At Fri, 11 Oct 2002, RobynD423 wrote:
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>Good Morning Everyone,
>I'm beside myself. I've been off work due to being disabled from
>adhesions - the doctor believes they're attached to my bowels or colon.
>I saw the gyno on Wednesday and they were trying to get me schedule for
>surgery on Tuesday (10/15) but they were sure due to his assistant being
>on vacation. Anyway I got a call this morning from the hospital going
>over the surgery info which indicated my surgery was scheduled for
>Tuesday. Then the doctor's nurse called to inform me they can't do it
>until November 5 because he needs to have his assistant (which I think
>is responsbile of him) but what am I suppose to do until the 5th of
>November. My primary took me off work and I am blessed to get full pay
>while off. I'm scared about waiting the 5th - not only is that 3 more
>weeks of living this way and missing work and being isoloated and then
>if the surgery doesn't go well and he has to do a laporotomy instead of
>the laporscopy it will be an additional 6 weeks after that - making be
>off for over 2 months. I did just start this new job (it's within the
>same corporation). The gyno has me on a cancellation list (he only does
>surgery on Tuesdays). And if it an emergency they'll do the procedure
>than...meaning i have to be dying in pain and go off to the ER. We all
>know how those ER visits go and how the pain goes in waves. One hour
>I'm doubled over and can't move and the next I just in the dull pain. I
>hate this and don't know what to do. How am I to wait until the 5th and
>explain to work about all of this.
>Thanks for listening to me vent and any input would be so appreciated.
>
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>Robyn
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