Thursday, August 14, 2014

Surgery Says....

(I couldn't find an appropriate video, but those of you of a certain age may remember the host of Family Feud saying "Survey says..." That's what the post title is supposed to evoke.)

It's now a little more than a week post-surgery; I'm still amazed quite how much it took out of me. Today is the first day I've worn contacts again; Tuesday was the first day I didn't nap. I'm still wrapping my brain around the surgery results. Uterine polyps were found and removed; we're waiting on the pathology report to come back on them. Stage I endometriosis was found on my bladder, ovaries, cervix, and behind the uterus. And my right fallopian tube had higher than normal pressure and needed to be opened up. Oh - there was one benefit to having the surgery so early in my cycle; apparently there was a very good quality corpus luteum observed during surgery. 

All together there are 4 incisions (two on the left, on on the right, and one in my belly button). Healing is slower than I would like, though I've seen noticeable progress. It's a bit disconcerting seeing my belly button glued shut. By mutual agreement, we are taking this month completely off, though I was instructed to still take HCG post-peak. Since it was so early in the cycle, we were given the option of trying this month; we were both firmly of the opinion that it would be better to take this time to just concentrate on healing. 

Tomorrow is my first day really leaving the house. I have an appointment to get my hair done, and Robin has his annual vet appointment. Fortunately I can collapse after those appointments.

10 comments:

  1. Hope you continue to heal well and quickly!

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  2. Wow, that's a lot of things fixed during your surgery! I'm glad it's behind you now. :) Prayers for a quick recovery!

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  3. There is some relief in having them *find* something in there and working to address those things. Praying that this improves your health and you heal quickly without incident!

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  4. Wow, it sounds like surgery was really worth while. Sorry that recovery is such a bear...prayers for healing!!!

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  5. Hope you're in "collapsing" mode by now. :) And that getting out of the house felt good! Thanks for updating us post-surgery. Glad they were able to get rid of all the issues they found! Gosh, it feels good to heal! Prayers for a quick and easy recovery!

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  6. Take your time and take it easy. Surgery and tummy incisions are a big deal. Hope there is good fruit now that so many things were fixed!!!

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  7. Prayers for a speedy recovery!

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  8. Oh wow four incisions! I only had two and that was plenty. I thought they looked pretty gruesome / Frankenstein-like. I'm glad they were able to fix some things! Prayers for a continued recovery!!

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  9. Praying for you as you continue to recover and giving thanks for all that was able to be repaired! (((Stephanie)))

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  10. Hopefully you will see great results with all of this!

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