I’m actually looking forward to them. Sounds so strange but true.
I will rest up afterwards but build myself up with walks and some light housework, then try to work after about 4 weeks.
When I had my last major surgery I was back at work after 4 weeks with a 9 inch scar after open surgery op on my navel area. It was tough. But doing building work strengthens you and builds up fitness quickly. I had to use lighter tool bags, had to put bags of sand into half buckets and so on at the start to get round things. It didn’t stop me. I found ways to deal with things. I had a labourer but he was weaker than me even after 4 weeks of major surgery.
Nothing will stop me from doing what I have to do!
Challenges present themselves in life. Getting back to fitness so I can look after my 4 year old son at weekends is my priority.
Life can be tough and I have a positive attitude towards these ops. If all goes well I will be cancer free and then will be monitored every 3 months.
If something else pops up I will do whatever is necessary to get rid of any lesions.
I am strong and am fighting this hard with all my might!
That’s great to have dates in the diary, annd wonderful that there are no more lesions. October 3 is my youngest son’s 27th birthday, and I’ll for sure be thinking of you too. It’s incredible that these operations can be done by keyhole, which is so much less invasive. I wish you all the very, very best.
Gosh Dan, it is just wonderful that you are finally getting the surgery in the near future. It’s a pity you’ve had to push so hard to get it set up in a reasonably timely manner. You are the epitome of resilience and this allied with the high tech surgery, this augers very well for you.
I’m sure that you have had quiet dark moments, but your courage, determination and positive outlook are sure to help you through your surgery and, more importantly, through your recovery.
In addition, the example you are setting is certain to encourage others here through their own tough times.
I’ve never understood why it takes so long for scans and other test results in the UK.
I remember the frustration and waiting of family members. Even blood work can take several days.
When I have a CAT, MRI, or a massive batch of bloodwork done (as I have had to every couple months for a couple decades now for a chronic liver issue) I get the full detailed analysis in 60 minutes. I know that when they draw 7 vials of blood and then run me through the scanner, an hour later my doc is ready to see me with everything on his big monitor and my takehome printouts ready.
They actually caught one serious issue instantly in 2006 thanks to this efficiency. Something that needed immediate hospitalisation and treatment. A week later would have been too late. It was probably a condition I had been developing for years before emigrating. I remember being quite emotional on checkout a few weeks later thinking about how it might have ended differently back in the UK or US.
Hi boohoo, thank you for your support. My wife and I have just returned from two weeks holiday which we had booked before our daughter’s diagnosis. In honesty while we were away it made us realise that all that matters in life is the health and happiness of our family and friends. While we were away our daughter carried on with her radiotherapy and she is now just three appointments from completion. To say we are proud of her for the way she has tried to protect us throughout all of her treatments is an understatement. I am just catching up on all things Naim and sincerely hope all of those people who are not well at this time get the help and treatment they deserve and make full recovery’s very soon, best wishes to you all .
Hospitals are private (well some public ones exist but not how you think of public. They cost the same as anywhere else). Health insurance is provided by your employer by law. Unless you are unemployed and then the government provides you with a health insurance card. Whichever provider you have, the coverage is the same. Insurance covers 75%. You pay 25%. Hospitals vary in quality and service but the cost of procedures and treatment is set by the government. So you can shop around and the cost is the same, though costs of stays in hospital per night might vary dramatically and some very prestigious hospitals might be “on referral only”.
I’ve had to change hospitals a few times due to relocation, but the same day service is pretty consistent. Right now I spend a day every other month at a hospital run by the Japan Agriculture Association. The Starbucks in the lobby is full of farmers in their wellies with trousers held up with bailing twine.
The system isn’t perfect. If you’re dead broke and can’t afford the 25% you’re in trouble. And there are no GPs.
I have seven more radiation treatments to go (out of 39), and then we wait to see what effect it had on my prostate cancer. I hope your daughter gets good news when she finishes her radiotherapy.
Health care in the US is exceptional – if you have decent insurance, which many people do not.
No, because they can’t afford it. The US has the most unequal health care of all industrialized countries according to the UN. Also, the most expensive.