Just come out of surgery 3 hours ago :-)

[Katyfw]

Hi
I had my laposcopy dine today, as promised here is the low down:-

I "HAD" a 20-17-13 cyst which was thought to be on right ovary! But when they got in they found it was actually on the left side!

Operation took approximately 4 hours :-/ but this was because sadly they had to remove my left ovary & left fallopian tube along with the huge cyst.

I was adamant that I was NOT using a commode or a bed pan so first wee went to bathroom via wheelchair & 2 wee I walked with lots of support!
Considering I hadn't had a drink since early hours this morning I think I pee'd for England ;-)

I'm still on oxygen mask and fluids drip so will be going home tomoro mowning rather then tonight :-(

The pain is more of a burning/stinging sensation in my stomach so as yet not too bad ( but they have been giving me morphine for pain )
I still have a slight fever but they are keeping it under control!

I have managed to eat a sandwich and drink some water but feel nauseas but not actually being sick

I would appreciate any advice on what to expect after having one ovary, one fallopian & cyst removed thank u to those who have been forthcoming with advice so far, much luv & respect coming ur way xx

[JessRae]

Hmm I'm not too sure, maybe call your doctor and ask?. I wasnt sent home with anything. I was managing my pain a little too well apparently! Lol cause dr just told me to take extra strength ibuprofen and extra strength tylenol, but I was in hospital 3 days. I dont know which if any of those are stool softners, but you may want to take some too, as the codeine alone i know can cause constipation or make bowels "sleepy".

Ouch yeah, I hated getting up out of bed/couch when I got home. At least in the hospital beds you have the bed rails to help you left yourself. Its a process to do, but have you tried laying on your side, getting feet kind of off the bed/couch then using your arms to lift your body up?(does that make sense? lol) I found that helped. A pain to remember to do, cause many times i would forget and just try to get out of bed normally.. oh boy not a bright idea. lol.

Well, you might not for some time with the hormonal imbalance etc. I was on birth control to keep cyst away on left side, and being off of it, and surgery etc cause post surgery bleed. However I didnt know I had it at first. I was catheterized for the first 36 hours approx. Wasnt til I went to get out of bed after they took the catheter out that my mom noticed i was bleeding. Oy! Best to try to be prepared though just in case!

Lmao no you're far from an old bag :P Thanks hun :)

[Katyfw]

Hi Jess I seem to be doing nothing but sleeping peeing & taking meds :-/ they gave me Dicloflex, codeine & paracetamol but I'm confused as to which ones I can take in-between others (if that makes sense)?

I don't think being emotional is stupid hun, I have had hormonal imbalance for the passed 12 years so understand that it's nothing to be laughed at!

Iv just woken up again in time for some more meds and guess what ANOTHER wee which hurt like a b**ch getting up from sofa :-( (no posh electrical beds in my house)

I'm still non the wiser tho as to if I will bleed? I wasn't told if I would have periods and if so wasn't told when! So I'm very confused about that

Jess u are very mature in my mind for a 22 yr old and please take it as a compliment because that's how it is intended! I'm 35 so not quite a spring chicken but deffo not an old bag lol

Anyway meds are in my hand & my pillow is calling me big hugs to all (albeit very gentle ones)
K
Xx

[JessRae]

I found I had to pee a lot too cause of the IV, and how much fluids they made me drink afterwards, etc. It was crazy. lol.

The pains are certainly annoying, but best thing you can do is be up moving to get the gasses out of you.

Glad to hear so far you're doing good. I was the same with not wanting to use anything to be up and moving.. I used my IV pole to support me. lol. It worked well and kept me moving i walked as much as i could when i was allowed. I knew in the first 24 hours i would not want to go anywhere, but the option wouldve been nice... stupid catheter. Lol.

Coping emotionally, is hard not going to lie. My doctor told me that its so easily, everything will go back to "normal" quickly once the remaining ovary learns that its the only one producing etc. However, im 22, and to lose an ovary, as good in the long run as it was for me, has been extremely emotional for me. More than I expected to. Thursday marks 4 months since surgery and I'm still stupidly emotional about losing the ovary. Hopefully for you the emotional journey wont be so hard.

Hope you manage to get some sleep! I didnt until the 3rd night when i finally asked for gravol. lol.

[Katyfw]

Hello thank u for both of ur very kind words :-)
It's 4:20am here and I'm finally off the oxygen & drip :-)
My left shoulder & rib hurt a little and I haven't needed to pee this much during the night time in a very long time!
I have been taking pain relief every 3 hours to keep it under control & am lucky to be in a ward that has electrical beds so I'm propped up at head & legs for comfort.

My tip of my nose and left side of my mouth were strangely  numb but I can feel them now!

I have refused using chair to get to the toilet & although it takes my 5 mounts to walk a 30 seconds walk I'm determined because I need to be strong physically because I don't know how I'm going to cope emotionally?

Thank u again Jess & Jolee.
I will post in the coming days/nights with any other symptoms and also to check how everyone else is doing

I'm off to get a few hours sleep now talk again soon
K
Xxxx

[JessRae]

Was thinking of you today, glad to hear surgery went well overall.

For me,I was very emotional, for the first month, the wind would blow the wrong way and i couldve burst into tears, i had hot flashes, etc. However, I dont know if thats the "usual" for losing an ovary or if its to last that long. So be prepared for that maybe just incase. I sure wasnt! I look back at it now and laugh at how horrible I was the first 72 hours. LOL

Good luck with everything! Glad to hear that so far, things are going well for you.

For the nausea, thats normal i think. I was fairly nauseated and had to ask for something to be put in my drip to stop it

[Jolee1074]

Glad to hear your surgery went well overall and you are well enough already to even post! I've been thinking about you all day.  Its scary to think that your cyst was that large and they had the wrong side figured all along? wow..but whichever side it was..they obviously took care of it.  Hope your feeling fantastic in no time, you already show determination for quick recovery.  Just remember to take it easy on yourself! So happy your doing well..take care and get rest! :)