h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

OK now i have come back to earth with a very big bump, i have had my pre op medical, and they are not happy with my they have detected an eptopic heart beat of which i thought i had got rid of 2 years ago , so now it seems i have to have an ECG done today at 5.30. I am so stressed out about this it is making me worse, so i am offf for a calming bath and some calming music to see if i can calm down!!!!

Oh Diane!

Please don't be too disappointed . It's better they find these things out before a real disaster might happen. I understand how upset you must feel. I'm not medically minded and don't know what this means, but if they put it right before I'm sure they can do so again. Let's hope its just a little blip and things will work out better for you

Enjoy your calming bath and music - put some candles in the bathroom and have a cup of herbal tea and I'm sure you will soon relax.

In the meantime I am sending you some to make you feel better.

Lots of x

aawwww diane,i wish ypu hadnt put disaster..jusr temporary hiccup!!dont stress out too much ,just wait and se what they say.i arent good with the understanding of eptopic either,apart from in pregnancy...but i think you might have explained it in another thread.???anyway,let us know how it goes ,wont you,and dont worry,says the voice of panic head no 1.chat soon.ns salxxxx

Thank you for sending me your love flowers and help it worked!!! but not before everything else went wrong, you can laugh now but i lit the candles and had even brought some specila lavender stuff from the body shop that is meant to help calm you down, i had also got some Bach flower rescue remidie to take, so i ran my bath put on my favourite music and lit my candles, got into the bath and the bloody candles fell in too and have chipped the new bath, by the time i got to see the nurse i was in a pretty bad state of affairs, anyway she was great and did some breathing exercises with me and helped calm me down, she said look iof you want this op bad eough then for god sake chill out, so ok i had been ordered to chill and because she looked like a friendly but possibly mean nurse i did as she asked, it worked my reading was great!!! phew, then my doc came in and asked what op i was having and has given me his blessing. Although he did say he wanted to keep an eye on my heart which is fine. An eptopic heart beat is one whereby it beats normally for a couple of beats and then misses a beat, the fact is you can feel when it does it, and it is not nice. I usually have these eptopics when i am stressed out, and if not careful they end up sending me into a major panic attack....last time i was addmitted in coronary care for a week!!! But i am A OK now so thank you and a good beat Diane xxx

you see diane,a few kind but stern words did the trick.i understand about the panic attacks,and myhubby has experience of the coronary care unit,so i can see where youre coming from.i am so pleased that it all worked out well for you,just the op to get over with now eh!!!!keep smiling,chat very soon.ns salxxx

Thanks Sal,
At this moment in time i do not seem very nervous about the op i have had it before, so i know what i am letting myself in for. The surgeon has put onmy notes that i may be having a general as i came round last time on seditives and it was very very painful!! I asked the nurse if i would be in so much pain as the last time, well i am not having so much done after all, but she said she can't guarantee that....gulp . I will have to waer this really sexy.......not..... corset for 6 weeks so thank god the weather has cooled off a bit. I can't even bath for a week arghhhhhhhh, and the garment can't be removed even for the loo....it has holes provided yuk, as you have to let your skin reattach itself to the muscle. Gosh the things we do to ourselves i must be mad!!! Diane xxx

uuuggghhhh,diane,it sounds horrific.of course if youve been there before then you know what to expect,and i know that you'll be fine,but you are sooo brave.i am such a softy when it comes to anything that might hurt(dont even ask me how i had more than one child)...well.you know how,but i mean when i'm so soft!!!!i had all of them at home as well.no special pain relief!!!!i am sure that you'll be fine this time though,they obviously have al your information,so dont worry.i wish it was all over for you but i shall be here waiting to chat when youre at home,and bored!!!!take care.ns salxxxxxx

Thanks Sal, i bet i am going to bored, and in pain if it is anything like last time!!! But at least i know i have friends on here that i can chat too....only problem is the study may not be big enough to get my bed in ha ha Diane xxx

Hello Diane!

Well you certainly have a busy and varied life! I don't know where you find the time to do everything and write to everyone on h2g2 as well . Sorry I have't been around for a few days , it's been a hectic week for me too! My little one started back at school, which he was not too happy about, but will soon get used to the idea! My older ones have been back and forth all over the place. I wish they would work civilised hours! They're all down the pub now - they went to watch the footie. They'll be celebrating because England won! I hope I don't find or on the living room floor when I get up in the morning!

Hubby is at work, so it's nice and quiet here and I can rattle away on hootoo without feeling guilty!

So when is your op? I expect you've already said, but I can't remember. You are very brave to go back for more after what you've already been through! I'm far too squeamish about that sort of thing, so will have to remain lumpy and bumpy forever! I am still trying hard to lose weight, although I must confess I haven't been doing brilliantly of late , but I am back on the straight and narrow now!

Let me know how you are and how you get on.

Have a lovely weekend. See you....

x

Hi Annie , i have had a lovely weekend, it was brill. We went to the lake district and the views are stunning. I ate as carefully as i could, i mean no fish and chips, cooked breakfast etc had light breakfast and main meal at night and still the sodding scales say a 4 1/2lb gain!!!! Why on earth couldn't i have been born slim!!!!
So this week its even more megere rations to get the scales to reverse!!! My op is on the 19th September so get ready for a bashing of messages he he he he. Diane xx

Hello Diane.

I haven't been to the Lake Distrcit since my honeymoon 25 years ago! I must go back to see if it's still as lovely as I remember

My husband rides a bike as well, but I prefer my car, I can get much more shopping on board with that! Trouble is it turns me into the family taxi, but I enjoy driving so its not a major problem.

Now where is all this weight coming and going? I'm sure I don't need to lecture but I think you know well enough not to be too bothered by a couple of fluctuating pounds here and there? You of all people should know that going without meals is not the right way to rid yourself of excesses! (I bet you didn't have excesses anyway, you sound too careful!) If your clothes are not getting tighter then it isn't permanent. I really don't think you need to worry too much, it'll only make you more anxious, and we don't want to start your irregular heartbeat going again.

Not long to go now, and you'll be back to how you want after a few days, I'm sure.

My advice is to keep busy, and take your mind off it for a bit.

Love x

Morning Annie ,

The lakes must be as beautiful, i couldn't imange them changing that much. If you need a nice b and b (£60 per couple per night) or a nice cottage in Bowness to rent cheaply (£260 for 5 nights but sleep up to 8) then give me a nudge.
As for my weight gain well i am due on again so i don't hold out any hopes of losing much this week if any at all. I have always had problems with my eating though, and yes you are right i should know better but my history of having both bulimia and anorexia still haunt me to this very day. I now know how far i can push myself and where i can't go over the line, so don't worry i am fine. I am not stavring myself or making myself sick but unlike most people i can't lose on 1400 cals a day because of what i have done to my body in the past. I have to stick to 1000 or slightly under that to get anywhere.
The reason i skipped lunch was because all they had were chips and cakes etc and the choice that was left for me was rubbish and after all this effort i am not going to blow it now, just to feel part of the crowd. I did however have a good evening meal, although1 was an indian and 1 a chinese, so not brill either. The day when we had pickings of the evening meal was sunday so i choose for us all to have a sunday dinner and it was the best meal of the weekend and they all aggreed too. I polished of my plate then i can tell you.
Anyway life here is pretty grim my daughter is quite poorly with a realy bad cold and tempreture, she only started her college course on Mon and i had to pick her up early yesterday because she felt so unwell. She also is not impressed by the course itself, the course director has quit and the rest of the lecturers are not fully qualified, so she wants to change courses, so she has to do it very soon before it is too late. Such as life, kids, cats and homes.
Diane xxx