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Re: 2 months since surgery
From: MJ (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Dec 28 07:41:55 2005
Hi Cindy,
Thank you so much for posting this! I am scheduled for a laparotomy in
Feb and while I feel it is for the best, I was starting to feel so
nervous about it. You made me feel so much better! Good luck to you!
MJ
At Tue, 27 Dec 2005, Cindy wrote:
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>Hi ladies! I haven't been writing in a while. Hope you are all having a
>good holiday season. I wanted to give you a quick update on myself in
>hopes it could brighten at least one person's feelings about endo. I
>was feeling awful for about 3 years. I went through 2 laparoscopies,
>hormone therapy including Lupron, and I tried to change my diet in hopes
>that better nutrition would help. Nothing worked. My OBGYN finally
>made the "big cut" and performed a laparotomy. He told me he was going
>to clean up all the endo & adhesions he could find and take out my
>appendix as a precautionary measure. I was a little leery, so I went to
>my regular GP who assured me my doctor is a good one and he was doing
>the right thing. My OBGYN also said he was going to put in an adhesion
>barrier to help prevvent new adhesions from forming after the
>laparotomy. Well, I had that surgery on 10/18. It turns out my
>appendix had an adhesion around it that looked like a rubber band
>choking it. It cause my appendix to curve up into my intestines which
>was causing major bowel movement issues. Who knew?? It definitely took
>a good month to heal, and I was worried for the first couple of weeks
>because it hurt so bad I couldn't walk. I thought I had made a terrible
>mistake and was so depressed that I cried nonstop. But then, I started
>feeling better. And then better still. And then so much better that I
>was actually happy. Now I feel SO great!! I really had no idea how bad
>I was feeling until I started feeling better (if that makes sense). I've
>been pain free for over a month now. I even had a real period at the
>beginning of the month. It lasted 11 days, and I did have some cramps,
>but nothing as unbearable as it used to be.
>I really hope all you ladies can find something that works for you. And
>I hope everyone shares their stories- good or bad- because they all
>help. Knowledge is power. I wish you all the best, and please keep
>your fingers crossed that this surgery keeps my endo away for good. My
>husband and I are going to start trying for our second baby at the
>beginning of the year.
>Love to you all,
>Cindy
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