Hi Rileyroo 

thank you for all your earlier help it really did get me through. 

Eee Rileyroo -I was given the option for just a local anaesthetic and to watch... I declined:-0 instead they gave a light general(just enough to make me sleep and local for the op. Apparently cuts down on side affects and risks.

The district nurse called and said she had to google what the seeds were that they put in so I explained to her what they were bless. She checked me over and said both I and wound looked great - the dressing  is t come off in a weeks time - I could go t gp surgery for this or just take it off myself - so gonna do myself( obs any probs to ring the number she gave me)

Don’t know if you’s have this but up here we have Florence - it’s a text service - so last night I got a text asking how I comfortable I was 1-10 1 is very. I texted 2 so got a reassuring text back but apparently if I put a 9  or higher the text to come back to hosp and what ward to present to. I’ll cont t get texts for the next few weeks asking how I’m progressing on all aspects such Movement with appts sent for physio if got problem etc  I’m rather impressed with it.

all in all the whole op experience has turned out to be much smaller than my mind made it - thanks again for trying to tell me this :-)

I’ve stopped taking the paracetamol cos just a bit tender now no actual pain- hope it lasts:-)

Fingers crossed my bruising will b minimall and I don’t crash nd burn tomorrow .

keep well in mind and body 

Sandra x

Nothing like that round here, I heard nothing from the hospital or anyone else for that matter unless I contacted them. 

It all sounds very civilised altho the local anaesthetic wouldn't work on me anyway, they are pretty ineffective. Had a wire put in pre op and did a vab, neither ever to be repeated. Nearly passed out with the wire as the local set off the most horrible nerve pains and when she stuck the wire in , yowee. As for the vab, less said the better. 

Really hope your recovery goes well, your hospital sounds very enlightened. Mine on the other hand is still in the dark ages, might as well cover myself in woad before going there!

I took my own dressing off as well. Did it at my pace without some one trying to rip my skin off. 

I took my own dressing off as well. Did it at my pace without some one trying to rip my skin off.