It's been a while..
It's been a long time since I last wrote.
A few months back, I mentioned that there was quite a few friends and family that didnt know about my condition. I've now spent the summer and till now to tell family and the friends closest to me. It's been good and bad reactions in many ways. Some responded with sadness while others have responded with offering help in ways I could just dream of and alot of encouragement.
Tomorrow is the day I've been both looking forward to and the day I didnt want to come. I didnt want it to come because of the experience I had with the last surgery. But now its here and the 7 months it has taken since I first got on sick leave has both gone fast and very very slow. The first 3 months was a nightmare, the time after I got the hormone pills made it a slightly "smoother" ride. More like a country road (take me hoooome!!) with smaller potholes.
Am I nervous? Of course I am. There's alot of "what if's". "What if I go blind since its elevating my optic chiasm?", "What if I need to be on hormone pills for the rest of my life?", "What if I get some kind of nerve damage?", "What if the pain never goes away and my joints dont go back to normal?". I could write a long list of "what if's" and if I think about it more than I've already done, I would lose my mind. "What if I lose my mind?".
So instead of thinking about all that, I try to think about the things I want to do and places I want to see when I've recovered. Also not to take life for granted. 7 months might not seem long to many of you and specially those with worse things going on in their lives than me. But for me it's been a long ride. It's been painful in many ways, but I've also had opened my eyes, appreciate my friends and family more which has led to happy moments.
When I've recovered from the surgery, I will continue telling you about my last surgery and how things have been this time.
Meanwhile, quoting the amazing Ellen DeGeneres - "Be kind to one another"
Christin
A few months back, I mentioned that there was quite a few friends and family that didnt know about my condition. I've now spent the summer and till now to tell family and the friends closest to me. It's been good and bad reactions in many ways. Some responded with sadness while others have responded with offering help in ways I could just dream of and alot of encouragement.
Tomorrow is the day I've been both looking forward to and the day I didnt want to come. I didnt want it to come because of the experience I had with the last surgery. But now its here and the 7 months it has taken since I first got on sick leave has both gone fast and very very slow. The first 3 months was a nightmare, the time after I got the hormone pills made it a slightly "smoother" ride. More like a country road (take me hoooome!!) with smaller potholes.
Am I nervous? Of course I am. There's alot of "what if's". "What if I go blind since its elevating my optic chiasm?", "What if I need to be on hormone pills for the rest of my life?", "What if I get some kind of nerve damage?", "What if the pain never goes away and my joints dont go back to normal?". I could write a long list of "what if's" and if I think about it more than I've already done, I would lose my mind. "What if I lose my mind?".
So instead of thinking about all that, I try to think about the things I want to do and places I want to see when I've recovered. Also not to take life for granted. 7 months might not seem long to many of you and specially those with worse things going on in their lives than me. But for me it's been a long ride. It's been painful in many ways, but I've also had opened my eyes, appreciate my friends and family more which has led to happy moments.
When I've recovered from the surgery, I will continue telling you about my last surgery and how things have been this time.
Meanwhile, quoting the amazing Ellen DeGeneres - "Be kind to one another"
Christin
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