Hi folks -- I'll make this my last pre-op blog.
Brigid will be telling my mum and dad how things are going while I'm in hospital and they will add the news on the comments in here.
It is unlikely that she'll be doing many other calls at first, so this will be the main source of messages.
You could call the hospital directly, of course:
01782 625431
and when I am feeling better I can take incoming calls to my room!!!
You won't need to know my room number, cos the place is so small the staff will easily be able to put the call through from just my name.
Should you fancy a more old-fashioned method of communications you could write to me:
The North Staffordshire Nuffield Hospital
Clayton Road
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Staffordshire
ST5 4DB
Of course I'll be back on-line as soon as I can.
Thanks to you all for you all your kindness, support, messages, cards, prayers etc. I go into this with every confidence and lots of love and good cheer to boost me through it.
xxx suze
54 comments:
Best Wishes suzi woozy! catch up with you soon!
be thinking of you xxx
Hi Sue,
All the best dear. We will think of you, pray for you & wait for you. Take care. Love. Cousin Pauline xx
all the very best of luck and lots of love to you petal, x
All the very best Suze, will be thinking of you lots. xxx
Good Luck my dear. I'll be thinking of you. Love Christine
Hello Brigid,this will have to go down as the longest day in history. We are thinking about you both constantly.
At a later point can you pencil me in to visit from the 6th till the 10th of Feb if that's okay.
Love you Julie
To all the good people who have suported Susan over these last few months.
Susan is over the operation and is in the recovery room, and all the signs are that it is a 100% removal of malignant tisue,and that it had not gone to places that they suspected it to be .
So you can imagine the relief that we all feel (faamily that is ).
We know you all have been a tremendous
suport to Susan and that lovely Brigid
Mum and I are so greatfull to all of you for your outstanding help and
encouragement and always so POSITIVE
an outlook that I am very greatfull for .
our love to all of you ,MUM and DAD.
just up here in Calgary, Suze, and Brigid too, and thinking of you and cheering you on... you'll be back up singing and eating in no time, well a step at a time, but in the end it will seem like no time!
a big hug to you from across the sea and prairie, and will await newses,
xoxoxox
erín
Thanks for the update Dad; and thanks too to B's mum who gave me a call this afternoon - that meant something. Mostly that I could stop shaking with worry and give up the blarting I have be so worried!
All my Christmas’s have come at once to know that SUPER SUZE has come through this part and is well on the way to recovery – YAY!
Tons more love still to come so watch this space!!!
Strictly no phone calls from me to suze for at least a week so my stories don't make her laugh and split those tender stitches LOL (well maybe not quite a week- I am not sure I can last THAT long without a natter)
Looking forward to her coming out so we can compare scars! I think she’ll probably beat me hands down as all I can sport is my injuries from being run over by an Interflora van!
LOVE YOU GIRLS!!!!
Hows that for excellent news - more than anybody could have wished for. Fantastic, Julie xxxxx
Frad and Pauline - and Jan too, Brigid's mum,
thansk so much for letting us know. Can't stop crying with relief. I'd better distract myself with some work!!!
love to all
Mand
That's great news! I've passed it on to the English Dept at work. Thanks for keeping us informed, Susan's Dad!
Matt xx
So glad to have the news, thanks so much Susan's Mum and Dad for keeping us up to speed with the current news. I have been off line for a while and it is a great relief to be back in touch at this crucial time. Good to hear that the op has gone well.... I know the recovery will be a long haul -just be assured that your friends are infor the long haul too dear S and B. With love ever. Liz x
Having trouble putting things on here ,thid try.
I phoned the hospital,and spoke to
Brigid who was there,and everything is going as expected,Susan is in the process of regaining consciousness,when she can she speaks to Brigid,says the pain is not to bad,and the specialist as seen Susan and is pleased with the
outcome ,and said they will start taking the various tubes out tomorow.
So all the news is good. I am sure that Susan will soon be banging away on her keyboard soon,back with us .
Many thanks to all of you who care for Susan as much as we do love to you all .Mum and Dad xxxxxx
I am having a slightly selfish moment of relief... how wonderful is this news?
