Updated. If you could spare some prayers for me

[dawn]

I'm having surgery tomorrow down yonder. I'm also having a little exploratory surgery as something didn't "feel" right to my surgeon. It won't be a colonoscopy (I've had those before). But I will be under general anesthesia.

Please no word on FB as I've not shared with many people (especially our church congregation and my family). I'm trying to keep it low key.

My surgeon is also an oncologist. He thinks the issue has to do with a muscle down there. But him even mentioning the "C" word, of course, freaked me out a bit. But even to dh I've tried to downplay it. I know that I'm more stressed out about it than I thought I was. I've had horrible heartburn the last two days and I don't normally have heartburn unless I'm A. stressed out or B. pregnant. *sigh*

I have to be at the hospital tomorrow morning at 9:30 AM. Surgery is at 11:30.

TIA for your prayers.
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UPDATE: I am home. Sore, but home. The doctor removed quite a bit, but said that nothing looked cancerous. On some pretty good pain meds but still feeling pain.

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ANOTHER UPDATE: I am healing and feeling better. Not quite 100%, but well enough to cook for Thanksgiving. I'm going to start trying to wean off of the pain meds.

Glands are still a bit swollen, but definitely not as sore as yesterday. Headache is gone! No fever, so I'm probably just fighting off infection.

Incision site is still bleeding, but I wouldn't call it "excessively bleeding", so I haven't called the doctor about it like the form from the hospital said I should if it was "excessive". If you could pray that the bleeding stops soon, I'd really appreciate it.

I have to make a follow up doctor's appointment in about a week.

But all in all, I am doing much better. Thank you again for the prayers.

[lindac]

Prayers coming your way. It is hard not to stress and I don't think you'd be normal if you didn't. Please let us know as soon as yo can. Sending many prayers and of course hgs.

[Debs]

Dawn,

Lots and lots of prayers. I hope that everything turns out fine.

[candace]

You will be in my thoughts and prayers tomorrow! Please update when you can.

[msmarib]

You betcha on the prayers.

[redeftgirl]

((((((DAWN)))))) Many prayers going out to you today. Please keep us updated when you feel up to it.

[dawn]

Updating above

[redeftgirl]

(((((hugs))))) glad you are home and praying you get some pain relief.

[dawn]

bumped for update

[msmarib]

Dawn, how are you these days and how was your Thanksgiving?
Mari

[dawn]

Thanksgiving was good. Although I was "out of it" on the meds they gave me. I'm weaning down to 1 or 2 pills a day (plus Motrin) as I still have some pain and still some bleeding. Ugh! I've called the surgeon's office and a nurse even called me back to ask more info, but the doctor hasn't called me back. So I'm assuming I'm alright even though I'm still bleeding. It's not as much as it was, but I still have to wear an overnight pad (longer) so that I don't bleed on my clothes. (sorry tmi...but this is bleeding from my rectal area not front) I'm thinking that I probably tore a stitch right after surgery and it just needs to heal. But, like I said, at least it's not bleeding as much.

ETA: I do have a surgery follow up appt. next Wednesday.

[msmarib]

I'll pray about the bleeding. Thanks for the update. Hoping it's a torn stitch though that's no fun, either.
Mari

[LauraBeth]

Dawn...

My prayers for you continue, my friend....

(((((((HUGS)))))))))))