Re: confused
From: D (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Apr 25 20:26:37 2007
Hi Mary -
You are certainly not a chicken! I think it's good that you are going to
try to save the ovary - your old doctor isn't the one who would have to
live without it, after all. Do you have a date for the new surgery?
Good luck, and please keep us updated!
D.
At Wed, 25 Apr 2007, Mary wrote:
>
>hello all-
>I just wanted to say thanks to all of you on this site for your support
>and encouragement. I was supposed to have my first lap today, but
>instead I fired my doctor. He kept saying "lets just take the ovary
>out" and I had really wanted to try to save it - especially because I
>have only a piece of the other one. Why dont doctors listen?
>
>I also had a cold and a bloody nose today, and the anesthesiologist
>decided it would be best not to do the surgery today. This is the third
>time my surgery got postponed with the same doctor, so I am going to go
>with another doctor who is an expert in treating endo. This new doc in
>a RE and he thinks he can save the ovary, and was shocked that another
>doctor would even suggest taking it out. So...thanks to you all for
>your support. I don't know if it is the wisest decision to wait, but it
>is one that i feel more comfortable with today. Maybe I am just a
>chicken? I just hope that when the time comes, I am able to follow
>through. The last time I had to have surgery it was an emergency
>because my cyst had ruptured, and in many ways that was easier because I
>had no choice in the matter.
>
>Well, thanks again to all of you for your support. I am trying to not
>beat myself up about this, but it is very hard. I am my own worst
>critic.
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