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yublocka

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I'm joining the legions of ylf'ers undergoing knee arthroscopies today. I'm sitting here writing this from the admissions waiting room in fact. Starting to get a bit nervous now - eek! I'll either be on ylf a lot or not much over the next few days depending on how recovery goes. And trust me the sweat pants, striped long-sleeved tshirt and black cons I am wearing right now were definitely not outfit-photo worthy!!

Tam

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Frances

Oh, Tam, good luck! I've endured many running injuries over the years and it seems like in I'm in physical therapy rehabbing something several months out of every year lately. But I've been lucky enough to avoid surgery thus far. At the risk of sounding like a stereotypical Northern California girl, I'll be sending lots of positive, healing energy your way.

AJ

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Oh no! I'll be saying a prayer for you! Let us know when it's over.

marianna

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Wishing you good luck and a speedy recovery!

FiestyWife

Ooooh, you should see how stylish you can make your hospital gown! That would be an interesting YLF challenge! Hospital chic...baring butts the newest trend! Good luck with surgery and you'll be back to suer stylish in no time.

Maya

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Ugh, surgery is the worst. Wishing you a quick and painless recovery!

Angie

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Oh, sweet Tam. I wish you strength. Operations and surgery are awful. Hang in there and cheers to a fast recovery. Let Cathy be your inspiration!

Rosie

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Hope it goes well!!! Healing thoughts coming your way.

Theresa

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Oh Tam, thinking of you today and crossing everything that the procedure goes smoothly.

Wishing you a very easy recovery as well...

Sharon

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Good luck. Tell them you want the GOOD drugs! How all goes well and your recovery is rapid.

yublocka

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Aww thanks guys!!! I hate sitting around waiting. Apparently Ive got 4 more hours of waiting too. I am not a patient person!!

Whats killing me is this hospital is literally just around the corner from chapel st, a great food and shopping area in Melbourne:

http://www.visitvictoria.com/d.....476A90000/

Reckon they'd notice if I dissapeared for a few hours?

Except I'm nil by mouth, so that's no fun, is it??

Theresa

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oh no that's just plain torture Tam

Are you going to be going home today or will you be in overnight?

yublocka

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It is torture Theresa....the nurse just came to put on my hospital id and do my BP etc and thought I was crazy when I asked if I could go for a walk!!! After raining all weekend the sun is finally out too!!

I think I'm staying overnight unfortunately. I'm on the afternoon list, and my flatmate is at work till midnight so there's noone to take me home. They don't like people catching taxis home and being by themselves most of the night. My mum was saying she should have flown down for it hehe.

Katiepea

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Good luck Tam! I truly think the waiting in many ways has to be the worst part in many respects. To me, at least once it's over you can just get on with it and focus on recovery.

My BIL could certainly sympathise with how you feel. He managed to tear his achilles tendon a couple of weeks ago and was scheduled for surgery to repair it last week.

For three days he turned up to the hospital admissions at 8am after having to be nil by mouth from midnight, only to sit in the room until 3pm and then be told "go home, you've been bumped off the list until tomorrow". By day three, he was well and truly over it - he almost couldn't believe it when they finally said that it was on! (However, don't feel too sorry for him. Being a Brit, he is overjoyed to have a proper excuse to miss work and sit on his backside all day(and night) watching the World Cup. Sad, but true! ;-))

I hope that you heal quickly, have lots of fabulous pain medication to take the edge off any discomfort and are up and about quickly feel like a wonder woman!

yublocka

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Eeek KP sounds like a bad injury!! And awful to get bumped from the list! Glad he finally got it sorted out though. This nil by mouth thing is killing me and its only been 5 hours!!!

Michelle

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Best of luck to you, Tam!! Trans-continental hugs!

Debbie

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Hoping for a speedy recovery.

taylor

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Oh boo! Speedy recovery Tam!!!
Hoping this just doesn't drag on any longer than need be!!

Kyle

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Fashion will have to take a back seat for the moment. Wishing the best for you.

Kari

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Wishing you a successful surgery and a speedy recovery, Tam.

Anonymous

Wishing you a quick and easy recovery, Tam.

yublocka

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Thanks guys!! Well the waiting is dragging on. Apparently the list is running late so I won't get done till about 7pm. Its 3pm now! This whole nil by mouth thing is killing me too!! 7 hours so far, and that was only a "light" breakfast! Geez I don't make a good patient do I? I would way rather be on the other side of the treatment!!

Katiepea

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Gosh, what a pain in the backside that they are running late!

Are you starting to feel grumpy? (I know always feel grumpy if I don't eat for long periods of time - just ask my hubby, trust me, he'll verify this statement! )

If you are, I feel your pain and am doing an extra big *grrrrrrrrrr* on your behalf! If not, I think you are an absolute saint!

Hopefully the time flies now for you and it won't be much longer now Tam.

Scarlet

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No fun, Yublocka! Good luck and wishing you a speedy recovery. Tell your mom to come now, so she can feed you tomorrow

stringy

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Oh, what, so long a wait, and so close to Chapel St! Good luck with the waiting, the surgery and the recovery...

Katiepea

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Goodness, girl, your name just came up on my screen. Please tell me you still aren't waiting?! If so...... ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH! on your behalf.

yublocka

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Katie I still am!!! I am stttaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrving and so thirsty!!!! I want to order a pizza as soon as I'm done haha. 11 hours without food/drink is no fun. I wish I had more than toast for brekky this morning, that's for sure!!!!

Katiepea

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Goodness me, you poor thing. That is really rough.

(I was about to start typing all sort of clucky "mumsy" sympathy type comments but deleted them 'cause they were just making me feel really old!!)

Still, are you sitting in peace and quiet? If so, how about I'll swap you for five minutes. The only proviso is that you'll need to sort out my screaming kids who bl**dy well won't go to sleep! ARRRRRRGGGGGHHHHH! (That one was me.)

Final parting words now (ooops, here comes the mummy part - sorry..... Can't. Stop. Myself........)

If you are in pain after, take the drugs. Do NOT try to be a martyr. Rest, rest, rest - confiscate the remote control if necessary.

Demand continued sympathy for at least a week and ensure that the taxi driver stops off at Domino's on the way home (even if it is at 8am) so that you can get your pizza fix!

Night sweety. (Katiepea stomps up the stairs to her little cherubs) x

yublocka

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Hahah KP you made me laugh! That alone is good medicine. Don't worry I am tucked up in a bed in my own little room. I even have a TV which I don't have at home!! Now I'm hoping its at least another 30 mins because I want to watch msterchef haha. Although food....hmmm not a good idea!~!! Your cherubs are lucky to have a sweetie like you looking after them!!!

londonkiwi (now back in NZ)

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Ohh Masterchef - I managed to catch a couple of episodes when I was in Oz a month ago...was very tough competition, I liked the format better than the original UK version. Is the Asian guy who had to cook the Vietnamese banquet still in?

Good luck with the op - in my experience people who work in the medical field do make the worse patients (my brother-in-law is a radiographer).

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