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Re: I Did It!
From: Lori (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun Aug 29 17:15:39 2004
Yea!
I pray the rest of your life is filled with many blessings!
God Bless You
Lori
At Sun, 29 Aug 2004, Julie wrote:
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>I had my surgery with Dr. Albee on Thursday in Atlanta. I had my
>gallbladder removed, my appendix removed, multiple adhesions removed and
>ALL of my endometriosis removed. My gallbladder was removed as an
>additional surgery, if any of y'all remember my previous posts. My
>appendix was diseased and would have exploded before too long. My endo
>had actually SHRUNK!!! from stage 4 in 2000 to stage 1-2!!! It was in
>the cul-de-sac, the allen master's area, my ureters, my appendix, my
>ligaments, and various other areas, but had removed itself from my
>bowels, ovaries, and fallopian tubes!!! My one large adhesion had grown
>into a row of six or so deep adhesions, but he removed all of them!!! I
>spent the night in the hospital and rode back home, 4 hours, the next
>evening. I have a catheder that will hopefully come out Monday Am, if
>my bladder decides to work!! My poor husband has to empty it every few
>hours and record the amount!! Anyway, Dr. Albee was the greatest doctor
>that I have EVER had in my whole life, and I have had a lot!! After my
>pre-op, he said a prayer asking God to guide his hands so that he could
>fix me back to the way God had made me. As I was going out on the op
>table, Dr. Sinervo held my hand and told me that they were going to
>take GOOD care of me and that I didn't need to worry. It was a real
>comfort. I am now just three days post op and I already feel better
>than I did three days pre op!! I have six cuts, three for the
>gallbladder and three for the endo, adhesions, and appendix. I also had
>my cervix cauterized to stop the chronic inflammation that I have had
>since my first period at age 11 due to almost constant yeast infections.
>I will not be able to get up unassisted for two weeks, and I can't walk
>much (though I do six laps through the house at least 3x's a day), and I
>can only lay on my back and I have to do breathing exercises to avoid
>getting pneumonia, but I would have this surgery done again in a heart
>beat!!! I am going to have a NORMAL life, complete with children!! I
>would recommend to anyone that they save up money and see Dr. Albee, if
>it is at all possible. If anyone has any questions, please feel free to
>post and I will reply as soon as possible!!
>
>Good Luck to you all and God Bless!!!
>
>--
>Julie
>
>--
>"A cheerful heart is good medicine,"
> Proverbs 17:22
>
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