Thanks for your message. How am I feeling? I'm nervous and starting to question the whole thing yet again! Maybe I should stop reading the messages on the board....I just read one about a hystorectomy who ended up having tubes & ovaries out, who is now back in the same boat....PAIN!....am I just going to make things worse by having this surgery? Truthfully, that thought keeps rattling around in the back of my head.
The doctors in Sydney wanted me to go on really strong hormones to simulate menopause....so that I could see how my body would cope without my ovaries. They (Sydney Doctors) had diagnosed Endometriosis without any tests! Back here in the Central West - My Gyno/surgeon is the only one who has seen inside my body, and knows where the adhesions are. He saw no sign of endo, but said that it could be hidden, but he doesn't think it is likely. He thinks that it was this traumatic surgery last year that left me with the adhesions and problems I have now. He says that by performing this surgery, he hopes to reduce if not stop the need for further surgery and has promised to leave me with at least one ovary, if he can clear it of enough adhesions.
I know that I am one of the lucky ones, I have said it before.....I found this site BEFORE repeated surgery for adhesions.....is this just nerves do you think Janet?
My hystorectomy last year was a disaster, I ended up with blood transfusions and emergancy surgery five days later. Several loops of bowel had pushed through the muscle wall, and the wound was breaking down. My hospital stay was unpleasant, because it took forever for the nurses to believe me that something was wrong, and that I was in more pain than I should have been.
Oh gosh! I was sooo calm about all this LOL I think it is getting close & I am thinking too much about last year. When my Gyno (different one now to the one who did the Hysto last year) did the lap 7 weeks ago, it was the best surgery I have ever had, it was the best recovery and everything. So I think I had better start focusing on that instead! LOL It is a different hospital to last years too, I won't go back there again!
One of these days I will write a short message for the board *sigh* sorry guys, guess you have already figured out I'm a chatter box!
Thnx again Janet for your support, it really means a lot to me.
cheers & hugs Jo
>From: "Janet Karam" <jkaram4@home.com>
>Reply-To: adhesions@adhesions.org
>To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS
><adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
>Subject: Re: Decision made.....surgery on April 9
>Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2001 17:09:39 -0500
>
>Hey Jo,
>
>8 more days!! How are you feeling? Just wanted to let you know I'm thinking
>of you and your upcoming surgery...hoping that you will be feeling much
>better soon.
>
>Love,
>
>Janet