ok guys been to see my doc as you all know its apparently stinks of melanoma, so now we go for pet scan 16th dec 7.45 royal brisbane hospital.
then pre admin at nambour hospital, after that i should get a date for admission to hospital in nambour, expected stay 1 to 3 weeks due to the length of the cut ,they shall be cutting from just above groin area to half way down my leg ,and removing all the lymph nodes in that area .
i shall then be kept in for the amount of time i need to be in to recover ,i shall wake up possibly in intensive care apparently due to being a 2.5 hour operation and risk of infection.
after that i shall not be doing anything for quite some time as unable to walk etc.
so for now staying positive once again and gonna kick this things a@@sss so to speak, had a bad day today with eldest daughter who is due to have a baby in january her 3rd ,she sent me a message love you mum and i thought oh dear i best call her, and yep you guessed it she was howling and said you are all ihave mum , poor bugger i told her to stop that thinking and help me out here i need positive stuff not that .
cheered her up for now so lets keep the positive going hey im not goin anywhere i have to many barra to catch andmud crabs etc etc.
Happywanderer said
08:29 PM Dec 9, 2011
Great attitude glassies. Keep it up. Good luck for the 16th, we will all be thinking of you and sending all our love.
pauline said
08:31 PM Dec 9, 2011
That's the way Della no negative thoughts at all.........lots of hugs from me to you and of course hubby who must really not know what has hit him. STAY STRONG.
Dougwe said
08:35 PM Dec 9, 2011
I hope all goes well Della, I know what you are going through, fight the mongrel.
Beth54 said
09:10 PM Dec 9, 2011
I'll be thinking of you Della. Kick a*s!
Travel Bug said
09:23 PM Dec 9, 2011
Thinking of you now...
Will be thinking of you on 16th....
Kick A** Mate!!!!
Love and hugs. xoxoxoxox
Helena said
09:45 PM Dec 9, 2011
You have our hugs and well wishes Della keep positive you know that all your G.N. friends are with you all the way on this one Helena
Cruising Granny said
10:03 PM Dec 9, 2011
Stay strong and fight. You'll wake up all groggy and every day will be better after that, and progress my be slow, but it will be progress. Go get 'em girl!!! Allow me to add another "kick @ss".
Sheba said
10:20 PM Dec 9, 2011
That's the way Della. Fiesty and fighting. OMG, I never would have believed you were old enough to be Grandmother to 1, let alone 3.
Show those grandkids what a fighter you really are, and stay positive.
Cheers,
Sheba.
Esmeralda said
10:28 PM Dec 9, 2011
I'm with the others Della - kick butt!!!!
Boroma577 said
12:07 AM Dec 10, 2011
Esmeralda wrote:
I'm with the others Della - kick butt!!!!
Me too....sock it to 'em lady.
pricey43 said
12:08 AM Dec 10, 2011
The crying is good. It helps release some of the anxiety, and I'm sure theres plenty of that.
Thoughts are with you - take care!!!!!
glassies said
08:22 AM Dec 10, 2011
you betchya guys i am at the angry stage now instead of upset im saying how could you do this to me im a good mum , a good grandma have two beautiful girls kate 28 and heidi 21 both stunning girls and been through enough with dads that have never helped them out in in form ,not just money but even inspiration of any kind to do something with there lives.
Heidi is studying at Deakin university in melb to be a drama and art teacher she loves it so much and has obtained several distinctions and high distinctions,kate has had a tough life and fought her demons just like her mother has ,played up gave me grief but i knew deep down she would come out the other side thank goodness and has now become a lovely mum lives near brisbane with two beautiful kids and one due in january ,ive done this mostly all by myself ,didnt meet graeme till 9 years ago and for the first year we were just both very good mates ,im so glad i married that man (ide never been married before) and hes the best thing that has ever happened to me, and same for him hes married three times before we call him liz taylor lol
No seriously weve both had faith ,love, trust and that is all you need ,its worked for us weve built a wonderful business Sucked In Vacuum Excavations here on the sunshine coast and made it into something everybody loves.
weve got a lovely home on an acre and (well the bank does ) but anyways its better than dead rent i say. so weve worked hard and done well in the 7 years weve been in business.
weve had some amazing times and fun times, and we sit and talk about what we are going to do with the rest of our lives ,so its not taking me anywhere but getting ready to hit that road and become a full time nomad one of these days.
yes we shall kick this for good and proper i reckon ,realy got no choice or it has no choice but to leave me alone and for good .
thank you guys for your wonderful messages, its bloody pouring today in qld and has been for days, i have no idea what happened to summer time. i had to cancel my trip to tamworth music festival yesterday daughter and i from melb had a cabin booked for 9 nights but i think 20th jan to 29th is cutting it a bit short for me to say oh yeah ill be up hoppin and a boppin dont think so never mind always 2013 hey.
stay safe on them roads guys xxx
valnrob said
11:24 AM Dec 10, 2011
Della, you are one strong lady there. Every good wish from me and Rob. Kia kaha (stay strong) xx
JRH said
11:29 AM Dec 10, 2011
Be strong Della we all love you and are praying for your full recovery. All our best wishes to you both, I will be away in NZ from 17th Dec untill 16th Jan will not have internet access other than public library but will be thinking of you and hubby all the time. God bless you both.
