I had my surgery yesterday. The doctor found that the cyst was actually growing out of my pelvic wall (whatever that is). It basically meant that she was not able to just drain it and snip it off. To remove it would have meant a major surgery to cut it out. So she just drained it. Which leaves the possibility of it filling back up (sounds pleasant doesn't it?) She also squirted dye into my fallopian tubes to make sure they were both working properly. And as it turns out, my left fallopian tube is blocked. I'm not really sure at this point what that means. She spoke with my family after the surgery about a procedure that can be done to try and unblock it. I go back to see her in about 10 days.
So for now I am trying to take it easy. I'm in a moderate amount of pain. Nothing too bad. I have small incisions in my belly button and about 3 inches below that. The worst part is the gas that they filled my belly up with during the surgery. They do that so they have more room to work. It takes a couple of days for the air to dissolve. Until then you have all this air floating around your chest, back, and shoulders. It hurts really bad and feels really gross.
* I apologize for the graphic pictures but I thought it was really cool. I think it is amazing how a woman's reproductive organs work. God is so amazing!!
13 years ago
