EVENING ALL: AT THE MOMENT I FEEL LIKE IM CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEE. I HAVE A VERY LARGE HIATAL HERNIA. AFTER WAITING TO SEE A GASTRO SPECIALIST FOR 2 MONTHS, SINCE I LIVE IN A RURAL AREA AND NOT MUCH AVAILABLE, I WAS LED TO A SURGEON IN MY AREA WHO THEN REFERRED ME TO A MINIMAL INVASIVE SURGEON 3 HOURS AWAY FOR A CONSULT. AFTER THIS WONDERFUL MAN LOOKED AT MY INFO AND INFORMED ME I HAD A HUGE HERNIA, HE TOLD ME HE'D RATHER SEND ME TO A SPECIALIST OF THE SPECIALISTS WHO DO MINIMAL INVASIVE, LACOSPOIC WORK.
BY NOW IM EXHAUSTED AND THIS STARTED IN MAY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD MY SURGERY WILL NOT BE A WALK IN THE PARK. MY LIFE HASNT BEEN A WALK IN THE PARK EITHER FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS WHEN I STARTED TO NOTICE MY SYMPTOMS.
AFTER READING SOME OF YOUR MESSAGES, I SEE I HAVE VERY FEW SYMPTOMS BUT THEY ARE LIFE CHANGING. BREATHING IS THE MAIN ISSUE AND INDIGESTION. NOT HEARTBURN BUT A FEELING OF UNWELLNESS IN MY CHEST. LIKE FEELING SICK ALL THE TIME I CAN HARDLY GET OUT OF BED IN THE MORNING BUT FEEL BETTER AS THE DAY PROGRESSES
I HAVE AN EXTREME FEAR AND DISLIKE OF GETTING DEEPLY INVOLVED IN THE MEDICAL SYSTEM. I ALSO LIVE 3 TO 4 HOURS AWAY FROM HELP IF I SHOULD NEED IT POST SURGERY.
SIGH. AT THIS VERY MOMENT WHICH IS THE MIDDLE OF THE NITE CAUSE I CANT SLEEP....IM NOT GOING TO HAVE THE SURGERY. I WAS TOLD THE RECOVERY IS WORSE THAN THE UNWELLNESS I FEEL NOW.
I GUESS MY NEXT STEP IS TO ASK WHAT THE RISKS ARE OF NOT HAVING THE SURGERY AND JUST CONTEND WITH MY SYMPTOMS AS THEY ARE.
HELP. ANY FEEDBACK OR SUGGESTIONS. TUVM RUBYONE