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Apologioes as I know some of you who are on Facebook may have read about this, but I know not all of you have me on Facebook or even do the FB thing, I am also seeing new (amazing talented!) faces so I thought I d let you know...
I didn;t want to post about this before, first because I really don't like to come here to moan only, then because I wasn't much in the mood (as you can understand)
Life has that annoying habit of intruding in my scraping....and even more in my socializing time with scrappers. On top of my computer being in the last dregs (hyper slow, not able to do multiple tabs, non responsive in general) now my daughter is on her 6th infection since she had the operation in January-
I had the same operation in the 80s, in South America, where we are supposed to be 3rd world, when there weren't many technics for this particular thing, she has the same cyst I had when I was her age.
Is called a Pilonidal cyst or sacrococcigeal fistula- which means is basically a sebaceous cyst, helped by an ingrowing hair follicle or some like that, where your back finishes and your bum starts....not a nice place, very painful, it drains and it feels better but then it comes back in less than a month...I had it draining for almost 2 years, but then I operated and never had a problem again...30 years on.
Sarita's incision keeps opening, infects, and medicine here is a bit difficult as all is free, you kinda are on a lottery...and we got a really bad surgical team.
Worse of all?
Because she is 19, considered an adult, doctors wont hear me, they need to hear it from her, and Sarita isn't the most courageous person to confront authorities and shout to get what she wants.
Luckily we have a great GP who knows which kind of mother I am , she has been our GP since Sarita was 5, when we came back to England....so she will get us to see a different surgical team but this whole thing has me stressed and without much brain (not that I have much of a functioning one on the first place LOL)
That's the main reason I haven't been able to follow post in the forum or do the gallery properly, just wanted you to know that it isnt because I ignore or am rude or , well, you get me.
these next couple of weeks will be vital for decisions on what happens next, but she is in tears not only in pain, but she wont be able to apply to Uni, as she does musical theater and dancing at the moment is completely out of the question
She wants to study in the US and she has a GREAT chance to get half scholarship for a school called AMDA, or get a full scholarship here, but time is against us
Having said all this, I'm not complaining. I know things happen, we get through it and I have faith and the help of so many of you who have taken your time to write to me personally or over Facebook-
Your prayers are welcome and are helping us, not only me but Sarita too (she told me she has been liking the FB posts and feels overwhelmed by so many people trying to help)
Thanks for all the support
I didn;t want to post about this before, first because I really don't like to come here to moan only, then because I wasn't much in the mood (as you can understand)
Life has that annoying habit of intruding in my scraping....and even more in my socializing time with scrappers. On top of my computer being in the last dregs (hyper slow, not able to do multiple tabs, non responsive in general) now my daughter is on her 6th infection since she had the operation in January-
I had the same operation in the 80s, in South America, where we are supposed to be 3rd world, when there weren't many technics for this particular thing, she has the same cyst I had when I was her age.
Is called a Pilonidal cyst or sacrococcigeal fistula- which means is basically a sebaceous cyst, helped by an ingrowing hair follicle or some like that, where your back finishes and your bum starts....not a nice place, very painful, it drains and it feels better but then it comes back in less than a month...I had it draining for almost 2 years, but then I operated and never had a problem again...30 years on.
Sarita's incision keeps opening, infects, and medicine here is a bit difficult as all is free, you kinda are on a lottery...and we got a really bad surgical team.
Worse of all?
Because she is 19, considered an adult, doctors wont hear me, they need to hear it from her, and Sarita isn't the most courageous person to confront authorities and shout to get what she wants.
Luckily we have a great GP who knows which kind of mother I am , she has been our GP since Sarita was 5, when we came back to England....so she will get us to see a different surgical team but this whole thing has me stressed and without much brain (not that I have much of a functioning one on the first place LOL)
That's the main reason I haven't been able to follow post in the forum or do the gallery properly, just wanted you to know that it isnt because I ignore or am rude or , well, you get me.
these next couple of weeks will be vital for decisions on what happens next, but she is in tears not only in pain, but she wont be able to apply to Uni, as she does musical theater and dancing at the moment is completely out of the question
She wants to study in the US and she has a GREAT chance to get half scholarship for a school called AMDA, or get a full scholarship here, but time is against us
Having said all this, I'm not complaining. I know things happen, we get through it and I have faith and the help of so many of you who have taken your time to write to me personally or over Facebook-
Your prayers are welcome and are helping us, not only me but Sarita too (she told me she has been liking the FB posts and feels overwhelmed by so many people trying to help)
Thanks for all the support
