Post by leah on Sept 27, 2005 17:26:59 GMT
Today I was meant to be finding out when I am going to have an operation to remove my colon. I get to the hospital and discover that my surgeon is away and that only the registrar (who was running an hour late) was there.
There was no point in me seeing the registrar, because there is nothing new they can tell me about the operation, or my illness so we went there for no reason! Now we're no further, and it's going to be at least two weeks before she comes back to work. No one would say why she was off, and it's not right to blame her as she doesn't make any of her appointments herself, it's just really annoying. My mum thought that someone should have TOLD us and knew we were at an important stage and got really angry with them. She made a bit of a fuss and I hate it when she does that. I know she's being assertive, but it makes me feel uncomfortable. I'm a bit of a pushover and don't always stand up for myself (I need lessons in being assertive I think) but arrrgh! I hate it when people make a scene in public
I'm finding this whole thing really hard to deal with, even though the operation is going to cure me (I have an illness called Ulcerative Colitis, or Inflammatory Bowel Disease and I've had it for a long time now, since I was about fourteen and none of the medication has really worked, so surgery is our last option. Removing the colon cures the Colitis. I've lived with lots of horrible symptoms and a lot of pain and I've had it up to here *reaches up a very long way* with it. It's going to mean quite big life changes though and it's the last thing I thought I'd have to deal with at nineteen. Everyone else is off at university having a great time and I'm stuck at home feeling pants. But it will cure me, and hopefully I will be much much much better afterwards).
Sorry to moan, I hate moaning lol, but it's just got on top of me today. The sooner I get it over with the better, and now we're two weeks behind
Also, I know this is a strange question, I was just wondering if anyone has had an anaesthetic here and is it scary? I'm crapping myself over it, as it's the first one I've had where I will be completely knocked out. I've had locals and sedation before, but never a full on anaesthetic.
At least Most Haunted is on tonight!
There was no point in me seeing the registrar, because there is nothing new they can tell me about the operation, or my illness so we went there for no reason! Now we're no further, and it's going to be at least two weeks before she comes back to work. No one would say why she was off, and it's not right to blame her as she doesn't make any of her appointments herself, it's just really annoying. My mum thought that someone should have TOLD us and knew we were at an important stage and got really angry with them. She made a bit of a fuss and I hate it when she does that. I know she's being assertive, but it makes me feel uncomfortable. I'm a bit of a pushover and don't always stand up for myself (I need lessons in being assertive I think) but arrrgh! I hate it when people make a scene in public
I'm finding this whole thing really hard to deal with, even though the operation is going to cure me (I have an illness called Ulcerative Colitis, or Inflammatory Bowel Disease and I've had it for a long time now, since I was about fourteen and none of the medication has really worked, so surgery is our last option. Removing the colon cures the Colitis. I've lived with lots of horrible symptoms and a lot of pain and I've had it up to here *reaches up a very long way* with it. It's going to mean quite big life changes though and it's the last thing I thought I'd have to deal with at nineteen. Everyone else is off at university having a great time and I'm stuck at home feeling pants. But it will cure me, and hopefully I will be much much much better afterwards).
Sorry to moan, I hate moaning lol, but it's just got on top of me today. The sooner I get it over with the better, and now we're two weeks behind
Also, I know this is a strange question, I was just wondering if anyone has had an anaesthetic here and is it scary? I'm crapping myself over it, as it's the first one I've had where I will be completely knocked out. I've had locals and sedation before, but never a full on anaesthetic.
At least Most Haunted is on tonight!