panc surgeries to Patty

[Guest guest]

Patty,

You say that you've accepted your mistakes of the past, but what you

need to do now, is forgive yourself, and leave the past behind you.

Everyone makes stupid mistakes in their lifetime, and most don't do it

intentionally, just as you certainly didn't. You didn't know that

drinking would cause you to get CP, so you need to stop blaming

yourself for what happened before, and look to your future.

You've grown close to your children, who love and care for you, and

that's what's most important right now. If this surgery is going to

give you a chance for some relief and better days ahead, this is what

you need to think about, instead of thinking about the scariness of

the procedure itself. Try to look beyond that, and think about how it

would be to feel better and have better time with your children, and

to not have to be in pain all the time.

That's what I try to do whenever I have impending surgery......I try

not to concentrate and worry about the surgery itself, but picture how

I'll be afterward when the healing is over and the results I'll

achieve. It's okay to be scared, we're ALL scared of surgery, but you

have to try to think of the progress you'll make. If you worry about

it too much you'll work yourself into such a mess of stress you're

likely to cause yourself another panc. attack, and that's the last

thing you want right now.

When I had my foot surgery two months ago I wanted to be fully

sedated, so I wouldn't know what was going on and couldn't hear

anything about it. It didn't work out that way, because I had a low

blood sugar that a.m. and the doctor's were afraid to sedate me. So I

ended up being wide awake and as much a participant of the whole

surgery as possible....talking and hearing and knowing minute by

minute what the surgeon was doing. Well, it was okay....and I made it

through just fine!

I'm not saying that foot surgery is any comparison to what you're

having, but just that if you can keep your focus on the future and

just getting the whole thing behind you....you'll do much better than

you can even imagine. You'll be fully sedated and won't even know a

thing until it's all over. And once you've healed and can get on your

feet again, you have the prospect of having relief like you haven't

felt in a long, long time.

With love, hope and prayers,

Heidi

Heidi H. Griffeth

South Carolina Rep.

Southeastern Reg. Rep., PAI

Note: All comments or advice are based on personal experience or

opinion, and should not be substituted for professional medical

consultation.

[Guest guest]

Thanks Heidi,

I think I always think about the worst scenerio. I just got back from seeing my

pain doc and she increased my pain med to Oxycontin 80mg in the morning and 80

at night. My med was 40mg every 8 hours and I would start hurting after 5 and a

half to 6 hrs after taking the pill so hopefully this will work.

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