Survived
>> Thursday, June 14, 2012
I survived the surgery.
It took the 7-8 surgeons and doctors working on me about 5 hours. I was not expecting it to be that big of a deal.
Hubby keeps telling me that my recovery is the worst I've had because one, the surgery was so long, and two, they did so much to me. They even kept me overnight, a total first for me for a laparoscopy.
Only my left tube was removed as my right tube looked really good and healthy. I heard I had a lot of adhesions and scar tissue removed, which is partially what took so long. And why I'm so miserable this side of things.
I have 3 new scars and my belly button was ripped a new one, lol. Total of 13 cuts/scars on my poor abused abdomen, not to mention the 3 incisions in my belly button, one on top of the other.
Recovery this time is miserable. Absolutely miserable. Everything makes me nauseated, my guts are at whole new levels of pissed off, and the pain meds don't seem to do a dang thing except screw with my intestines. The only thing I have in my favor is that I can pee normally. In all of my past surgeries it took me weeks to get to where I am already in that department. But the rest of it? I feel like I got hit by a mac-truck in my chest and abdomen and back.
One of my surgeons told me that my diaphragm was probably really bruised by all of the air they had to pump in to see properly. It's finally working its way out through my shoulders.
So if I'm absent from here, it's because I got my butt majorly handed to me this time around.
I'm done with surgery, if I can help it.
It took the 7-8 surgeons and doctors working on me about 5 hours. I was not expecting it to be that big of a deal.
Hubby keeps telling me that my recovery is the worst I've had because one, the surgery was so long, and two, they did so much to me. They even kept me overnight, a total first for me for a laparoscopy.
Only my left tube was removed as my right tube looked really good and healthy. I heard I had a lot of adhesions and scar tissue removed, which is partially what took so long. And why I'm so miserable this side of things.
I have 3 new scars and my belly button was ripped a new one, lol. Total of 13 cuts/scars on my poor abused abdomen, not to mention the 3 incisions in my belly button, one on top of the other.
Recovery this time is miserable. Absolutely miserable. Everything makes me nauseated, my guts are at whole new levels of pissed off, and the pain meds don't seem to do a dang thing except screw with my intestines. The only thing I have in my favor is that I can pee normally. In all of my past surgeries it took me weeks to get to where I am already in that department. But the rest of it? I feel like I got hit by a mac-truck in my chest and abdomen and back.
One of my surgeons told me that my diaphragm was probably really bruised by all of the air they had to pump in to see properly. It's finally working its way out through my shoulders.
So if I'm absent from here, it's because I got my butt majorly handed to me this time around.
I'm done with surgery, if I can help it.
2 comments:
Oh, poor thing. I'm sorry it was so rough this time. I hope your recovery speeds up and you feel better soon.
You are a superhero, Katie! Hang in there. I'm praying your recovery turns a corner SOON and you fell much much better!
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