Tuesday, 22 January 2013

The Day Before Surgery....


It's Tuesday 9th October and tomorrow  it all becomes real. This bullshit is actually happening and it's happening to me. I had a god awful night last night. I just felt desperately sorry for myself and my husband but mostly my kids. I had a night of "why me?" and "why us?" and "why now?"

I had no answers apart from why shouldn't it be me? I'm no more special than any other person. I keep thinking to myself that maybe this is karma for some bad shit I've said or done in my past. I must have done something to deserve this. But why my kids? What have they ever done to be put through this crap? I hate the unfairness of it all. Cancer sucks and I'm not even at the hard bit yet!

The good part about tomorrow is that the cancer is coming out. The bad part is, well it's just all of it. The radioactive injection to begin with. This is to detect lymph nodes with the help of x-rays before surgery. I'm scared that its going to hurt or if I might have some sort of reaction to it. I'm also slightly concerned that it might turn me into a mutant ninja turtle!

Then there is the blue dye that will be injected into me during surgery. Again I'm worried about having an allergic reaction to it and also the fact that its going to leave me looking like a bloody smurf for a few days doesn't fill me with joy. I know, laugh it up!

As for the surgery itself, well this is causing the most unhelpful thoughts to enter my stupid brain! What will it feel like when they put me under? (I've had surgery, I already know but still. STUPID BRAIN) What if I panic as I start to feel sleepy? What if I don't wake up? What if I don't fall asleep properly? What if I'm awake on the table but can't say anything because I'm paralysed? (I'd like to thank the Daily Mail for that last one) WHAT IF? WHAT IF? WHAT IF?

So that's the state of me right now. It's good in a way because I shall wake up tomorrow afternoon and it won't be as bad as I've clearly been expecting. I just want it over and done with now.

LET'S GET THIS SHOW ON THE ROAD!

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