achievement unlocked: alien baby delivery
Nov. 3rd, 2018 04:15 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
boogieshoes
So... Thursday at way-too-early in the morning I went in to have my cyst, ovary, and fallopian tube removed. The doctor took the option to buy more. They ended up taking both ovaries and the uturus and cervix. I knew this was a possibility, of course, so i'm still in that 50-50 stage over it.
You know, 50% is like 'yay, no periods!' and 50% is like 'wait, no more protective hormones...' I'll be on HRT, so hopefully, surgical menopause won't be that bad, and I won't lose too much bone mass, etc. And for sure, I'd rather they take the whole shebang than worry about something left behind that didn't need to be.
Because the cyst turned out to be 'gnarlier' (doc's words, no lie) than they expected, and had also developed some supporting structures connecting it to my bowel. It looked borderline at the staging, so.... out came the whole shebang. Not my preferred option, but as I said, I'd rather they be safe than sorry, too. We're going to have a biopsy follow-up in a couple weeks, and I'm going to make sure I follow the logical decision chain, not because i'm critical of doc, but because I like to know/ understand things like that.
Unfortunately, they didn't get pictures, or measurements, or weights! silly doctors!
In general, I'm doing very well - surprisingly, they only had to make 5 small cuts on my abdomen. Totally laproscopic. Much better for recovery. I'm still a bit sore, and I'm sleeping in my recliner for a couple days because when Abbie does press on me - it does irritate it a bit. So I know when I move to the bed and Abbie gets as close as she can, it'll hurt. Managed to pick up a slight cough, probably because of the tube during surgery. That hurts enough I'm not looking forward to a sneeze!
The biggest surprise about the 5 small cuts is that I thought the uturus and whatnot would be too big to take out that way - makes me think those anatomy pics in high school biology were not to scale, heh.
As i said, doing well. Occassionally sleepy, as to be expected. Mom's in the house, and I'm glad I've got the physical and emotional support, and glad all my fandom-friends are here for me, too. *hugs to all*
-boogieshoes, the slightly sore
You know, 50% is like 'yay, no periods!' and 50% is like 'wait, no more protective hormones...' I'll be on HRT, so hopefully, surgical menopause won't be that bad, and I won't lose too much bone mass, etc. And for sure, I'd rather they take the whole shebang than worry about something left behind that didn't need to be.
Because the cyst turned out to be 'gnarlier' (doc's words, no lie) than they expected, and had also developed some supporting structures connecting it to my bowel. It looked borderline at the staging, so.... out came the whole shebang. Not my preferred option, but as I said, I'd rather they be safe than sorry, too. We're going to have a biopsy follow-up in a couple weeks, and I'm going to make sure I follow the logical decision chain, not because i'm critical of doc, but because I like to know/ understand things like that.
Unfortunately, they didn't get pictures, or measurements, or weights! silly doctors!
In general, I'm doing very well - surprisingly, they only had to make 5 small cuts on my abdomen. Totally laproscopic. Much better for recovery. I'm still a bit sore, and I'm sleeping in my recliner for a couple days because when Abbie does press on me - it does irritate it a bit. So I know when I move to the bed and Abbie gets as close as she can, it'll hurt. Managed to pick up a slight cough, probably because of the tube during surgery. That hurts enough I'm not looking forward to a sneeze!
The biggest surprise about the 5 small cuts is that I thought the uturus and whatnot would be too big to take out that way - makes me think those anatomy pics in high school biology were not to scale, heh.
As i said, doing well. Occassionally sleepy, as to be expected. Mom's in the house, and I'm glad I've got the physical and emotional support, and glad all my fandom-friends are here for me, too. *hugs to all*
-boogieshoes, the slightly sore
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Date: 2018-11-04 05:12 pm (UTC)May your recovery be swift and you experience zero complications. ((hugs gently))
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Date: 2018-11-05 10:28 am (UTC)So how long are you confined to the house - i.e., out of work and, perhaps, soon to be bored and restless and perhaps looking to do some writing?? ;)