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Blags

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Surgery this week!
« on: October 01, 2012, 12:14:07 pm »
So my surgery is coming up this week- wednesday! Nervous but anxious to hopefully be on the road to recovery and be able to move on and stop thinking of only the AN in my brain!
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Re: Surgery this week!
« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2012, 12:46:18 pm »
You will be a postie soon!  You will be in my thoughts and prayers.  I wish good healing for you.

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Re: Surgery this week!
« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2012, 02:32:55 pm »
Good luck.

Where are you having your surgery?

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Re: Surgery this week!
« Reply #3 on: October 01, 2012, 03:36:44 pm »
Best wishes sent your way,,you will be a Postie soon and we welcome you! Post when you feel up to it!  Jane
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Re: Surgery this week!
« Reply #4 on: October 01, 2012, 04:57:19 pm »
I'm having it at Weill Cornell in NYC with dr. Boockvar.
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Re: Surgery this week!
« Reply #5 on: October 02, 2012, 12:33:52 am »
Blags - I wish you a speedy recovery and we'll be waiting here for you to come back and tell us how you are and how you feel.

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Suu xxoo
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Re: Surgery this week!
« Reply #6 on: October 02, 2012, 09:01:20 am »
Good luck for tomorrow xx
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Re: Surgery this week!
« Reply #7 on: October 02, 2012, 11:10:02 am »
Good luck for a speedy recovery.
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Re: Surgery this week!
« Reply #8 on: October 02, 2012, 11:56:14 am »
Good Luck tomorrow! 
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Re: Surgery this week!
« Reply #9 on: October 06, 2012, 10:33:49 am »
How are you? 
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Re: Surgery this week!
« Reply #10 on: October 06, 2012, 01:00:11 pm »
I am home today- not even 4whole days in hospital. Hearing pretty good. Alittle tinny and fullness but hoping to be better after steroids are finished next week. Very slight drop on smile but should be temporary. Balance still wobbly but am confident with therapy starting in a few weeks ill be great. Got to remember to take it slow and allow myself to rest and rely on the support of those around me. Overall so glad I did it got out whole tumor and if he would have waited much longer the tumor would have attached to facial nerve. So so great full and can't say enough wonderful things about dr. Boockvar and dr.brown at Weill Cornell. Now I'm a postie!
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Re: Surgery this week!
« Reply #11 on: October 06, 2012, 01:31:16 pm »
Blags ~

Congratulations...Well done!  May your recovery continue apace. 

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Re: Surgery this week!
« Reply #12 on: October 06, 2012, 01:36:13 pm »
Thanks for your update and congratulations on being on the "other side"!!!!  I will continue to be interested in your updates.  Rest now.

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Re: Surgery this week!
« Reply #13 on: October 06, 2012, 07:12:24 pm »
Congrats and well done!! Very proud of you ,, you did well and need to rest then walk some and rest some more,, your body and brain will let you know how much to do,,, best wishes and prayers for full recovery,,,Jane
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Re: Surgery this week!
« Reply #14 on: October 06, 2012, 07:13:08 pm »
WOW! Soooooo pleased that you're having a speedy recovery already. I love a good outcome :)
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4cm Left side AN Translab August 18th 2010
Facial nerve not working
Nerve conduction Jan '11 Repeated 23rd May '11
SSD left side
5 ops in 6 weeks to fix CSF leaks
Tarsorrhaphy 9 Mar '11 Extended 26 Aug '13
Sling Thur 16 June '11
12/7 nerve graft 9 Feb '12
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