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MerryBlooms

(11,770 posts)
Mon Feb 10, 2020, 09:15 PM Feb 2020

Surgery tomorrow!

1.5 hr scheduled at 2pm- multiple incisional incarcerated hernia procedure. Three days in the hospital and then back home to my kitties who will be so excited to have momma snuggling for a few days in bed.

I'm nervous, but happy at the same time.

Wish me luck, Loungers. Love all y'all!

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Surgery tomorrow! (Original Post) MerryBlooms Feb 2020 OP
Take care of your self. Peace. riversedge Feb 2020 #1
. MerryBlooms Feb 2020 #5
Good luck! PJMcK Feb 2020 #2
. MerryBlooms Feb 2020 #6
Best of luck. Walleye Feb 2020 #3
. MerryBlooms Feb 2020 #7
Wishing all the best. You have to have it done because it is incarcerated, but once it is still_one Feb 2020 #4
. MerryBlooms Feb 2020 #10
try the jello dweller Feb 2020 #8
. MerryBlooms Feb 2020 #11
Hopefully it means conscience sedation. Enjoy! mobeau69 Feb 2020 #9
Don't make me laugh, ouch. MerryBlooms Feb 2020 #13
Lots of healing vibes sent your way! 😘 Lefta Dissenter Feb 2020 #12
Definitely a benefit. MerryBlooms Feb 2020 #14
Healing thoughts on their way to you! TruckFump Feb 2020 #15
. MerryBlooms Feb 2020 #16
Being down is no fun... TruckFump Feb 2020 #17
My best friends. They're waiting for me when I come home from work, MerryBlooms Feb 2020 #20
Best of luck, Merry! Ohiogal Feb 2020 #18
Thanks, me too! MerryBlooms Feb 2020 #21
Stay away from funny people for a bit Harker Feb 2020 #19
And, anyone who so much as has a sniffle! MerryBlooms Feb 2020 #22
((MerryB)) blm Feb 2020 #23
. MerryBlooms Feb 2020 #24
Good luck and I wish you a very speedy recovery. catbyte Feb 2020 #25
The boys say DItto! MerryBlooms Feb 2020 #28
Sounds like a better idea that praying for it to go away rurallib Feb 2020 #26
. MerryBlooms Feb 2020 #29
Hoping for the very best outcome for you, Merry. guillaumeb Feb 2020 #27
Thank you, g. MerryBlooms Feb 2020 #30
🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞 irisblue Feb 2020 #31
Thank you. This will be the 4th repair. 2 failed very quickly, this 3rd lasted over 13 years. MerryBlooms Feb 2020 #33
Good luck. Scarsdale Feb 2020 #37
Wishing you a very speedy recovery. Dem2theMax Feb 2020 #32
My boys are the best. Thanks so much. MerryBlooms Feb 2020 #34
💖💖💖💖💐💐💐💖💖💖💖💖😽 MLAA Feb 2020 #35
. MerryBlooms Feb 2020 #36
Good luck tomorrow gademocrat7 Feb 2020 #38
Best wishes, for things to go smoothly wendyb-NC Feb 2020 #39
Good thoughts samplegirl Feb 2020 #40
All the best to you tomorrow. Fla Dem Feb 2020 #41
Think gardens and rivers. democrank Feb 2020 #42
Your people here are with you. BlueTexasMan Feb 2020 #43
This message was self-deleted by its author softydog88 Feb 2020 #44
Surgery Today Shadowww Feb 2020 #45
I'm sure it will be a relief to get it behind you. Laffy Kat Feb 2020 #46
Good luck hope all the hernia's whistler162 Feb 2020 #47
Good luck lillypaddle Feb 2020 #48
Best of luck and speedy recovery!!!! bluestarone Feb 2020 #49
Get well soon! backtoblue Feb 2020 #50
Wishing you the best Sienna86 Feb 2020 #51
Hope you are home with your kitties soon! redstatebluegirl Feb 2020 #52
Good luck and a rapid recovery. (n/t) spin Feb 2020 #53
Sounds like a 'triple play'. I had one of those. No problems. empedocles Feb 2020 #54
Incarcerated hernias. Ouch! You are going to feel better real soon! Best wishes for a speedy Cousin Dupree Feb 2020 #55
Good luck randr Feb 2020 #56
hope it went well! Kali Feb 2020 #57

still_one

(92,243 posts)
4. Wishing all the best. You have to have it done because it is incarcerated, but once it is
Mon Feb 10, 2020, 09:18 PM
Feb 2020

repaired, you will be good to go.

