Kathy

September 6, 2002

Hi

You really will be fine. My only fear for the surgery was anesthesia. So I

guess in a way I was fortunate. I never really gave into the fear of losing

function or losing anything...as long as I woke up after the surgery, I

would be okay. It's still this way with me, although I am getting better

about anesthesia with each surgery.

Speaking of which...did you know you can call the company that manages the

anesthesiologists and request a certain one? I didn't know who to request,

(I also didn't know this 'till this last surgery this year), but I asked the

secretary to please give me a pediatric anesthesiologist, no nurse anesthist

(believe it or not, they had one in my surgery twice.) She assigned this

great guy who really knew his stuff and before I even mentioned to the prep

nurses my fear of anesthesia, they all commented on how lucky I was to get

him.

You can also talk with the nurse/practicioner that will be doing the nerve

monitoring during your surgery and you can request to talk to the doctors

that will be in charge of your pain mgt. after surgery. I did all of this

before this last surgery and it really made a difference.

Although I do hope your nsg pulls through and gets you all the toys you've

requested from him. You sound like me with my nsg. I wanted to write on my

back before my last surgery, something funny with lipstick or eyeliner,

showing him where to open me up.

Kathy

> Kathy ,

> Thanks so much for your honesty on everything...I think I just have a

case of the last minute jitters...I think everyone on this list knows what

they are.....I am feeling better, but still a little nuttin fuks (as someone

once said ahha).....my NSG had told me to email him if there was anything I

wanted or needed to know..so I did ..I asked for a Morphine Pump...with some

duck tape to put over the button...and a Porsche Boxter.....pref blue with a

tan convertible top...leather interior.....5 speed.....now...lets see if he

stands true to his word.....

>

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September 6, 2002

Good idea Kathy I think I will do that...I have a beautiful tattoo on my back

right where he is going to cut...I asked him if he could like maneuver around it

some way..he told me when it's all done I can have a picture of a scalpel or a

spine tattooed there....funny guy

Kathy

> Kathy ,

> Thanks so much for your honesty on everything...I think I just have a

case of the last minute jitters...I think everyone on this list knows what

they are.....I am feeling better, but still a little nuttin fuks (as someone

once said ahha).....my NSG had told me to email him if there was anything I

wanted or needed to know..so I did ..I asked for a Morphine Pump...with some

duck tape to put over the button...and a Porsche Boxter.....pref blue with a

tan convertible top...leather interior.....5 speed.....now...lets see if he

stands true to his word.....

>

> __________________________________________________________________

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September 6, 2002

Funny that you brought up tattoo's on the back. I asked my nsg if he

thought it would be okay to get a tattoo over my incision and he said no

way...not unless I wanted a huge mess on my back. The scar tissue

underneath would be too much to go through with the fine needle they use for

tattoos. He said he's seen people try to hide their back incisions with

tattoos and he's yet to see one come out nice. My hubby has seven so I

thought I'd try getting one to hide the damn scar...but I don't dare now.

Let us know how the tattoo turns out also!

Kathy

>

> > Kathy ,

> > Thanks so much for your honesty on everything...I think I just have a

> case of the last minute jitters...I think everyone on this list knows

what

> they are.....I am feeling better, but still a little nuttin fuks (as

someone

> once said ahha).....my NSG had told me to email him if there was

anything I

> wanted or needed to know..so I did ..I asked for a Morphine Pump...with

some

> duck tape to put over the button...and a Porsche Boxter.....pref blue

with a

> tan convertible top...leather interior.....5 speed.....now...lets see if

he

> stands true to his word.....

> >

> > __________________________________________________________________

> > Dolnick

> > Domestic Goddess

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> > Current ICQ status:

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September 6, 2002

You could get a tattoo around the scar. Like a

beautiful vine of roses. The scar could be the vine

and the leaves and roses would surround it, instead of

being right over it!! How's that for an idea?

I have two tattoos, so I'm all for tattoos on women!

I think everyone needs to have at least one.

--- Moulton wrote:

> Funny that you brought up tattoo's on the back. I

> asked my nsg if he

> thought it would be okay to get a tattoo over my

> incision and he said no

> way...not unless I wanted a huge mess on my back.

> The scar tissue

> underneath would be too much to go through with the

> fine needle they use for

> tattoos. He said he's seen people try to hide their

> back incisions with

> tattoos and he's yet to see one come out nice. My

> hubby has seven so I

> thought I'd try getting one to hide the damn

> scar...but I don't dare now.

>

> Let us know how the tattoo turns out also!

