[MerryBlooms]

16. Me too. First surgery I've ever looked forward to.

[bluestarone]

18. Sending my best to you!!

Always great to feel good about your DRS. and procedure!! (helps a bunch) From reading your thread i feel you will do GREAT!!

[MerryBlooms]

20. Thank you! Yep, no worries. Compared to all the other surgeries,

this will be a cake walk.

[Fla Dem]

21. Can't believe you've waited this long and now have to wait another week for your surgery.

Best wishes for a successful outcome.

[MerryBlooms]

22. It's my nature. I have severe medical PTSD

After a car accident in 2006 (I was crushed in the cab of a pickup, driver was killed), I spent 5 months in hospital, mostly in and out of medical induced coma and ccu. Spine fracture, neck fracture, (I've had back surgery 5 times and two rebuilds, two bone grafts from my left hip, now have rods/plates and fused from L2 into pelvis, spinal mrsa), collapsed lungs, ARDS, head trauma, internal injuries, small bowel removal, incisional hernias, appendectomy, too many direct line scars to count (they kept blowing), my tummy looks like a funky road map of scars and my back and hip too, allergic reaction to lidocaine during an intubation and went into anaphylactic shock- coma for three days, resuscitated twice, other procedures that I'm not quite sure about, my son kept a diary, but I've never read it.

2007, spinal mrsa recurred and in hospital for 4 months with spine surgeries, two months without an L2 while they treated the mrsa… more complications and allergic reactions. So this surgery coming up will be a cake walk as long as my body doesn't do anything stupid. lol On the bright side, all my blood tests in the last 10 years have come back negative for mrsa, so that is a huge relief!

Probably way more than you wanted to know, sorry. But, now you know why the reluctance on my part.

Thanks so much for the well wishes.