Firefly said
11:36 AM Dec 10, 2011
Good luck our sweet lady, after that post on your life, this mongrel thing doesn't stand a chance. x o x o x o x o x o
glassies said
11:55 AM Dec 10, 2011
touche to that hey firefly, thank you all ,we are talking about getting out of here when im better ,hubby has now said doesnt care if we have to sell everything pay back the bank and hit the road in our winnebago hitched to our nissan patrol .
so i have to get better because thats probably the best damn thing that i could ever hear, as much as i love my home and everything in it its just material stuff at the end of the day ,and we can store our most treasured memories in a container on a friends properties so its not all so doom and gloom ,we can keep our most wanted things.
ive gotta kick this now, as this was our plan before i got ill, and when we retire now it just has to happen sooner thats all.
Ma said
12:12 PM Dec 10, 2011
Material things are not important Della.
You love your man and he loves you and if you lived in a bark humpy with dirt floors it would be a palace because of the love that's inside.
GET GOING GIRL................live the dream
JRH said
12:33 PM Dec 10, 2011
glassies wrote:
touche to that hey firefly, thank you all ,we are talking about getting out of here when im better ,hubby has now said doesnt care if we have to sell everything pay back the bank and hit the road in our winnebago hitched to our nissan patrol .
so i have to get better because thats probably the best damn thing that i could ever hear, as much as i love my home and everything in it its just material stuff at the end of the day ,and we can store our most treasured memories in a container on a friends properties so its not all so doom and gloom ,we can keep our most wanted things.
ive gotta kick this now, as this was our plan before i got ill, and when we retire now it just has to happen sooner thats all.
You are so right there Della you get better girl and then get out there and live life to the fullest, material possessions are just that material and really in the scheme of things do not matter anywhere near as much as love and good health, you kick this cancer so hard in the Butt you will make it's nose bleed.
As I said before we are praying for a full recovery and we have every faith in you to do just that.
John & Irona.
scottynbulldog said
02:36 PM Dec 10, 2011
Stay positive and take each day as it comes Glassies. Some will be more difficult than others but reading your posts I am sure you will come out on top. Will be thinking of you and yours from now on and especially on op. day!
justcruisin01 said
04:11 PM Dec 10, 2011
Hey Della & Grahame, I think it all has been said & we wish you best that can come your way , we are all with you on this one baby.
Looking forward to catching up with you guys soon, so go girl go.
Love ; JC & L.
-- Edited by justcruisin01 on Saturday 10th of December 2011 04:12:24 PM
Mergatroy said
05:22 PM Dec 10, 2011
I love your attitude. Think about asking the doctors about the concequences of removing your lymph nodes, particularly combatting lympodemea, if they havent already mentioned it. All the best Merg
kandagal said
10:07 PM Dec 10, 2011
Hopefully Glassies this heavy burden you have been given will not be as strong as your will to overcome. Everyone here will be wishing you well.
Elle on Wheels said
10:30 PM Dec 10, 2011
On reading oyur posts I am so full of admiration for you and my heart goes out to you as well. As Ma said, quality is most important now and the bark humpy looks good. I have avery strong feeling you will beat this. Keep strong and positive and best wishes to your wonderful bloke as well.
glassies said
08:45 PM Dec 11, 2011
yep mergatroy, have a friend with lymphodema so know all about that apparently i have 1 in four chance of getting it but i will take my chances, i have no choice but to have this further operation or not be here for the future, so i dont care if i get lymphodema as long as im here for my hubby, kids and friends that is all that matters to me.
Mergatroy said
09:02 PM Dec 11, 2011
I am glad you have looked into it, many having ops dont know about it, hopefully ou will be one of the 3 that dont get it either way the alternative is worse. Lots of best wishes and travels to come Merg
ok guys been to see my doc as you all know its apparently stinks of melanoma, so now we go for pet scan 16th dec 7.45 royal brisbane hospital.
then pre admin at nambour hospital, after that i should get a date for admission to hospital in nambour, expected stay 1 to 3 weeks due to the length of the cut ,they shall be cutting from just above groin area to half way down my leg ,and removing all the lymph nodes in that area .
i shall then be kept in for the amount of time i need to be in to recover ,i shall wake up possibly in intensive care apparently due to being a 2.5 hour operation and risk of infection.
after that i shall not be doing anything for quite some time as unable to walk etc.
so for now staying positive once again and gonna kick this things a@@sss so to speak, had a bad day today with eldest daughter who is due to have a baby in january her 3rd ,she sent me a message love you mum and i thought oh dear i best call her, and yep you guessed it she was howling and said you are all ihave mum , poor bugger i told her to stop that thinking and help me out here i need positive stuff not that .
cheered her up for now so lets keep the positive going hey im not goin anywhere i have to many barra to catch andmud crabs etc etc.
