Re: Lap #3 scheduled, it sounds like a doozie (I'm really scared of this one!)
From: Debbie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat May 31 17:10:53 2008
Hi and sorry to hear about your impending surgery. The "thing" on your
uterus is probably a fibroid. If it is, then do not let your doc do a
hysterectomy and make sure he signs a form beforehand stating that. You
can find a doc to do a myeomectomy which will preserve your uterus.
Personally I wouldn't do the pre-sacral neurectomy. I would be very
nervous about anybody cutting any nerves, and there are reports of this
going wrong and the wrong nerve gets cut and leaves the patient in worse
pain. Once it's cut then it's done...no going back. I haven't heard
great results from these.
Wish you luck!
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Debbie
At Thu, 29 May 2008, Christen99 wrote:
>
>I have had increasing issues with my bowels the last couple of years,
>and I'm sick of it. I finally decided the endo was taking control
>again, so I felt the need to whack it back into shape and made the treck
>to my friendly RE. He unfortunately doesn't do surgery anymore, he just
>does IVF etc. so he referred me on with a warm hug (he's the nicest
>man). I met the new doctor, and while he is highly regarded he just
>isn't warm and fuzzy. He doesn't do any of the initial exams, he has
>his fellows do them and he does the actual surgery along with an
>additional surgeon. With my first two surgeries, endo was not detected
>on my uterus or ovaries just all over my bowels. This new doctor has
>recommended that I have my appendix removed, as well as a pre-sacral
>neurectomy, along with the usual roto rooter of the endo and scar
>tissue. While the doctor was doing my pelvic, she felt "something" on
>my uterus and I sure as heck felt alot of "SOMETHING" and was ready to
>send my foot flying to get her away from me. Next up, the
>ultrasound...and she didn't even buy me dinner and a drink first! She
>was scanning my bits, and decided that she didn't like the view with the
>scanner so she had the nurse bring in a better ultrasound machine and
>she proceeded to take lots of measurements and print out pictures
>galore. After she was done, she said that there was some sort of growth
>on the outside of my uterus and assured me it was probably just some
>sort of fiberous cyst but they would take a closer look during surgery
>and most likely remove the growth. I of course went into the "it's
>cancer" thought process and didn't sleep well for a few days before
>deciding to take some Tylenol PM so I could get a good night's rest.
>Because my surgery is less than 2 weeks away, I'm fairly restricted on
>what they will allow.
>
>The last two surgeries didn't seem that big a deal, at least not too
>huge but then again I didn't have 2 kiddos and I wasn't a stay home mom
>either. My dh and I live in an area without family support and most of
>my friends are very busy with their own children or work out of the
>home. I don't have any help with my youngest, and he's a piston to say
>the least. My mom is flying in and will arrive 2 days before surgery,
>but she doesn't drive much and the boys overwhelm her due to health
>problems so it should be "interesting". Dh is taking a couple of days
>off, and luckily I'm having surgery on a Thursday so he'll be home over
>the weekend. They are keeping me in the hospital overnight, and I never
>thought I'd say I was relieved to have a bit of peace and quiet.
>
>I'm afraid of the pain, I'm afraid of the "thing" on my uterus, I'm
>afraid of having a bowel resection (which has been discussed) and I'm
>afraid of staying with the kids afterwards. This is just so much
>stress! I'm trying to control what I can control and let what I can't
>control go, so I'm concentrating on getting some freezer meals ready to
>help my dh with cooking, and I'm cleaning the house from stem to stern
>along with a garage sale this weekend. I need to get my eyebrows waxed
>so I don't frighten the anesthesiologist with my bushy brows, and my lip
>waxed so I don't get bunked up with a man after surgery if for some
>reason they run out of private rooms.
>
>I think my rant is over, but I'm sure I'll come up with more.
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