Re: Wish me luck (OT)-

[Guest guest]

Thank you. I just hope that the manager likes my resume enough

to grant me an interview. I dont know if the position would be in

prepping/recovering of endoscopic patients or in the actual act of

the scopes. I hope that it may incorporate a little of both. It is

my long term goal to get more involved with patient education but as

of yet I do not have the knoweldge base to do that job

appropriately. There is so much I need to learn. Getting this

position will certainly allow me that opportunity. I just hope to

get an interview.

Where are you having your whipple? Forgive me if you have already

said but I have forgotten. I had a Beger procedure last year; its an

organ sparing whipple. It did take a while to recover from it so

please be patient and dont rush your recovery. I was inthe hospital

for 10 days and went home with 2 different drains. I can imagine how

your parents must feel and your Mom being a nurse knows all about

it. Sometimes I wish I didn't know what I do. Never underestimate

the power of ignorant bliss...LOL and you can tell you mom I said

that.

Keep in touch and know that you are in my thoughts and prayers. And

thanks again for the warm wishes.

[Guest guest]

,

I remember that you've had your fair share of surgeries in trying to

get back on your feet. It gives me hope that you are able to begin

pursuing your goals, as I am just floating around. What I mean to

say is that this disease has completely turned my life upside down.

The problems began when school was out for Winter Break, (I teach).

The GI doctor that I saw (my real doc was booked) said I would be

out of work for 2 weeks to a month. I laughed when he said month,

I've never been sick for that long. But then I began to cry in

front of this a--hole, who pretty much labeled me out to be a slug

and a chronic drug abuser, in front of my parents, as well. I was a

wreck and was so upset that I wasn't going to be able to work and

what would happen with the kids that I've worked so hard to get them

where they are and how far they've come from getting out of the

fighting and gang banging, not caring about school attitude and

skipping, etc. Things just kept going downhill until I came to the

realization I wasn't going back to work for the rest of last school

year. I surely thought I'd be ready to go in August, no such luck.

I have been out on disability for about 9 months. It is so wierd, I

taught special education and I've met with a lot of parents and

guardians over the last 5 years of my career. They used to talk

about being out for disability or trying to claim monies through SS

for their children's disability. These are things that I didn't

really understand, well let me put that in the correct terms, these

were things I didn't really need to understand, as they held no

relevance to what I needed professionaly or personally. I am now

having a real schooling in finding out how the world works. Too bad

this has been such a cruel and rude awakening. I long for my life

of complaining about how hard it is to meet a nice guy to date. I'd

kill to go to the gym and work out like a manic, lifting weights,

yoga, kickboxing...as that was my favorite thing to do in my spare

time. I haven't worked out in 9 months. I can't even make plans

for someone to take me to the grocery store in two hours, because I

could be in attack mode at that time. I am hoping that this

[Whipple]is the break I need to get back on my feet and give me back

some semblence of a life. I need my parents to live their lives

without fear and resentment. I want to be able to make plans to go

to see my niece's and actually make it out there to be with them.

I want to make new friends, as all of the ones I've met since moving

to ATL a few years ago, have completely walked away from me in my

time of need.

Anyhow, to answer your questions, I am having my Whipple Sept. 29,

at Mass General in Boston, by Dr. Warshaw. I've heard wonderful

things about this surgeon. I even called Dr. Cotton to make sure I

was making the correct decision about having the Whipple and with

this surgeon. Dr. Cotton spoke very highly of Dr. Warshaw. Dr.

Cotton really put me at ease, just by saying how good Warshaw is. I

mean if you can't trust what one of the world's top Pancreatologists

suggets, than we are all in big trouble!

My mom has been wonderful enough to scare me to how horrible I am

going to feel the day after surgery and how they are going to make

me walk...I dread the feeling of anesthia has on the body. About 6

years ago, I had a laparscopy (spelling) and I couldn't even stand

up straight for a few days, because of the affect of anesthia on my

body.

I know my mom wishes she was ignorant, but I really do believe that

all the hard work and grueling tasks she has done in her days of

nursing have led her to this point in time. As she is super smart

and she's helped me to really research this whole thing. The

Pratt drains, catheters, central lines, etc. I've been

throught some of this stuff because of my ICU/emergency surgery in

Feb.

We know that my recovery is going to take a while...and I promise I

won't rush it.

Thanks for your advice.

> Thank you. I just hope that the manager likes my resume

enough

> to grant me an interview. I dont know if the position would be in

> prepping/recovering of endoscopic patients or in the actual act of

> the scopes. I hope that it may incorporate a little of both. It

is

> my long term goal to get more involved with patient education but

as

> of yet I do not have the knoweldge base to do that job

> appropriately. There is so much I need to learn. Getting this

> position will certainly allow me that opportunity. I just hope to

> get an interview.

>

> Where are you having your whipple? Forgive me if you have already

> said but I have forgotten. I had a Beger procedure last year; its

an

> organ sparing whipple. It did take a while to recover from it so

> please be patient and dont rush your recovery. I was inthe

hospital

> for 10 days and went home with 2 different drains. I can imagine

how

> your parents must feel and your Mom being a nurse knows all about

> it. Sometimes I wish I didn't know what I do. Never

underestimate

> the power of ignorant bliss...LOL and you can tell you mom I said

> that.

>

> Keep in touch and know that you are in my thoughts and prayers.

And

> thanks again for the warm wishes.

>