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Re: I Did It!
From: ann (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun Aug 29 19:50:57 2004
At Sun, 29 Aug 2004, Dawn wrote:
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Julie,
Thank you so much for sharing your story with us all. Today was a
really hard day and reading about your experience in Atlanta gave me
hope. I am sending my files into Dr. Albee and Dr. Cook on the west
coast tomorrow and now I have the spark to keep trying.
This past month has been horrible. 4 weeks ago I received my second, 3
month injection of Lupron. This time around I have had all of the side
effects. This morning I woke up and EVERY joint in my body hurt. I
took my 2 last percocet to feel as good as I could to tackle the grocery
store. I made the decision today that I cannot live this way. I've
taken pain killers all month.
Again, thanks for sharing and I wish you the best.
Ann Kosche
>Julie,
>Thanks for the update.
>I was thinking about you and praying for you the past several days, I
>didn't know exactly when the surgery was, but remembered you said it was
>end of August.
>It sounds like you went through a lot more complicated stuff than just a
>plain old lap. Dr. Albee sounds like a wonderful human being. Keep us
>posted on your recovery!
>
>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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