Guest guest Posted July 10, 2000 Report Share Posted July 10, 2000 Today is Patty's big day for her surgery. We got the call and it is at 1:00pm. This is a first since she had always gone in early in the morning. Now that she is older she has to wait, they do the little ones first. Of course she can't have any food today, that will be hard. The biggest worry for me is the anesthesia. They better get it right. Then again there is the pain issue. Right now she is treating this like it is a fun event. She has people calling and visiting her to wish her good luck. They are also telling her they will visit her. At one point she even asked if she should make a schedule so she won't have too many people at one time. She will find out soon enough that she won't feel like having many visitors. We have told her everything but have presented it to her in a positive manner. You never know though, she might be better than the doctors say she will. One of the things I wanted to tell everyone is that Patty is getting done at Yale which is a teaching hospital. Before her surgeries we have to make sure the surgeon is the person who is touching her and not residents. Otherwise, they let them do stuff. Like I said, Patty is a guinea pig sometimes. Sometimes that is fine so they could know things for future children. But when it comes to things like this, only the specialist can do the job. I know I sound scattered, I hope you all know what I mean. Well, it is time to go clean the house. I will be staying with Patty and and Kris will be home. I can just imagine what it will look like when we get home, dishes in the sink, laundry overflowing... Wish us luck, I'll let you know how it went when we get back. Bye Bonnie, Mom to Kris 17, Patty 15 CHARGE and one of the bravest kids I know, and wife to By the way, I got on to the pictures and they are Beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2000 Report Share Posted July 10, 2000 Hi Bonnie, My name is Chip and I also have Charge Syndrome. I'm 21 years old, and I'm from Los Angeles, Ca. I hope that Pattty will be okay in the surgery. I used to have surgery when I was younger, and when I was a baby. I also know from her website. Now, we type each other letters and keep in touch! My e-mail address is: chip0616@... Keep in touch! Chip >From: Turk22082@... >Reply-To: CHARGEegroups >To: CHARGEegroups >Subject: Patty's surgery >Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 07:09:04 EDT > >Today is Patty's big day for her surgery. We got the call and it is at >1:00pm. This is a first since she had always gone in early in the morning. >Now that she is older she has to wait, they do the little ones first. Of >course she can't have any food today, that will be hard. The biggest worry >for me is the anesthesia. They better get it right. Then again there is >the >pain issue. Right now she is treating this like it is a fun event. She >has >people calling and visiting her to wish her good luck. They are also >telling >her they will visit her. At one point she even asked if she should make a >schedule so she won't have too many people at one time. She will find out >soon enough that she won't feel like having many visitors. We have told >her >everything but have presented it to her in a positive manner. You never >know >though, she might be better than the doctors say she will. > One of the things I wanted to tell everyone is that Patty is getting >done >at Yale which is a teaching hospital. Before her surgeries we have to make >sure the surgeon is the person who is touching her and not residents. >Otherwise, they let them do stuff. Like I said, Patty is a guinea pig >sometimes. Sometimes that is fine so they could know things for future >children. But when it comes to things like this, only the specialist can >do >the job. I know I sound scattered, I hope you all know what I mean. > Well, it is time to go clean the house. I will be staying with Patty >and > and Kris will be home. I can just imagine what it will look like when >we get home, dishes in the sink, laundry overflowing... > Wish us luck, I'll let you know how it went when we get back. Bye > >Bonnie, Mom to Kris 17, Patty 15 CHARGE and one of the bravest kids I know, >and wife to > >By the way, I got on to the pictures and they are Beautiful! ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2000 Report Share Posted July 10, 2000 Bonnie, You and Patty will be in our thoughts over the next few days. Hope all goes well and that she is not in too much pain. Jack is going to hospital on Monday for his next percutaneous nepholithotomy to remove kidney stones from his left kidney and I'll also be leaving the housework etc to my husband !! He's coming up for the surgery but going home that night to look after our daughter. Good luck and give Patty our love. Elaine mum to Elise (8yrs) & Jack (3yrs) CHaRGE Dumfries,Scotland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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