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    One week to go!

    Well, I'm down to a week...my interstim trial is next Friday. I am just SO ready to get in there and get it over with. As most of you know, I have spent this past week in Boston. (translation: my hubby had a business trip, so I tagged along and have spent most of the week snuggled in the comfy bed watching crazy court shows on tv). I thought it would be good to get away and help take my mind off the surgery.

    We are heading home on Saturday, and I am looking forward to it. I have had a lot of surgeries (I should have a frequent OR visitor card!), and before every surgery, I "nest." I clean up the house really well and get things just the way I want them for when I walk in the house after surgery. It always makes me feel better to do that, even though my hubby will do whatever needs to be done. But, for some reason, the nesting makes me feel better, so I just do it!

    Jen's diaries have been really helpful to me. I am a bit less nervous about the surgery. Actually, I'm not really nervous about the procedure, but whether or not the device will work, and as far as that goes, I can only wait and see.

    So, when I get home and begin to "nest," is there anything that you guys can think of that I should do? I have already ordered some IC-friendly cookies from the IC shop, and I got the IC ribbon tattoo (okay, I know that has nothing to do with nesting, but it's cool and it's healing right along, as is hubby's)...once I get home I will stock the cabinets with "comfort food." I also remember Jen mentioning a pillow for riding or driving...can anyone tell me, are we talking about just one of those little cushy square pillows?

    Any other advice would be greatly appreciated. Oh, and I have a tip for readers...I just finished a book called Confessions of a Shopaholic. It was a quick, easy read and gave me some good laughs this week. And, it's apparently a series, so I can go get another to maybe read while recovering. Anyway, if you enjoy fiction and want something that is kind of silly and not something that's real "heavy", this is great!!! I will warn you, though...it's set in London, so some of the terms are different than ours, but my watching a couple of great BBC America shows really paid off for understanding the slang!

    Thanks for everyone's support during my pre-interstim worries!! I love you guys for everything you do for one another!!!

    Claudia

    ~Claudia

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    "If I ever go looking for my heart's desire again, I won't look any further than my own
    back yard. Because if it isn't there, I never really lost it to begin with!" ~ Dorothy

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    Gosh, the only thing I can think of is to invite you to MY house to do a little nesting --- the part where you'd like your house to be the way you like it when you come home.

    Seriously, I hope this goes well for you.

    Warm hugs,
    Donna
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    • #3
      I am jealous!

      You know I am with you on this, and here if you need me.

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        Just keep on nesting, and it'll be fine

        I am so jealous of your week in the comfy bed

        As for the driving pillow, yeah, it's just a cheap square one from Walgreens, of all places. I put it up behind my upper back, because if my lower back rests on the seat in the car, the bumps cause the incisions to rub funny and it either hurts or makes me freak out that the wires are moving around.
        ****
        Jen

        *Diagnosed with severe IC in 2004
        *Also diagnosed with PFD, fibromyalgia, chronic myofascial pain, IBS, migraines, allergies/asthma, dermatographism
        *Kept trying a million different treatments for all these things until I found what works, and I am doing okay these days with the help of a cocktail of medications and the InterStim, which was first placed in 2007. [I have had 2 revisions - one in 2010 when my battery died and had to be replaced, and one complete replacement (lead and generator) in 2012 after a fall on my stairs caused my lead to move.]
        *Current meds include Atarax (50mg at night), Lyrica (150mg twice a day), Xanax (0.5mg at night and as needed), Zanaflex (4mg at night), hydrocodone (10/325, every 6 hours as needed), Advair, Nasonex, Singulair (10mg at night), oral contraceptives, home instills containing Elmiron and Marcaine (as often as I need to do them).

        **I am not a medical authority nor do I offer definitive medical advice. I strongly encourage you to discuss your medical treatment with your personal medical care provider. Only they can, and should, give medical recommendations to you.

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        • #5
          I agree with the others about the pillow for comfort. Also just take it easy---and try not to over do it. Be careful not to fall or anything. On my last day I went to get the mail and slipped on the step and messed up the wires, but that was okay since it was the last day. Best of luck to you and I hope this works for you
          God grant me the serinity to withstand the days ahead!!!

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          Patricia

          In Memory of My Father (Lawerence) 1/25/2007

          Procedures:
          Interstim Sept 2001
          1st InterStim Removal May 2005
          2nd Interstim Implanted May 2005
          2nd InterStim Removed March 2007
          Hysterectomy 1999
          Tubes Tied 1997
          C-Section 1996

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          • #6
            Thanks everyone! I will go get the pillow as soon as I get home tomorrow!

            ~Claudia

            "A heart is not judged by how much you love; but by how much you are loved by others."
            ~ The Wizard of Oz

            "If I ever go looking for my heart's desire again, I won't look any further than my own
            back yard. Because if it isn't there, I never really lost it to begin with!" ~ Dorothy

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            • #7
              daer claudia,

              i know all our surgeries and doctors post-op is different.
              i had my trial three full weeks and WAS allowed to shower.
              having baggies and waterproof tape . It was an ordeal so did it infrequent.
              I was allowed to change my dressings, so having the approprate supplies. i was most concerned the first dressing change. i have incredable family and friend support , even my son(21) had to channnge it once(ddid better than hubby LOL)

              I send you positive thoughts and warm prayers!!!!!!!!and just take it slow and eaasy
              be well,
              DayTripper

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