Surgery postponed....

Well what a week I have had. Found a lump last Thursday and thought it might be an ingrown hair took hot bathes and kept a heating pad on it. Come the weekend and thought I was seriously going to die from pain. Went to see my PCP on Monday and I had an absess. Started on antibiotics and a trip to a surgeon. Found myself in the hosptial and having surgery yesterday morning. Got to come home last night about 6. Surgery has to be postponed because of the infection. Don't know when I will be able to have it done now. I am so sad!!! I cried all day Monday from pain and having to cancel. Oh well guess it just was not meant to be at this time. Take care, JC

JC..its been postponed not cancelled and you want to be in your best health when you have it, not in pain due to something else. Hang in there, it wont be long. My prayers are with you denise

Denise, You are so right it has only been postponed not cancelled. I was just so afraid the insurance would come back and say sorry to late you only had x amount of days to have it done. Although my pcp said they would not do that. Better to go into it being healthy than not. At least I know I won't have any infection prior to surgery with all the antibiotics I am taking. Thanks for the prayers, JC

JC Don't get so down about it, it will happen for you. God has a reason for everything. Just keep your head up and it will happen I promise. I know how you feel. I was going to the doctor to get my date, and was gonna have surgery in two weeks when the hurricane hit. I was suppose to see the surgeon at noon the day it hit. So my surgery was put off for over a month. But it worked out to my good, because my surgeon is now working fifteen minutes from me instead of an hour and a half. And I got to have it at a great hospital that specializes in WLS so it worked out better for me. It will work out for you too, just be positive. Tina

Tina, Thank-you for your words of wisdom. I know God has a reason. Funny thing is last week I said a little prayer and asked God if this was meant to be at this time. If he felt it wasn't to please give me a little sign. He gave me a big sign. Don't know if I needed one that big and painful. HA HA!!!! At least I will be able to celebrate my sons birthday on the 17th. Maybe I have to much going on right now and this was the Lords way of saying slow down a bit. I know he didn't get me this far to not go the distance. Right now is not the time. Thanks again Tina. JC

Bless your heart!! I know that this was very disappointing. But, like someone said earlier, "postpone does not mean cancel". And you REALLY do want to be your "best" when you go for the "real" surgery. Try to be patient. Hugs, Pam

Hi Pam, I know one thing is for sure, I should be good and health for the "real" thing....with as much antibiotics that I have taken and still have to take I should be healthy as a horse. The surgeons office said they have me on the books for the end of November just in case I get a clearance from the other surgeon. If I don't get it they will move me down on the books but she wants me to tentatively have a date. I know it will happen just don't know when.... Thanks for your post Pam.... JC

awwww, JC I was so hoping that was NOT what was up... BUT the good news is that (depending on the size of the wound from the incision) you should heal fast enough to still get the surgery before the end of the year You're not cancelled... just delayed a bit... you will get there, and it will be worth every hassle Maybe we'll be Surgery Buddies... I'm waiting, my coordinator is needing only one more letter to submit to insurance... and I have to go pick that up for her tommorrow. So maybe two more weeks and I'll have approval... I'm hoping that the "estimated date" they use to submit to surgery will be revealed to me soon Kat

Hi Kat, I have a pretty good size incision. I did remove the outer dressing yesterday and changed it. Gross.....I normally love gross stuff but not on me. I go in this afternoon to have the packing removed and repacked. Then Saturday I should be able to remove todays packing. I do feel 99% better than I did before they drained that sucker. Maybe we will be surgery buddies. I hope you hear something positive real soon. I think we started on this journey about the same time. I know you were the first person that responded to my first post. You will always have a little special place in my heart for that. Have a good day. JC