Re: cuperating from Surgery!
From: D.N. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat Jun 29 21:17:04 2002
Hi Veronica,
I am happy for you that things seemed to have gone well in the surgery.
I agree about holding off on the HRT for awhile. Was your remnant
around your ureter or bowels, or were they able to get it out pretty
easily?
For nausea, have you tried ginger ale? Also peppermint can help if you
are able to eat solid food? Altoids work great that way for me. Your
doc could also prescribe something like compazine. Hope you find some
relief there.
Let me know how it goes for you. Hope you feel better soon.
--
D.N.
At Sat, 29 Jun 2002, Veronica wrote:
>
>Hello Angels,
>
>Well I had surgery on the 24th. All went well. The doctor ended up
>having to do a laparotomy. So I have a small incision in the belly
>button and a six inch incision in the bikini area. The surgery took
>almost three and a half hours, my doctor said that they DID find the
>ovarian remnant and it was wrapped all in endo and had a cyst on it and
>they also found more endo in the vaginal cuff. After removing
>everything mentioned, my doctor feels that she would like to wait a few
>weeks before starting me on any HRT. Well I was released the next
>evening because I was doing well at the hospital. Tuesday night I did
>well, until early Wednesday morning when the nausea started. As far as
>the pain is, it's really not that bad, I'm only taking the medicine when
>I really need it. However the nausea comes and goes. I haven't been
>able to keep much down until today. I called the doctor last night and
>they said that it was a side effect from the epidural procedure that
>they performed after I was put under to minimize the pain. Although it
>did help with the pain, I wish that I wasn't so nauseated. So I've been
>tolerating popsicles. It has been a little rough since Thursday because
>my husband left for a trip he has been planning for six months to
>Canada. I really miss him. He tried to cancel it, but I wouldn't let
>him. He has called me three times since he left. I also miss my girls.
>My mom and my sister thought it would be easier on me if they took turns
>taking care of them. Also I'm getting out of the house today, my
>grandmother is picking me and my puppy up to come and stay with her a
>day or so plus I get to see my girls! Sorry this is so long! Thanks for
>Listening.
>
>--
>Veronica :)
>
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