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Re: Mother in law telling me to wait for surgery.....
From: AmyRD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun Nov 19 19:37:35 2006
At Sat, 18 Nov 2006, Linda wrote:
Lap surgery only takes about 3-5 days to recover. It really is not bad.
And the surgery will make it easier to have children as it "cleans out"
the endo that may prevent you from getting pregnant. You are usually
more fertile for about 12-18 months after the surgery.
And I agree with everyone else to have the surgery now.
>
>I would absolutely have the surgery for two reasons.... first, your
>insurance. One of my surgeries cost 27k and I didn't have to pay a
>dime.. it makes a big difference when you have financial peace of mind.
>Second, you will finally get some answers as to what is wrong, whether
>or not you have endo. Painful sex and bleeding isn't normal, so it's
>good to have it checked out.
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>And, people are funny about the holidays. My mom was concerned about my
>surgeries "interrupting" different holidays, but I just responded by
>telling her that I needed to take care of my health, and that there will
>plenty of holidays to come. Also, laproscopic surgery doesn't keep you
>down for very long. You can function, even if you don't feel 100 %.
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>Good luck to you, and feel better soon!
>
>--
>Linda
>
>At Sat, 18 Nov 2006, Tiffany wrote:
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>>What should I do....husbands insurance may be ending by mid december,
>>want to have surgery. Mother in law saying wait cause the holidays. Am
>>I wrong for not wanting to wait??
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