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How do you deal with the stress? I've got a big decision to make for my dd and its really getting to me.

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used2bthin · 31/07/2008 22:27

Don't really want to go into too much detail its very complicated but dd needs at least one operation. She is booked to have the first in October. This is already controversial in that our surgeon wants to do it in two stages but the support group leader for dd's condition thinks this is possibly not right. So I've now got a second opinion or will do after the appointment which is being squeezed in so that we can then decide whether to cancel the op or not.

The whole thing is controversial anyway because one op is almost cosmetic but the other/s are essential. Then there is the decision about when to have it all done, some say early some say wait till the child is older.

Sorry so hard to explain but my point is how do I continue with normal stuff and not let this totally take over? I am already under stress with the day to day management of dd's condition although I am used to it now it is still a worry and there are so many unknowns. And then there are these huge decisions to make and if she has surgery sooner rather than later I will know it was my decision and probably feel guilty when she is recovering. It is all just getting me down and I find I can't concentrate on other things very well and find myself talking rubbish as I'm not concentrating!

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used2bthin · 06/08/2008 12:39

Sorry I went to bed too, I am assuming you are with DS atm, hope it all goes/went well. DD has had one G/A but had five cancelled before that so I feel like I've spent most of her life worrying about them, any input gratefully recieved yes I'd love to chat about that. We are fairly used to being at or in hospital now as DD has to go in if she's sick and also lots of monitering type stuff although thankfully it gets less and less as she gets older.

I hated the surgical ward last time, they forgot DD's tea twice and then the surgeon went home forgetting to report back to us so we didn't get any feedback from him for months. Its all such unknown stuff, there have been studies on adults with DD's condition who have had the op but the technique is so greatly changed that there is no one to ask about the current treatment, it is just a case of wait and see. The politics thing is tough because many parents just don't want to discuss it or can't without being very biased which is completely understandable becasue once you have made a decision like that you have to stick with it or go mad really! Anyway thanks for listening and let me know how today went. How old is your DS?

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