Re: a couple questions about my right ovary removal surgery
From: sally (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Jul 28 03:19:37 2009
i used probiotics and digestive enzymes to reduce swelling
lots of women feel overwrought for several months afterwards - i don't
think it's all hormones, it's the trauma of surgery and the ''insult''
to the body
i wonder if those 'shocks' are healing action?
At Mon, 27 Jul 2009, heavenlygarcia wrote:
>
>hi, i had surgery on the 22nd, it was a lap, right ovary removed, endo
>and scar tissue cleaned out, a hysteroscopy (not -ectomy, still have my
>uterus), with a d and c with a light scraping of the inside of my
>uterus. i was told my hormones wouldn't be weird at all....not true...i
>am weepy over things like not finding the pen i like. i get pissed over
>nothing and feel like i'm crazy, how long will this last? maybe 1-3
>months? i am having better control now that i figured out what was going
>on but, i am not enjoying feeling like a scary crazy hormonal freak.
>also, how much weight do you think the abdominal swelling adds? my belly
>is 3x bigger still, with no gas pain at all now. it's all swelling, i
>am trying to gain weight, and have been for 4 months wi
to lose any at all..i need to know about how much is
>swelling weight so i can figure out if i have lost any or hopefully
>really gained some. i was 4 lbs. heavier after surgery and now i am
>back to usual weight but i think and worry some is swelling weight and i
>have los
>incisions glued? they glued mine and i have
>only had stitches for the last 2 laps. how long is that glue going to
>be on me? and are there internal stitches? they glued the bottom hole of
>my belly button piercing and i can't get the jewelry back in and i worry
>it will close before the glue comes off. and are there stitches where
>my ovary was taken out?
>one more thing, starting 2 nights ago i started getting almost shocking
>feeling jolts where my ovary was...are these phantom pains? how long do
>they last?
>sorry it's alot, any answers are appreciated.
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