I hope all goes well Della, I know what you are going through, fight the mongrel.
I'll be thinking of you Della. Kick a*s!
Thinking of you now...
Will be thinking of you on 16th....
Kick A** Mate!!!!
Love and hugs. xoxoxoxox
Go get 'em girl!!! Allow me to add another "kick @ss".
That's the way Della. Fiesty and fighting. OMG, I never would have believed you were old enough to be Grandmother to 1, let alone 3.
Show those grandkids what a fighter you really are, and stay positive.
Cheers,
Sheba.
I'm with the others Della - kick butt!!!!
Me too....sock it to 'em lady.
Thoughts are with you - take care!!!!!
im a good mum , a good grandma have two beautiful girls kate 28 and heidi 21 both stunning girls
and been through enough with dads that have never helped them out in in form ,not just money
but even inspiration of any kind to do something with there lives.
Heidi is studying at Deakin university in melb to be a drama and art teacher she loves it so much and
has obtained several distinctions and high distinctions,kate has had a tough life and fought her demons
just like her mother has ,played up gave me grief but i knew deep down she would come out the other side
thank goodness and has now become a lovely mum lives near brisbane with two beautiful kids and one due in
january ,ive done this mostly all by myself ,didnt meet graeme till 9 years ago and for the first year we were
just both very good mates ,im so glad i married that man (ide never been married before) and hes the best
thing that has ever happened to me, and same for him hes married three times before we call him liz taylor lol
No seriously weve both had faith ,love, trust and that is all you need ,its worked for us weve built a wonderful
business Sucked In Vacuum Excavations here on the sunshine coast and made it into something everybody loves.
weve got a lovely home on an acre and (well the bank does ) but anyways its better than dead rent i say.
so weve worked hard and done well in the 7 years weve been in business.
weve had some amazing times and fun times, and we sit and talk about what we are going to do with the rest
of our lives ,so its not taking me anywhere but getting ready to hit that road and become a full time nomad
one of these days.
yes we shall kick this for good and proper i reckon ,realy got no choice or it has no choice but to leave me alone
and for good .
thank you guys for your wonderful messages, its bloody pouring today in qld and has been for days, i have no idea
what happened to summer time.
i had to cancel my trip to tamworth music festival yesterday daughter and i from melb had a cabin booked for 9 nights
but i think 20th jan to 29th is cutting it a bit short for me to say oh yeah ill be up hoppin and a boppin dont think so
never mind always 2013 hey.
stay safe on them roads guys xxx
Be strong Della we all love you and are praying for your full recovery. All our best wishes to you both, I will be away in NZ from 17th Dec untill 16th Jan will not have internet access other than public library but will be thinking of you and hubby all the time. God bless you both.
Good luck our sweet lady, after that post on your life, this mongrel thing doesn't stand a chance. x o x o x o x o x o
everything pay back the bank and hit the road in our winnebago hitched to our nissan patrol .
so i have to get better because thats probably the best damn thing that i could ever hear, as much as i love my home and everything in it
its just material stuff at the end of the day ,and we can store our most treasured memories in a container on a friends properties so its not
all so doom and gloom ,we can keep our most wanted things.
ive gotta kick this now, as this was our plan before i got ill, and when we retire now it just has to happen sooner thats all.
Material things are not important Della.
You love your man and he loves you and if you lived in a bark humpy with dirt floors it would be a palace because of the love that's inside.
GET GOING GIRL................live the dream
You are so right there Della you get better girl and then get out there and live life to the fullest, material possessions are just that material and really in the scheme of things do not matter anywhere near as much as love and good health, you kick this cancer so hard in the Butt you will make it's nose bleed.
As I said before we are praying for a full recovery and we have every faith in you to do just that.
John & Irona.
Hey Della & Grahame, I think it all has been said & we wish you best that can come your way , we are all with you on this one baby.
Looking forward to catching up with you guys soon, so go girl go.
Love ; JC & L.
-- Edited by justcruisin01 on Saturday 10th of December 2011 04:12:24 PM
All the best
Merg
but i will take my chances, i have no choice but to have this further operation or not be here for the future, so i dont care
if i get lymphodema as long as im here for my hubby, kids and friends that is all that matters to me.
Lots of best wishes and travels to come
Merg