I Will Be Off-Line.....

Just wanted to let everyone know that I'll be off-line for a while because I'm having major surgery tomorrow. Don't want to go into details at this time, but your thoughts & prayers would be greatly appreciated. I'll be back as soon as I'm able.

Shirley

Prayers for everything going well and a speedy recovery. Hope to hear how you're doing very soon.

Shirley~ joining in prayers for your surgery, a speedy and complete recovery with healing. praying to see you soon in the gardens! ;0)

My thoughts are with you Shirley

Shirley,

I'll be thinking of you and praying for a quick recovery.

Terese

Good luck to you, Shirley. We'll be rooting for you.

Karen

You got it, Shirley. Good luck :-)

All the best to you!!

I'm a tad late on this, but I hope you're recovering nicely and will soon be back compairing notes and crying or cheering (as the case may be) with the rest of us gardening hooligans.

Thank you EVERYONE for your best wishes and support. It is greatly appreciated!!

I'm finally home from Johns Hopkins Hospital and in between naps I try to read d-mails and respond to them. Thank you very much for your support & prayers, which are greatly appreciated!

They performed a scheduled BSO, mass removal & exploratory. However, part of the mass had adhered to the side of my bladder. So, bladder surgery in addition to everything else made for a very long day! I'm told that I was in actual surgery for over 6 hours. The surgeon was very pleased with the surgical outcome, but now we wait for the report from Pathology. Tomorrow, I have to go to my local hospital to have a cysto-urethera gram and make sure that my bladder is functioning properly. On Wednesday, we have my post-op check up scheduled & will hopefully get the report back from Pathology. Your continued good wishes & prayers are greatly appreciated.

Alright, good to hear from you! That's a great hospital, but still no fun to go through all that. Hang in there! The forum isn't the same without you.
Mike

Wonderful to have you back and hoping for continued good news. You've been missed.

Good to hear, Shirley. I had similar surgery last year so I can relate. Recovery surprised me being better, ( or less awful?) , and faster than my other 2 surgeries. I hope you have the same experience, and hope for good results on the path report tomorrow.

Karen

WB Shirley. I'll be praying for good results from the pathologist.
My Mother had something similar a few months back.

Good to have you back on the boards.

Terese

glad to hear you are doing well - continue with the good progress. I hope you get all good news in your follow-ups

Shirley, you will be in my prayers for continued healing! God bless, Tamara

I got fantastic news today at my check-up! The best part is it is NOT a recurrence of the tumor in November and it is NOT cancer! It appears to be a smooth muscle tumor that had adhered to my previous incision when I had the Hysterectomy, as well as, to my bladder. Therefore, my recent extensive bladder surgery & reconstruction, in addition to removing the mass & BSO is what I had done last week. Plus, now that my doctor removed the Foley catheter, I can pee "like a lady" again! I know, just what you wanted to hear! :~0

I'm so happy I could sing from the rooftops, but aren't you glad that I won't!

It's wonderful news!, Shirley!!!!! Prayers answered! Get yourself back in your garden where you belong!

Congrats on the good news, Shirley!! I know it has to be real weight off your shoulders.

Donna

Very glad to hear you have peace of mind now and the surgery behind you - maybe we DO want to hear you sing - with all the energy and enthusiasm you put into everything, you probably wouldn't need to carry a tune :)

OH Shirley that is fantastic news!! sing all you want.

*singing in Shirley's stead*......(mi-mi-mi-mi)...........Yippeee! So glad that you got good news Shirley, and welcome back!

Great News indeed!!!

SUPER!!!!

That's awesome! Thank you Lord! Tamara

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!

I'm shouting & singing it from the rooftops! Thanks so much for your love & support! It means a lot to me and will help me to recooperate that much quicker!

Dear Shirley, I just now read this thread and am so happy that things worked out well! I bet you are so relieved and we are, too!

Suzy

Thanks so much, Suzy! Everyone here at DG has been so supportive and the absolute best on-line friends!

Wonderful news Shirley!

Karen

Thanks Karen! I greatly appreciate your strength & support!