Re: Medical update

Christina Websell <spamfree@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I will be in hospital for 4-5 days and will be unable to do much for 6
weeks. It's worse that I expected. He gave me a choice to live with it,
or get the surgery. I've opted for the surgery.

Tweed,

I'm so sorry that your choices are so tough, and that the surgery required
is more of a major deal than you'd hoped. I am glad that you found a decent
doctor, though - is he the surgeon who will do the operation? When will you
be having it?

I can hardly buckle up my shoes and I am fed up with the noises it makes.
The doctor seemed to think this was okay and funny.

That seems rather insensitive to me. I mean, if the patient jokes about
it, then the doctor can joke along, because humor can often be helpful for
dealing with tough situations. But if the patient isn't laughing, then the
doctor shouldn't act like it's funny either. I'm glad he's nice in other
ways, at least!

It isn't. It makes my
colleagues feel sick to hear it squelching and it makes *me* feel sick to
know that they hate it when I can't do anything about it.

I would hate to feel self-concious about something like that! I actually
think that your workmates shouldn't have said anything to you about it,
since you obviously can't help it. That's pretty rude, IMO.

Purrs from my gang, especially from Licky!

Joyce
.

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