Keni Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Mr Coops, let's hope this 'further tidying up' is the last and Debs can finally get some rest from all the pfaffing around.... Love to you both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola2 Posted August 10, 2011 Author Share Posted August 10, 2011 Just had a - you've read this before! - slightly groggy Deb on the phone, bemoaning the fact that there isn't a can of ice-cold Coke next to her bed! She has no external stitches, nor drips or drains, and I had had a call saying all had gone well. Evidently she had a transfusion before the op, which means the anaesthetist agreed with me that she looked wan and had not recovered from her blood loss last week. We can only hope this is the full and final tidying-up exercise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Hope it will be Cola Zero when it arrives...It's a mental strain for both of you, and clearly a physical one for her... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Animal Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Merdz alorz, hope this is now finally all over and that she will be able to have a nice cold Coke tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 I have only just found and read this thread, start to now, and I can only put my very best wishes with all of the others on here!Coops2, I can only admire both you and Coops for your courage and humour! You have both had enough now and both Frances and I hope that all will come together for you soon and you can just look back at this as just the last bad experience you have.Good luck[:D][:D]We just wait for the good news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola2 Posted August 12, 2011 Author Share Posted August 12, 2011 Following Wednesday's remedial works, there seems to be more confidence now that they've sorted the bleeding, and Deb can come home this afternoon. Still no result from the biopsy, so we are left hanging, in effect. Let's hope this time she's home for good at least! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Fingers crossed that its plain sailing from now on...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Animal Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 I was just about to ask how she was doing. Thank you for the good news. [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cendrillon Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Thanks for the update and my good wishes to you both.Upwards and onwards, one day at a time and all the other sayings! Just hang in there both of you and get well soon Coops[:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 I'm a little loath to say that I am back, but...[Www]All I can think of at the mo' is of all those bods sitting in a field in Oxfordshire listening to music and watching bands and I'm stuck here for goodness knows how long. Got a lovely "sorry you can't be here" e-mail though from Fairport so that was nice. Keep everything crossed for us that we get though the long weekend sans further scares! Thanks once again for all your good wishes. [kiss][kiss][kiss] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5-element Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Thank you for update, now wishing you both a hyper-peaceful and uneventful weekend - you probably need it! His Gingerness Cooper will probably be glad to see things getting back to normal too. Get well, Deb, in the comfort of your own home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Bout time too, Mrs Pookie. You must be fed up with not having the cats and dogs and horses and trains and Mr Pookie too. Please do not do this again or we shall all be very cross and stamp our 'ikkle feet![kiss] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemonimo Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Welcome Home (again!) Debs. I just hope this time it's for good and there are no more scares[kiss] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Coops, I'se gonna send you a PM but don't bother reading it till you have the time....But, well done, and now a long holiday weekend (assomption on Monday) so don't even think about rushing back to the hospital because there ain't going to be any staff, to speak of, about?[;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyboop Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Welcome home, hope its for much longer this time. Best wishes x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Welcome back Coops! so glad to hear your home now don't pick your scabs this time [;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbie Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Glad to hear your good news. Now just have a dood quiet recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola2 Posted August 23, 2011 Author Share Posted August 23, 2011 As a few days have drifted by, and Deb is feeling a bit down, I thought I'd add a small update.We saw the surgeon yesterday, and he said the biopsy result confirms that only the left ovary had any malignancy, which is great. A short course of chemo is now called for, and we see the oncologist this afternoon. Deb's blues stem from the fact that she is still oozing, and feels there is no end in sight. She is now eating much better, and packing away prescribed iron, vit C and potassium supplements, but feels wishy and washy. The surgeon was loath to get back into inspecting her, as he felt that would indeed trigger more activity, without actually getting the early cessation Deb seeks. Tough all round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suein56 Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 [quote user="cooperlola2"]... the biopsy result confirms that only the left ovary had any malignancy, which is great. A short course of chemo is now called for, and we see the oncologist this afternoon. Tough all round.[/quote]Oh b****r; I did have high hopes that this might just have been 'sorted' once and for all. Love and best wishes to Deb for the Chemo and the ongoing treatment and a big thank you to you for letting us all know the news. We are all cheering you both on, but you know that.Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 These things do take time to pan out, Mr Coops. The body takes time to heal and, however impatient you may both feel, nature is not easily hurried.Anyway, just want to say I wish you both well and hope with all my heart that Debs continues to exercise that indomitable spirit of hers to put up with the treatment and feel able to come here and talk to us soon.All the very best..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Did the surgeon seem to think the oozing was unusual ? As Sweet says it all takes time which seems long going through it and like no time at all looking back - so hope you get to the looking back stage really soon....Thinking of you both Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalpa Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 [quote user="sweet 17"]The body takes time to heal and, however impatient you may both feel, nature is not easily hurried.[/quote]...especially if the body was already under stress from being unwell pre-diagnosis and not able to eat well. That op is major surgery for anyone and as she eats better, rests lots and gives her body the resources it needs to heal effectively, things can only improve. It may just take longer than she - or any of us in a similar position - might like. Also, mentally, she may just be (no doubt temporarily judging by past evidence!) at the end of her tether with the recuperation business having to happen all over again. I'd either be pounding small furry animals with a baseball bat or yelling and swearing at anyone who came near me. Yeah, probably both.But I suspect Deb is a much better person than me. [;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyF Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Hi Mr Coops,Thanks for the update and sorry Deb is feeling down. Quite understandable, given all she's been through. When I had a hysterectomy (over 20 years ago) I remember the 'oozing' went on for weeks, not days. Having just checked, it can go on for up to 6 to 8 weeks after surgery, which may help to reassure her that healing is happening, albeit more slowly than she would wish. Best wishes as always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just john Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Having to throttle back and pit is frustrating of course, but best let the mechanics get on with it and chill 'til they say it's ok to get back on track. Bestest wishes Coops.[:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardengirl Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 That was a bit like the good news and the bad news! The oozing is really rotten for you both, although it does happen in ops such as these - not that that helps Coops and you. Good news from the biopsy, though - and chemo is so much changed these days, and it will be good to know the malignancy has been hit on the head.It's also good to hear that Coops is eating well, and all those pills will do her lots of good - and it does take time to feel a bit stronger.Lots of love to you both. x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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