Really struggling, very bored, any ideas???

[greenbeanie]

I am 22 weeks pregnant with dc3. 2 weeks ago I was admitted to hospital with unexplained severe back and abdominal pain. Within 3 hours I had signed to say that I understood that I had a reasonable chance of losing my baby and that I would allow emergency surgery. I had an ovarian cyst which they thought might have twisted or it could have been appendicitus.

After having the surgery I have been left with a large scar from bikini line to tummy button. The pain did not stop and I had a total of 10 days in hospital on strong pain killers. Since being discharged i am not allowed to drive for another 4 weeks and am feeling increasingly isolated. I can't stop crying, I suspect it is delayed shock over what happened, and now that I am off the pain killers I can think more clearly. There was never any explanation found for the pain after scans of my kidneys etc but it does seem to have stopped.

If anyone has any ideas that might occupy me i would be really grateful. I am sick of reading and daytime tv is just so mind numbing. I can't walk far at present and my wound is not healing well which means that I have daily visits from the district nurses to dress it. I'm beginning to feel really sorry for myself.

Sorry you've had such a rough time Greenbeanie

Do you have any family and friends you can orgaise to come a see you? if you have company you could play scrabble/monopoly?

Getting a series box set is another good idea anything you like CSI/24/Gossip girl?

Hope you feel better soon

Gosh, you've been through the mill.

Can you cook? If so, you could try doing stuff that can be done seated and make some meals to freeze ready for Nov? Or just make some lovely sweets just for you like peppermint creams.

Maybe you could learn to knit if you can't already and order some patterns online to tackle and sort out your DC's wardrobe?

You could buy a hypnotherapy CD/meditation CD and listen to that and practise.

Thanks for the ideas. I have just been on Amazon and ordered a book of (easy) baby knitting patterns, so hopefully a bit of a project will help me have a bit more focus.

I shall also look into a box set, as there is definately nothing worth watching at present.

I find Sudoku, books and crafts very good - and you can order bits off the internet for crafts.

Deffinetly (how do you spell that?!!!) learn to knit! never an idle hour again...

Could you beg, borrow or steal a Nintendo DS? I love the puzzle games like Professor Layton -- had great fun discussing the troublesome ones with my husband.

Or there's BBC Radio 7, which has dramas for every taste -- use the listen again facility and relax on the sofa to a week's worth of shows.

And I've got quite into embroidery these last few years -- get some inspiration here: www.feelingstitchy.com and here www.sublimestitching.com.

Sorry you've been through such a tough time.

I would recommend knitting and boxsets! I've just taught myself to knit.... and I'm addicted already. Which book did you order?

Sorry you're having such a tough time.

Here's a lovely knitting pattern for baby booties:

susanbanderson.blogspot.com/2007/03/page-81-booties.html

It's great because you only have to knit a square!

This is one of my favourite knitting shops:

www.loopknitting.com/

Good luck with the knitting.

Sorry you've had such a hard time - hope you feel lots better soon.

I make my own jewellery - you can get kits online to create some pretty things to cheer yourself up! Spoiled rotten bluestreak beads have some good ones.