>

> Kathy

> >

> > > Kathy ,

> > > Thanks so much for your honesty on

> everything...I think I just have a

> > case of the last minute jitters...I think

> everyone on this list knows

> what

> > they are.....I am feeling better, but still a

> little nuttin fuks (as

> someone

> > once said ahha).....my NSG had told me to email

> him if there was

> anything I

> > wanted or needed to know..so I did ..I asked for

> a Morphine Pump...with

> some

> > duck tape to put over the button...and a Porsche

> Boxter.....pref blue

> with a

> > tan convertible top...leather interior.....5

> speed.....now...lets see if

> he

> > stands true to his word.....

> > >

>

__________________________________________________________________

> > > Dolnick

> > > Domestic Goddess

> > > ICQ#: 52013502

> > > Current ICQ status:

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> > > I See more about me:

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September 6, 2002

I'm even more of a wuss (sp?) as I won't get my ears pierced. In

hospital I would not let anyone come towards me with a needle unless I

had had some skin anaesthetic cream! The Pain clinic offered me

acupuncture, which I thought was rather ironic!

Nina

Quoting mymocka :

> I wouldn't do this either, Kathy. For me, one of the reasons is

> because the Nerves and Spinal Cord are too close to the Skin for

> me to feel comfortable. Secondly, I think they are neat, but I

> wouldn't get one anywhere, because I am scared of the Pain, any Pain

>

> that I don't have to put myself though, I don't want. And I wouldn't

>

> have control over it. I know, I am a Wouse(SP?)! lol Atleast I can

> laugh about it.

>

> I really want my Eyebrow pierced......but won't do that

> either......too scared. lol

>

> Me

> mymocha@...

>

> I asked my nsg if he

> > thought it would be okay to get a tattoo over my incision and he

> said no

> > way...not unless I wanted a huge mess on my back. The scar tissue

> > underneath would be too much to go through with the fine needle

> they use for

> > tattoos. He said he's seen people try to hide their back incisions

>

> with

> > tattoos and he's yet to see one come out nice.

>

September 6, 2002

lol It's not really funny, I know. It does get old when people try to pick

on you about it. But it's nice to hear when people are like me.

When I am in the Hospital, they have to have a darn good reason to be in

there to take my Blood, otherwise I will send them out. I totally hate

Needles. I am alittle better about it then I used to be, but still. Since I

work in a Hospital, I had to have a few more Vaccinations and Shots, I did

pretty good, I didn't Scream or Cuss. lol But I did tense up and hold my

Breath. I have to get my Blood drawn one more time for this in about a Week

to make sure my Antibodies are all up to Par, not looking forward to it.

Yeah, people do come up with the most Ironic things........it's like DUH,

what are you thinking!?!

I can deal much better with worse, but please don't stick me with a Needle.

lol

Me

mymocha@...

> I'm even more of a wuss (sp?) as I won't get my ears pierced. In

> hospital I would not let anyone come towards me with a needle unless I

> had had some skin anaesthetic cream! The Pain clinic offered me

> acupuncture, which I thought was rather ironic!

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November 22, 2002

Hi Kathy,

They have just past the first week and I have not heard from them yet so I guess

at this stage everything is fine. I think of three crying t the same time,

needing to be fed at the same time. My son and I always joked about me letting

my hair go grey when I became a grandmother, my son always said to dye it blue

(did you have the blue hair elderly over there?). I'm plaining on dyeing my hair

blue!

I wasn't able ask too much about Klonapin so I'll leave it until I see my GP.

When I get the jerks in the top half I jerk forward, my wrists twist and at

times I hit myself in the face. So far my legs just kick out.

It looks as though I will be moving sometime in the next few months. I'm in

government housing and they are looking for a place that will me modified for

wheelchair as the house I'm in is not suitable anymore. I may only get a two

bedroom and I'll need to get rid of a lot as I live in a three bedroom at the

moment. I'm dreading the work that I will have to do and I can't get my son to

help out too much. I don't even know where I'll be moving to until they find a

place for me. I hope it is after the new year.

Cherie

Moulton wrote:Hey Cherie

When will you know about the babies!! This is so exciting and I think it

would be great to have three at once (well, let me rephrase that..I think it

would be great to have a daughter-in-law have three babies-not my daughters

or me though ...heheehheehe...meanie, aren't I?) Either way, three at

once...wow! You better get that Klonapin so you can help out without

jerking around when you transfer.

Actually, all kidding aside, those myoclonic jerks are horrible. They were

painful to me when they were in the upper body and annoying as hell in the

lower body. No sign they were coming, just a full body jerk. As I've said

before, after about ten of them, I was wide awake and couldn't sleep. Now,

not only does Klonapin take the jerks away (although I had two last night

even with Klonapin..hmmm), but the Klonapin makes you drowsy so it's a

bonus.

Let me know what your nurse says. They can have terrible side-effects on

people and I have a friend that experienced them first hand, but I have not

had one problem and I'm on my high dosage, Rick isn't having trouble, and my

dad was on this for years and years and years for panic attacks.

Kathy

Take Care

Cherie

New South Wales--Australia

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