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Hi and welcome to my blog. I'm Catherine a mum of 3 lovely children who was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 38.
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Catherine xxxxxx

Friday, October 11, 2013

Hysterectomy.

I was supposed to have my Hysterectomy early in September. I went in all prepared for surgery fasted from midnight for my operation. The next day the doctors came around and told me the op was cancelled and that I could go home and come back in the following week. A week later I returned to hospital again and had to fast from midnight for my operation the next morning. I was fasting until afternoon the next day so I was dying to have a drink or something then I get another visit from the doctors telling me my op was cancelled again and that they were going to keep me in this time and that I would be first on the surgery list after the weekend. Had to fast again for the third time and finally the operation went ahead on the Monday. I was expecting to be in a lot of pain after surgery and I had been watching other people who had had hysterectomy's done and seemed to be in pain. When I got back to the ward there was a stand beside me with a pain pump attached to it. All I had to do was press a little button if I needed it for pain. I felt really great no pain at all just a little soreness when I stood up and sat down. After a couple of hours of rest after surgery I was up walking around eating and drinking. The doctors came around to see how I was doing and asked me if I wanted to go home. I said yes that I was feeling great and was in no pain. One of the doctors said she never met anyone like me in all her career who went home the next day after just having surgery done. I have to say I was worried about how I would be after having surgery done but to my surprise I was really happy with the outcome. That is less stress for me to worry about as far as the cancer is concerned.

Catherine's new look :)

Catherine's new look :)