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To the doctor again...

Mar 14, 2008 11:33AM - 3 comments

So next Friday I see the gny/onc about a hysterectomy, it's not what I really want to do but it's either that or hurt all the time and I certainly can't take any more of this pain.  My RE referred me to him and he's supposed to be one of the best around.  I don't want just anyone fooling around with this, since I have that adhesion on my colon I want someone experienced with very steady and capable hands working on it.  I'm also guessing that I won't have the option of a vaginal hysterectomy due to the adhesions.  Good Lord, my belly is already ugly enough with all the little lap scars, stretch marks and flab from the weight I've gained and lost over the years...the last thing I need is a big 8inch incision on top of all of that.  In a perfect world this doctor would go ahead and remove some of that flab while he's at it, probably won't happen though.



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by Hayley723, Mar 14, 2008 04:50PM
Sounds scary, but you are a brave person for looking into all of that. Not that you have much else of a choice left, unless you want to suffer forever! Well, best of luck with your appt.!  ;-*)

by ticked, Mar 18, 2008 06:42PM
I know that this decision is the hardest you will have to make.  I am 5yrs away from that decision. I know in my heart that it will probably be the same.  there is no way i can put up with this sh-t anymore.  Have you looked into what you can do for calcium when you get into surgical menapause?  I was wondering what I would do for this.

talk to you soon
angela

by juliesmom, Mar 19, 2008 07:20AM
It's an awful decision to make and I still don't want to do it but I don't have any other choice, it's either a hysterectomy or be in pain all the time.  What makes it worse is that I've been diligently working at keeping this monster at bay to preserve my fertility in hopes that we can have another baby and it's been completely useless.  I've suffered 5 years longer than I should have because of that.  I know that around here the docs will put you on hrt immediately after surgery, the sister of a friend had a hysterectomy a couple of weeks ago at the age of 42 and if I'm not mistaken she came out of surgery with a hormone patch on.  As for calcium I guess I'll just have to take supplements, I certainly don't want to deal with bone loss on top of all the rest of it.  When I first started treatment for endo all those years ago, I knew somewhere in the back of my mind, that I'd end up having a hysterectomy by the time I was 35...my birthday is in August and I'll be 35.

With all the things going on with Julie, I need to focus on her right now anyway and give her all of the love and attention I can.  I'm a firm believer that all things happen for a reason and that God always answers your prayers...maybe not in the manner you'd hoped but always in a way that is best for you in the end.  There's a reason we haven't been able to have another child and I'm starting to accept that, slowly but surely.  For me it's more of a mental thing than being scared of surgery and all that goes along with it.  Good Lord, I can't even count how many times I've been operated on in my life, it started when I was 7 and has been going on ever since.

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