<p>Donna:</p>
<p>I’ve just checked out this thread. I admire your willingness to share this profoundly private decision tremendously. As jym points out above, there are others wrestling with the same issues you confronted and your example will give them new courage to be themselves.
Good luck and be well!</p>
<p>Donna, I love your writing style. Your description of your last surgery sounds like a House episode!</p>
<p>Donna, I wish you the best with your surgery and your stay in Canada. If it was Toronto instead of Montreal, I would have been happy to come to the hospital and help you in any way possible. If it would help you to have a Canadian connection in some way, I would be happy to give you my contact info. We are all very fortunate to have you as a participant on CC. You are a gem and I look forward to your return to the forum. :)</p>
<p>Donna - Wishing you the best of luck and a speedy recovery.</p>
<p>Best of luck, Donna. Here wishing you a speedy recovery and quick return back to posting at College Confidential! :)</p>
<p>another lurker sending best wishes. Your courage is inspiring.</p>
<p>Sending you nothing but well wishes and a full, speedy recovery!</p>
<p>I haven’t taken biology since sixth grade, but if I remember correctly, it would be QUITE the medical error if you ended up only being able to pee out your left ear after this. The medical malpractice proceeds would provide you with more than enough to fix the mistake, and the royalties from your memoirs would keep you and your son in designer duds for the rest of your lives.</p>
<p>I’ve previously PM’d you my good wishes, but perhaps if more people read good wishes, they have a greater likelihood of coming true, so… I wish you well!! =)</p>
<p>Wishing you a speedy and uneventful recovery!</p>
<p>DonnaL,</p>
<p>Prayers going up for safe travel, skilled surgeon’s hands, and boat loads of painkillers for the post-op. Don’t be afraid to ask for something for the anxiety if that gets too overwhelming, too.</p>
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<p>Actually, I’d go even further to ask for chaplain support; doesn’t matter if you’re religious or not. Some of my most cordial visits in hospitals were with atheists and agnostics. I’m guessing that since this is major surgery, and in Canada, it is in a major hospital. If so, I’m sure they have a chaplain staff. As zipyourlips mentioned, call ahead and ask for the chaplain to be with you, both before surgery, and to be with you after surgery. They can be present in the recovery room (at least in the states they can). I think you will find chaplains often have more time to just be present with someone than the social workers do.</p>
<p>I just spotted this thread, and want to chime in with the other well wishers. Godspeed, Donna! I hope the only aspect about which your Dr. says this surgery was “unusual” will be in the way that it went remarkably well, and complication free. I wish I could be there for you to act as go-fer and general support. But, in the mean time, you’ll constantly be in prayers, Donna. Your dear son is in my prayers as well. When the fog clears, post-op, and you are feeling well enough, I very much hope you’ll be able to post, telling us you are ok, and the surgery went well. Get well soon, Donna, and return here to continue shining your light into dark places, not just on issues affecting the LGBT community, but on the many other issues you’ve shown yourself so knowledgeable and compassionate. In the mean time, you’ll be sorely missed.:(</p>
<p>DonnaL–wishing you safe travel, successful surgery, and a speedy recovery! You’ve already proven yourself a very courageous woman. Keep up the good work!</p>
<p>Donna, more kind thoughts coming your way from the Chicago burbs. I hope that your surgery is a great success!</p>
<p>Blessings to you and may your recovery be quick.</p>
<p>Good luck, Donna! I’ll be thinking of you and sending good thoughts your way.</p>
<p>Donna is having the surgery today. I hope it went well and she will be out of pain very soon.</p>
<p>Had lost track of the days and was hoping Donna was checking in. Fingers crossed for DonnaL’s speedy recovery.</p>
<p>In post 52 DonnaL said she would try to have her son visit this thread and let us know how she is doing. The surgery was just today so it’s probably too soon to expect an update. I really hope we hear something soon. I’ve been thinking of her all day, praying for a successful, uncomplicated outcome. It’s just my opinion, but I don’t think anyone should go through this alone. I hope the hospital has supportive staff for her.</p>
<p>I’ve been thinking and wondering about how she’s doing as well. I hope we hear something soon.</p>