Hi Mark
You seem to have had more than your fair share of health problems, and are obviously quite experienced as an in-patient :-(
Tell which medication are you taking, just wondering because some people dont know for example that Metformin needs to be stopped a couple of weeks before any operation, a member of the self-help group that I attend wasnt told that by her medics and as a result had some complications after her op that could possibly have been avoided.
Make sure that you eat good, healthy food and take a good vitamin supplement and if you are allowed some of the good oils, fish oil/flax oil, etc to make sure that you are as healthy as possible before you go into hospital to help you recover better afterwards.
My aunt had a kidney transplant, so I know a little bit about such operations, whilst you are in hospital you will of course receive the best of care, the first few days will be a blur, but when you are more alert its easy for depression and anxiety to kick in, hopefully you will be assigned a psychologist or similar support to help you through, focus on the positive things, just little things, like every day say to yourself, and thats another day closer to going back home, to feeling better, good that you are planning on reading and watching your DVDs so that boredom doesnt set in.
Let your family and friends fuss over you, let them spoil you a little bit, dont feel guilty about it, we all need someone to kind of carry us now and then, and this will be your time.
Find out what help is available in your area, there may by a support group for transplant patients?
I wish you all the very best, let us know when you go into hospital, I will light you a special candle and shoot all the healing vibes I can.
Incidentally my aunt had her transplant 14 years ago and is still going strong.
Karen
I dont know but maybe this is a useful link to help start you off, at least these good people could point you in the right direction?
http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/26739954/
