chris wrote:
> Hello Everyone, I had surgery May8,the surgery was about 7 hours.The
> doctors got the ovarian remnant, but it was the wrong piece,(I thought I
> only had a piece on the left)the doctors removed the piece on the right
> side....and that news was really hard for me to except...A few days
> after surgery the doctors and myself started to notice that my bowel was
> not working well, so I was kept on IV fluids and could have nothing by
> mouth, so almost a week after surgery I had x-rays and CT scan done and
> I was told I have a postoperative Ileus, I have had so much pain and I
> look like I am 6 months pregnant....Ten days after surgery the doctors
> told me that there is nothing more that they can do and we decided it
> was time for me to go home...My bowel is still not working, I am on
> clear liquid at home, I have to see the doctor daily to make sure my
> bowels are not getting worse......I knew the risk but because I have
> been lucky durning the other surgeries,I just hoped I would not have
> problems with my bowels(this has been my biggest fear with surgery). I
> still have alot of pain and recovery is going to be long...I just had a
> surgery Dec8,2000...Thanks for all the support I have recieved, and
> thanks for listening it is nice to be able to write and know someone
> understands.....
>