Re: Decision made.....surgery on April 9
From: Cheryl Cole (ccryder752@aol.com)
Mon Apr 2 04:51:54 2001
At Mon, 02 Apr 2001, Jo Eslick wrote:
>
>Hi Janet!
>
>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
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Hey Jo, You mentioned you had a lap 7 weeks ago. What happened with that? Were they just looking or did they do something? Why did they do a lap?