Take care


Lefta Dissenter

(6,622 posts)
12. Lots of healing vibes sent your way! 😘
Mon Feb 10, 2020, 09:26 PM
Feb 2020

Here’s to a swift recovery, thanks in part to the healing powers of kitties!

And just think! trump will be that much closer to being out of office by the time you wake up! A lot of us would like to sleep through the entire rest of his term!

TruckFump

(5,812 posts)
17. Being down is no fun...
Mon Feb 10, 2020, 09:30 PM
Feb 2020

...but cuddling with our four-legged children, well, that should make up for a lot!

MerryBlooms

(11,770 posts)
20. My best friends. They're waiting for me when I come home from work,
Mon Feb 10, 2020, 09:40 PM
Feb 2020

next to me almost all the time, and so affectionate. My 18lb kitty always has his left paw touching or tapping me. He's Siamese, and always fills me in on the day's shenanigans. I love them both and will miss them something awful. Luckily, my Kindle is full of sweet kitty pictures!

Ohiogal

(32,012 posts)
18. Best of luck, Merry!
Mon Feb 10, 2020, 09:35 PM
Feb 2020

Surgery is never pleasant, but it will be behind you before you know it. Hope you sail right through!

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)
27. Hoping for the very best outcome for you, Merry.
Mon Feb 10, 2020, 09:57 PM
Feb 2020

We will expect an update after the successful procedure.

irisblue

(32,982 posts)
31. 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞
Mon Feb 10, 2020, 10:13 PM
Feb 2020

I had a big hernia repair, with a mesh implant in '09, rest up, pay attention to the instructions.
Best wishes

MerryBlooms

(11,770 posts)
33. Thank you. This will be the 4th repair. 2 failed very quickly, this 3rd lasted over 13 years.
Mon Feb 10, 2020, 10:24 PM
Feb 2020

The bulge has grown in the last month and is easily as large as a new born baby's head. I've been able to work up until yesterday, light duty-no lifting and wrapped super tight. Very painful and of course my digestive system is a complete mess. Walking any distance is a no. I am so happy tomorrow is the beginning of a brand new day. Spring and summer are around the corner, and I am yearning to be in my gardens and at the river.

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
37. Good luck.
Mon Feb 10, 2020, 10:50 PM
Feb 2020

With your attitude, it should be relatively easy. The kitties will miss you, but imagine their joy when you get home! Wishing you a fast recovery.

Dem2theMax

(9,651 posts)
32. Wishing you a very speedy recovery.
Mon Feb 10, 2020, 10:23 PM
Feb 2020

Having all that kitty cat love will surely help.

Check in when you feel up to letting us know how you are doing.

BlueTexasMan

(165 posts)
43. Your people here are with you.
Mon Feb 10, 2020, 11:29 PM
Feb 2020

A nip and a tuck as we send you good luck and you'll be fine in no time. Peace

Response to MerryBlooms (Original post)

Shadowww

(6 posts)
45. Surgery Today
Tue Feb 11, 2020, 12:41 AM
Feb 2020

Had surgery this afternoon on my right foot. I’vie had five surgeries on my feet during the past three years, including a trimalleolar fx, followed by a ankle reconstruction. Each surgery required six hours. I was convinced I’d never would walk again. pT was extensive. I’vie been in a boot like forever. My cat becomes very gentle when she sees the big cast. I walk with a mild limp and use a cane outdoors.

Wishing you all the best...sending prayers.

Laffy Kat

(16,383 posts)
46. I'm sure it will be a relief to get it behind you.
Tue Feb 11, 2020, 01:48 AM
Feb 2020

Mind the docs. and recover quickly. Your kittehs will want to give you extra cuddles, but don't let them jump on your abdomen!
A gentle hug for you.

randr

(12,412 posts)
56. Good luck
Tue Feb 11, 2020, 09:40 PM
Feb 2020

My wife had a knee replacement 3 weeks ago with a clot complication last week. Doing fine now but next knee replacement is a bit delayed. 10 weeks of recovery is now 12 to 14. I am exhausted, she, as a nurse, is now the patient, and we are both enjoying the longest time we have spent with each other 24/7.

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