I am glad you got your opp done & you have hope. Sounds like that Bezzina House is the place to stay :-) i am lucky that we only live about 10 min from the hospital that did my opp. I was admitted the night before. I had the HIPEC and 4 days of chemo internally as well. I go back for my check up on the 6th August, hope all has gone well. The surgeons were happy with the operation - that is pretty much all I know so far. Chin up - kick back & enjoy what we have. Gwen ... View more

Oh wow I know the hospital in Sydney was the main one in Australia, but didnt realise people flew in from NZ etc as well to have it done there. The P.A only does 2 opps a month as it is the general hospital. You must have had your opp about the same time as me then as I am only 10 weeks out. I am well off the pain killers, but let the normal day to day pain tell me how much to do. I came home with a pain patch & endone to follow up as well but got off them as soon as I could so I knew how much pain I had or knew when to stop doing something. I was lucky & did not get an illeostomy but knew there was a 98% chance of having one. They took more bowel though. Hope we both get on with life as normal as possible. Here's to our recoveries :-) Gwen (Stitch) ... View more

Hi PA, I have had a long slow recovery. It has been a hard one as I have actually HAD to stop. I have read so many books done puzzles & slept. I have only got in to doing my course assignments over the past few weeks. The brain seams to have kicked in lol. It still takes me a bit to do things but I feel I am getting much better. I can see life around the corner again. We are also looking at some travel plans .... Where to go .... What to do .... How have you been travelling? I gobin to hospital in a week or two to see a lass who will have just had her peritonectomy. We are starting little group here in Brisbane. Support each other... Have a coffee morn. There are 5 of us at the moment. 3 have had the opp & 2 are about to have one .... All good & positive :-) Stitch (Gwen) Xxoi ... View more

Hi PerMiso, What month did you do your opp? I am now 10 weeks after my opp. I had it done in Brisbane at the P.A. Hospital ... View more

Hi Widget, I am now 10 weeks after my opp - today I am allowed to lift over 5kgs - yipee ..... The chemo in the abdominal cavity softens the internal stitches etc so you cant do anything - boredom - well not really as it is a long recovery. I had all my opp & treatment in Brisbane at the P.A. Hospital. 3 weeks in hospital, as normal. When I first came home I slept slept slept etc Wasnt eating much at all - was on high calorie/protein diet. have only been for a walk around the shopping centres twice since I got home - takes it out of me. I get sore back muscles from holding up the body - stomach muscles not working too much yet. I have read books, done puzzles, watched movies - walk out to the letter box & try to go down the road but we are on a hilly street so I dont go too far. The hospital said it is a slow recovery from a peritonectomy - & I have to agree with them. I am a person who is always busy & never stops - well I really have stopped & rested now. Looking forward to starting pilates class in a week or two - strengthen the core muscles. Then I will put my sewing add back in the local paper & get the ball rolling back into life. Hope all your tests & surgery go well I swam for weeks before surgery to strengthen my lungs - that helped heaps I think, as I recovered the lungs quick & they were strong. thinking of you Stitch ... View more

Thanks Silly, it is great to know there are others about & yes you dont have to have the same cancer to help each other emotionally xxoo ... View more

Hi Silly, If the person was Gwenda - then that was me :-) It is 3am in the morn & I am eating a bit of cusstard lol Tring to keep food small & constant hahhha ... View more

I will stay here as well as I like this site, but do wish we could chat in real time when I am stressed. Gwen ... View more

I do like that way of thinking Deb. :-) Gwen ... View more