I also saved the phone number of the hospital as "Muffield". Maybe that was a sign in itself.
What great stuff. Very, very happy...
xx
Brigid, I hope you have managed to get at least a little rest overnight. Will today mark the start of transfering Ms Celeb Pt's bags and baggage up to the hospital? If there is any space left in the car can you take my love with you, love Julie
Hello every one,Susan is doing a good job on the recovery plan ,and Brigid
spent the night at the hospital,Susan as
some discomfort,and had asked Brigid to stop,she was able to do that so I bet she didnt sleep to soundly.
Janice B's mum told me this when we phoned to ask how Brigid was doing,and she said Brigid had stoped overnight with Susan.
love for now Dad xxxxxxxx
Fantastic news! Absolutely great - have been thinking of you both!
Best wishes and speedy recovery - when are visits allowed?!
Kasia xxx
to all who want to use the phone to speak to Susan at the Hospital ,
Brigid as been on the phone to me,asking me to ask you good people not to phone the hospital,till next memo from me ,has she cant talk on it yet and the nurses are to busy and are not able to get on with their work,so thank you for your concern but leave it a while .
Dad
Hello everyone we are so pleased the op went well and Susan though sore is fighting back.Brigid is in charge of visiting but Janice told me this morning that Susan doesnt feel quite ready yet, I feel sure in a couple of days she will be all ears to a bit of gossip and more than pleased to see you all watch this blog for info.
I dont think the hospitals had a Star paitient before so its all overwhelming for them.
Brigid says Susans colour is coming back into her cheeks and all seems to be going very well.lots of love to allL M xxxxx
so pleased to hear she's doing ok ... fantastic news.
oh that is brilliant news! thank you suze's parents for keeping us all up to date, lots of strength to both suze and brigid - oh i must have a glass or two of red wine this evening to celebrate!
Brilliant news! So glad that everything is going so well xxx
To aunty Susun get well soon, love from Joe
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To celebraty patient (auntie Susan) wan'e hear a joke "YES PLEASE" There were 5 elephants and they all snuggled under a umbereler How many got wet...answer ...non it wasn't raining!!!
See you soon Toby
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Janice rang tonight she had taken something to the hospital,just stayed a few mins,she says Susan was a lot better today so its good news.
I liked your joke Toby, grandads not seen it yet.
Love to all L M xxxxxxx
great news. Love to you both. Sandie xx
Hello to all just to let you know Susan sat out of bed yesterday and again today.
Food well a bit of it two spoons of poridge for breakfast and a little soup at lunch time.
I said good that you are on this side of the op and she said id rather be the other side,not so painful.
Lots of love L M xxxxxxx
hello everyone,just a note to say Susan has now seen all your comment's,
we run a print off,and took it to her so that she could see them all,so she is in touch with all you have said,
that means aunty Susan has seen your comment Joe and your good joke Toby,
you will have to send her another one.
Today was the first time that we had spoken to Susan ,belive me that was
a lovely feelng,
more later,
Dad
Dad, I'm sure it was wonderful hearing Sue's voice. Thanks for keeping us up to date with S and B's progress.
Pleased to hear you have taken some porridge and soup Sue, it would be a total tragedy if you faded away at this point in the proceedings from a lack of nutrients.
Just incase you are remotely interested - I have now reached the heady (but sad to say, far from impressive) heights of 13 seconds on the chin bar.
It's a mystery to me from which part of the genetic pool Joe and Toby sourced their fitness. Love you always, Julie
So glad it's gone smoothly. Love Cathy xx
Julie your dad ran for the staffs county when he was a boy, which seemsa long time ago now. Then you have me a meer slip of a girl good at gym and rounders and netball, always very agile so I say the genes come from us.Bye for now L M xxxxxx
Seems prayers are being answered. Keep well, Suzie.
The big old softie at 6th Form
It's Thursday and as ever I'm amazed at times ability to pass, even when the minutes seem to be dragging by. Love you Julie
So pleased. Lots of love to S and B and all the family. Keep up the good work of recovery.
Ann. X
Hello,
Just want to say that i hope the surgery has gone well and i hope you will be back and better soon.
