Social Major surgery tomorrow; now accepting all Thoughts and Prayers

KnightTemplar said:
I was diagnosed with gullet cancer back in November last year. Tomorrow is D-Day: I finally get the surgery to remove the cancer. Along with my gullet. The surgeons then stretch my stomach to make a new gullet.

The entire process is as pleasant as it sounds. The operation takes around six hours, and I'll be in hospital for at least 10 days. Much of it in the ICU, drugged up to my eyeballs.

I don't mind admitting that I'm shitting myself, bros. So yeah, any Thoughts and Prayers you've got laying around, throw them my way. I need all the help I can get;)
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How are you feeling?
 
KnightTemplar said:
I was diagnosed with gullet cancer back in November last year. Tomorrow is D-Day: I finally get the surgery to remove the cancer. Along with my gullet. The surgeons then stretch my stomach to make a new gullet.

The entire process is as pleasant as it sounds. The operation takes around six hours, and I'll be in hospital for at least 10 days. Much of it in the ICU, drugged up to my eyeballs.

I don't mind admitting that I'm shitting myself, bros. So yeah, any Thoughts and Prayers you've got laying around, throw them my way. I need all the help I can get;)
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Fuck! My fucking goodness! How are you?
 
KnightTemplar said:
Good advice, thanks. And yeah, I was shitting myself before my shoulder op, but the anesthiologist was great. Took time to chat with me and put me at my ease. Actually more approachable than the surgeon, who was the stereotypical arrogant bastard. Although he was good at his job, which is the only thing that matters.

I doubt constipation will be too much of an issue, as for the first few days at least I'm fed via a drip directly into my stomach. I won't be eating solid foods until nearly the end of my hospital stay, and then it will be small portions of soft food like oatmeal, eggs etc.
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My goodness, mate. I'm pulling so hard for you. Be fucking amazing again please. Jesus.
 
Hidden_Hand said:
Hope it goes well for you bro, always been a good poster.

If you don't mind me asking, what led to you thinking something was wrong and then going for the check up?
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Hopefully diligence? It's a painless disease most of the time. I wouldn't have had a clue otherwise.
 
KnightTemplar said:
This. Gullet cancer has a very high mortality rate, because by the time symptoms present, it's too late to treat them cancer. I got lucky.
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Sweetface, thank fuck. Keep on top of EVERYTHING. What a shock for you! I don't have words enough, flippin heck. So much love, lovely xx
 
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