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Thu Aug 02, 2007 11:28 am  |
My mom is having surgery tomorrow (Friday) to remove a cantaloupe sized cyst in her ovary. It is going to be a major surgery because she has excessive scar tissue/adhesions that the surgeons are going to have to deal with (apparently they will have to make a long (10-12") vertical incision). (My mom has had 5 abdominal surgeries in her life and she also over-produces scar tissue.) She also is disabled and has been having problems with her immune system so it's not the safest surgery compared to if she were generally healthy and had never had any other surgeries before. We're all a little nervous, my mom especially.
Could y'all do us a favor and keep her in your thoughts please?  Thank you. |
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early-mid 30s || oily-combination, sensitive & acne-prone skin || mild breakouts (Aczone helps a lot) || occasional eczema rashes || fine lines around eyes || very dark under eye cirlces- concealer a must || very fair neutral-warm complexion, blue eyes, blonde hair |
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Thu Aug 02, 2007 11:58 am |
| She'll be in my thoughts and prayers. Take care. |
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Thu Aug 02, 2007 12:42 pm |
| Oh my goodness! I will definitely keep your Mom in my thoughts. Hang in there, Amnis! XOXOX |
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Thu Aug 02, 2007 2:55 pm |
| Absolutely! Thinking of your mom and you. Take care. |
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Thu Aug 02, 2007 3:29 pm |
I will certainly keep you Mother in my thoughts and prayers. Please let us know how she is doing as the days pass.
Winnie  |
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As I am getting older I realize my biggest beauty secret is smile more and frown less. Be aware that wrinkles do not make a person unattractive. Cynicism, unforgiveness, anger and jealousy are the real culprits. Sixty something |
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Thu Aug 02, 2007 4:40 pm |
| Definitely keeping you both in our thoughts, and do update to let us know. |
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32, fair hair/eyes/skin, always a mix of dry/oily/sensitive/acne/clogged pores. But I keep getting compliments on my skin, so something must be working! Beauty blog at http://heliotro.pe; online dating coaching at http://theheartographer.com |
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Thu Aug 02, 2007 5:33 pm |
Hi Amnis! I am sending lots of warm and healing thoughts to you and your mother and hope that her surgery and subsequent recovery is swift and without any complications! Please let us know how everything went when you can!
(((Hugs)))
~Lorraine |
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Thu Aug 02, 2007 8:32 pm |
Good luck with the surgery tomorrow and speedy recovery!
Lucy. |
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Thu Aug 02, 2007 8:57 pm |
| Hoping thing will go well. |
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Fri Aug 03, 2007 2:15 am |
| I certainly will keep her in my thoughts. Hope all goes well for her. |
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Fri Aug 03, 2007 4:37 am |
Speedy healing thoughts to your mom, Amnis!
A key to keeping scar tissue from forming is to stop inflammation as much as possible. Fresh pineapple (I mean completely fresh, just cut) has an ingredient called bromelaine that is amazing at preventing inflammation and speeding healing. The bromelaine starts to dissipate as soon as the pineapple is cut and exposed to oxygen, so it's important to eat it soon after cutting it. You can also get bromelaine supps in healthfood stores. Arnica montana is great, too, but with arnica be careful about interactions with other medications (arnica has slight blood-thinning properties, like aspirin does). Good luck! |
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Best, Jeannine (40s, fair skin, hazel eyes, sensitive skin). To fight the dread lemming sickness, I promise not to rave about a product until I have used it for a long while. |
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Fri Aug 03, 2007 2:35 pm |
Amnis,
I am late but I will be praying and please take good care of yourself.It is such a stressful time.
Linda |
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Fri Aug 03, 2007 3:22 pm |
| Amnis both you and you mum will certainly be in my thoughts. |
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Fri Aug 03, 2007 3:30 pm |
Thank you EDS sweethearts! I thought I'd take a "break" and jump on the hospital's guest computer...
My mom is recovering from her surgery now... she made it through okay albeit she is in a lot of pain. Her surgeon said the surgery went more smoothly than expected. They were able to remove the growth in one piece and sent it away to be biopsied.
Thanks again for all of your support. |
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early-mid 30s || oily-combination, sensitive & acne-prone skin || mild breakouts (Aczone helps a lot) || occasional eczema rashes || fine lines around eyes || very dark under eye cirlces- concealer a must || very fair neutral-warm complexion, blue eyes, blonde hair |
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Fri Aug 03, 2007 4:51 pm |
| I'll continue my prayers for you and good results and a speedy recovery for your Mom. |
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Fri Aug 03, 2007 5:57 pm |
| amnis wrote: |
Thank you EDS sweethearts! I thought I'd take a "break" and jump on the hospital's guest computer...
My mom is recovering from her surgery now... she made it through okay albeit she is in a lot of pain. Her surgeon said the surgery went more smoothly than expected. They were able to remove the growth in one piece and sent it away to be biopsied.
Thanks again for all of your support. |
This such great news, Amnis!  I checked this thread earlier today in the hopes of hearing anything about your Mom's surgery, so I'm glad that you found a second to take a break and fill us in! I am so happy to learn that her surgery went better than expected, and hope that her biopsy results come back as healthy! May her recovery go just as well as the surgery, and be a swift one at that! |
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Fri Aug 03, 2007 5:59 pm |
amnis,
Thank you for taking the time to update us on your Mom's surgery. Glad to hear the surgery is over and went well. My continued thoughts and prayers are coming your way. You need to get your rest also.
Winnie |
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As I am getting older I realize my biggest beauty secret is smile more and frown less. Be aware that wrinkles do not make a person unattractive. Cynicism, unforgiveness, anger and jealousy are the real culprits. Sixty something |
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Sat Aug 04, 2007 9:43 am |
| I'm glad all went well and hope that everything continues to go well for your mum. Will still be thinking of her. |
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Mon Aug 06, 2007 10:06 am |
So glad the surgery went well and hope that biopsy results will be good as well.
Keep us posted.
Lucy. |
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Mon Aug 06, 2007 6:40 pm |
| Jeannine wrote: |
| A key to keeping scar tissue from forming is to stop inflammation as much as possible. Fresh pineapple (I mean completely fresh, just cut) has an ingredient called bromelaine that is amazing at preventing inflammation and speeding healing. The bromelaine starts to dissipate as soon as the pineapple is cut and exposed to oxygen, so it's important to eat it soon after cutting it. You can also get bromelaine supps in healthfood stores. |
Thanks for the advice, Jeannine. I had never heard this before. I'm glad I took her some fresh pineapple the other day (except for it was cut a couple of hours before I visited her so who knows how much bromelaine it retained).
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My mom continues to recover and is still in a great deal of pain. But she's a lot stronger and able to move around a bit more so that's good. She's a tough cookie and has a high tolerance for pain so to see her in such agony is hard b/c it means she is really, really hurting. I can't wait for her to heal! We're still waiting for the biopsy results. 
Thanks again for your kind words and thoughts, everyone! |
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