Tk maxx is practically empty now :(
On a good side, i got accepted at Derby University to study English...Not sure if i want to go yet :S
Keep on smiling throughout everything and know that there is a possitive in anything.
Love Kieran
xxxx
Hello everyone,more good news Susan is
likley to be HOME on Friday/Sat.
We spoke earlier today and she had had,
all the drain tubes removed and her
Physio said she was a very good patient
as to her genarall body fitness,and if she could manage the stairs,she could be coming home.
Mark phoned tonight after checking if it was still OK to visit on Fiday, and
Susan told him that she may even be comig home with him.
So we are all waiting to see what happens on Friday .
Our thanks to all of you Dad
Well done Sue for making such a good recovery that they are looking to discharge you home. Stand by with the bland beige food Brigid - I'm guessing that Sue will need a gradual post hospital reintroduction to rainbow foods. Great news with love to you both Julie
my goodness! friday is amazing news! she must've been doing all the right things to be getting on so well, how lovely!
Having just studied the dieticians advice I have just putting together my shopping list.
With a bit of imagination I intend to keep Suzi on a speedy recovery - without anything bland or beige - with the exception of mash, which is on the recomended list for initial foods, and which happens to be one of Suzi's favorites.
I may even experiment making fresh pasta, which my new magic juicer is able to do. This I intend to mix with a range of herbs or pesto pastes as these are also a favorite of Suze's.
Oh and an extra special thanks to Dad and LM for those very special Tuffy Tofty genes!
Coming home so soon sounds like *great* news -- I'm so pleased to hear that Suzi's recovery has been so quick!
Hope things go well today :)
All the best
Greg xx
Susan, I haven't been on this blog for so long, I feel really guilty!
But I've just been catching up, so I feel better now.
I hope the op went really well and that you're feeling tons and tons better some time soon.
Love!
xxx
P.S. I invented a new word! The magazines I bought to keep me awake on the train are entertrainment!
Two years of your teaching were not in vain...
xxx
Hello everyone, I spoke to Susan today
and Mark was with her,Susan has done the stair climbing and had a shower,
has no dressing on her opperation site
and is waiting to see the Dr at 5 PM
and hoping to go home on Sat; Mark is stoping over to take her home.
All good news and many many thanks to all you wonderfull friends who have given Susan so much confidence to face
her problem. She talks to me about you, and I can tell you she lovers you all,
as Pauline and I do .
Dad xx.
Have sent a card, but now have learnt that true to your Wonder Woman status you may be discharged already!So relieved that all's gone so smoothly and hope to be received as a visitor, when you are fully up to it.Love to you and to B. Celia F.
Sue - what a star. Keep up the excellent progress. LOL Aunty B
Hello lovely! Everybody on gingerbeer has been posting messages for you; I'd printed them off to post but if you're coming home that soon then I'm going to leave them for you to read!
If you need anything when you're back, even just some company, then let me know and I'll pop round.
Big (but gentle) hugs...
xx
Susan you have amazed me by your speedy recovery,please please do not lift anything other than a glass or a cup,the stiches inside take a long time to heal.
Pleased Mark got over today to see you,at least it wasnt so horribly windy like yesterday, for driving.
Will say BYE for now lots of love L M xxxxxxxx
made up you're doing so well ... fingers crossed for a very speedy recovery. Hugs Jx
SUSAN IS AT HOME NOW 8PM.
The Dr came at 7-30 and Susan had her bags Packed waiting and so DR Adab said she was fit enough to go home,so she went ,
Mark has phoned to tell us the good news
Susan is going straight to bed,and may be on here tomorow.
speak to yoiu all latter
Dad xx
Thought I would like to say well done Kieron on a placement at Derby, one thing worth thinking about is yuo wont have far to pop home if you want a night out with your friends.Any way all the best L M xxxxxxxx
Well done Susan, That is fantastic news t ohear that your safely home and have recovered so quickly :)
Thanks mum :D and thats a very good point, id never thought about it that way, but its very true, only about an hour away :D
Love and Hugs
Kieran
xxxxx
Welcome Home Suzi!!! *grin* tough old boot indeed! heh
xx
Really pleased you're well enough to be home. xx
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