Hey cloudy! I'm not expecting you to see this immediately, as you're no doubt having a well deserved rest. Hope you're feeling ok. I've just had a call this morning offering me a cancellation...for tomorrow morning!!!!! Bit of a shock, but I said yes. I won't sleep tonight, but I really want it out the way. X

Great news! Good luck for tmrw x

Funnily enough once we started mentioning 2nd opinions they seemed to look at her a bit more so fingers crossed we have a glimmer of hope x

Great news,  I will be thinking of you  x

That's good news! You will be fine in no time. It's nervy on the run up though.

I really hope so x

Got everything crossed xxx

Oh that’s brilliant news. Go for it! Best to just get it done. I went into hospital 11am yesterday, I got taken into surgery 1.30/2. I remember waking up in recovery at 5.30 but thy said I had been there for 30 mins.

My surgery was a bit longer than expected because my lovely surgeon spent lots of extra time and saved my ovary. I was discharged at 11pm but they only had to keep me so low as my bladder was very lazy and wouldn’t empty after the catheter. I was home in bed by midnight.

The first 16 hours until this morning have been slightly unpleasant, the gas moving around my stomach is sore and strange but by no means unmanageable. I have just managed to make it downstairs and make myself some toast alone. I have 4 incisions, the only in my belly button is larger, that’s where they removed it from. My dermoid had long hair!! The surgeon showed me pics in recovery, but I was so out of it I don’t remember them. I have to inject myself with blood thinner for 2 weeks as I am on the pill. I got paracetamol, ibuprofen and dihydrocodeine to take home along with stool softener. I am signed off work for 4 weeks but she said day 1 and 2 are the worst and I should be nearing normal by 2 weeks. She gave me four weeks as my job isn’t the easiest. 

top tips - take a wee bag with pads, lip balm, a book and socks to be comfy in the ward but wear slip on shoes, you will struggle to bend down for shoes! I wore a thin long dress and was sweating in this heat in the hospital! Put a pillow in the car for travelling home, front and back, the bumps in the road feel like craters when driving home. 

any questions let me know but good luck, I promise it’s not bad. So glad it’s soon over for the both of us. Sending big hugs.x 

Your poor sister in for 6 weeks now. The mental toll of being on a ward is enough in itself, I really feel for her. How is she? You still on for next week? X