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To be on my 3rd very large vodka, with no intention of stopping till the bottle is empty?

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Kimi · 02/01/2009 22:48

Not wishing to takt over the whole of mumsnet but just wondered....

My life is falling apart (mostly my own doing) but now my mum (who despite the fact I could throttle her with my bare hands alot of the time, I love dearly) is going to have her leg removed on Monday as she is a type 1 diabetic, has blocked this that and the other, smokes 30 a day, thinks any veg is evil and chocolate bics are a breakfast food.
There is a 40 % chance she will die on the table, a big chance she will die from post op infction, and if she makes it will need 24/7 care for the next however long till her heart packs up from all the above.

I have been to the hospital most of today, had to tell my 12 and 8 year old nanna is poorly and so on, and now I am going to drink the half bottle of vodka I have, play mama mia too loud, cry, throw up then go to bed.
8 year old is with Daddy, 12 year old is in bed so no one to see mother being a drunk.
Tomorrow I will deal with the hospital and so on but tonight I want to be selfish and wallow in self pity....is that ok.

OP posts:
mistypeaks · 03/01/2009 19:51

Kimi - In the spirit of you helping me on my thread. Can I just offer you my support on yours

lou031205 · 03/01/2009 20:03

Kimi, I am sure they have explored all the options, but have they/you considered a spinal block with a hefty dose of midazolam (it makes you forget things and feel a bit squiffy) as an alternative to the general anaesthetic?

When I was a student nurse there was a type 2 diabetic, who was morbidly obese, an anaesthetist's nightmare in any case, and they did the op with spinal block instead. The midazolam made him very unaware of his surroundings despite being awake, and he had no memory afterwards.

poetmum · 04/01/2009 01:30

Best of luck, Kimi!

MollyCherry · 04/01/2009 20:54

Just wanted to wish you and the rest of your family the best of luck tomorrow - hope your mum is OK.

anorak · 06/01/2009 01:47

I heard from my family in the UK that Kimi's mum was too upset for the operation to be done, and they are going to try again tomorrow.

Just in case anyone has been wondering.

DesperateHousewifeToo · 06/01/2009 13:37

Have been thinking about them. Thanks for letting us know.

Good luck for tomorrow, Kimi.

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