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July 12, 2008
amusing post-op story
So we're in the recovery room and the doctor is showing me pics of my before and after of my left ovary and uterus (in color...man, love technology...my innards are pretty cool looking). Nbh and I are asking questions and the doc says, "Yeah, as you can see your left ovary is almost the size of your uterus! It was big!" and nbh says, "Well, the camera does add 10 lbs." OMG, it hurt when I laughed. But that joke kept me in good spirits for the rest of the day.
I seem to be healing well. *knock on wood* Provided the pathology reports come back and are all good. That's my only stress at this point. I've reached a point where I'm up and about in the house, walking around the dining room table when I go from the downstairs bathroom back to the couch. I'm off the percocet and just on ibuprofen. I'm feeling good, but I'm making sure I don't lull myself into a false sense of "back to 100%". I've got a whole week off from work, I'm going to make the best of it. :-) Although I may go stir crazy. Soon.
Update: I should probably be a little clearer that the tumor/cyst made my ovary the size of a baseball.....
Posted by jennj at July 12, 2008 08:23 PM
Clue-ments:
Glad you're doing good!
Posted by: poz at July 13, 2008 12:24 AM
I've got my fingers crossed for a good pathology report. I tried crossing my toes too, but then I walk funny and I'm afraid if I fall people around me will point and laugh. But I am seriously hoping for the best for you.
Posted by: Crystal at July 13, 2008 02:11 PM
I missed all that (I've been busy, and life is being stressful).
I'm glad it went well. My mother had an ovary out for a cyst, all went well.
She, however, has a pathological fear of general anasthesia, so it was done under a local. The surgeon looked over the curtain and asked if she wanted her appendix out...
"Sure, if you're in the neighborhood"
Posted by: Terry Karney at July 19, 2008 12:37 AM