ENDO Messages for June, 2005: Re: Frightened about surgery

Re: Frightened about surgery

From: D.N. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Jun 30 09:22:43 2005

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Hi Erica,

I can understand your fear of surgery and thinking something might go wrong. It is my suggestion that you might want to be bowel prepped before surgery since you have had surgeries before and you might have adhesions.

As far as getting pregnant with one ovary, I can't answer that from personal experience, but women have gotten pregnant with less. I don't know if you have heard about the woman who recently had an ovarian tissue transplant (from her own frozen ovary)after she had chemo for cancer and she has given birth . I can tell you from personal experience that even just a small part of an ovary can continue to act like a whole one for a while. I had a hyst with one ovary removed and then I had the other one removed at another time. Only, they didn't get it all out. I still ovulated and had cycles that felt like periods for about 5 years after.

I hope your surgery and recovery go well.

Best wishes, D.N. At Thu, 30 Jun 2005, Erica wrote: >
>Hi Everyone,
>
>I truly hope that all of you are feeling as well as possible. I am
>getting ready for my 4th surgery (diagnostic lap, w/excision and a LUNA)
>in the past two years (2 laps, one with LUNA, and a D& C) on the 7th of
>July and for the first time I am really scared about having it done. I
>know it is the right thing to do. I think I am so frightened because
>this is the first time that I have "asked" for it to be done instead of
>the doctors swaying me in that direction. I have a great deal of faith
>in the doctor (he's one of the best in town) but I just have that
>nagging feeling that something might go wrong. I think that it may be
>the wait that is bugging me. Ever other time I had it done it was
>within days. They might have to take my ovary and I am definetly afraid
>of that. Has anyone here had success getting pregnant with one ovary? I
>know you can I just wanted to see if anyone has.
>
>Keep yourselves well!
>Erica

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