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Originally Posted by Kater
Hee, hee - me too! Good for Heather! :)
Glad you are getting plenty of purr therapy!
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Originally Posted by Kater
Hee, hee - me too! Good for Heather! :)
Glad you are getting plenty of purr therapy!
Owie.... now the real pain has kicked in.
I still feel like I have the flu but now my whole stomach hurts like someone punched me hard. I lose my breath every time I move. I am starving but can't keep solids down.... though Heather has bought me ice cream and now water ice :D
I have a personal "thing" about anyone/thing touching my belly button. It drives me nuts, so guess what they did today? Surgery through the belly button. I'm utterly miserable and am heading back to the bed I just emerged from.
Hang in there Kim. It will be sore for a few days, just make sure you take it easy and don't lift anything heavy. I did find that walking helped the pain and woosey feeling for me. I started walking in my neighborhood on day 3 and it helped. Once you get the anethesia out of your system you'll probably feel much better.
My bellly button wasn't the place that hurt on me, it was the other incision that drove me crazy. It still itches like crazy and it's been almost 8 months.
I was just going to reply with the same thing, Kim. You'll feel better once the anethesia wears off. that stuff is nasty. I always, always get physically sick afterwards. Try ginger ale and toast with jelly if you're starving, but eat light. Yep, I hurt like crazy too, especially getting up and down and bending. But it won't last long. I promise. No stitches need to be removed..good news. The other incision wasn't as bad for me, but it was itchy. What women go through. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by jazzcat
[COLOR=Indigo]I almost needed a hysterectomy, but because my tubes were open, the doctor decided against it. Believe me, I had it for years and never knew it, but kept passing out from the pain. I was put on BC pills and found an immediate improvement. The other options were monthly shots to stop your period and I forget what else. My doctor decided against laser surgery too because I had endo on all my internal organs by that time and it would have taken days. Please make sure, if you take the injection suggestion, that you weigh the side effects, like extreme weight gain, I did OK on a minimal BC pill. I was a new person. Believe me, I had a personal party when the "spigots" were turned off for good 4 years ago!
If you want to chit chat..PM me with your # and I'll call you..
Sleep well, kiddo.
Positive thoughts, Kim! Everything will go ok!! :)
I am glad to hear it is over now, Kim. I know, it is NO fun when they "look" in your belly via your belly button.... . I had it 24 years ago when I had a laparascopy too. The main pain was NOT in my belly but in my shoulders :eek: . Sounds weird, but that was a result of all the air they used to blow up my belly, so they could have a better look at the ovaries!
Do you have this painful shoulders too??
I wish you recover fast! No more info yet about what they eventually found??
HUGS, Kim!
The hope is that they can work on the problem and you will feel like a New Woman! :)
Heather sounds like a doll! Ice water - and ICE CREAM! Start picking your favourite flavours while you can.
I hope this pain and wooziness passes soon.
HUGS AGAIN
Karen, I will PM you you with my number, its great to be able ot talk to someone who's been there, but I want to wait til I feel like talking! Right now my throat is all scratchy from the tube they put down my throat and talking just isn't something I want ot do.
I am so very sore in my tummy area today. Sitting, standing, lying down.... all painful. Of course, last night as I'm laying in bed trying to get comofrtable, Pouncer came up to actually fall alseep on my tummy. Do you know how long I've complained ot hubby that he doesn't do that anymore, and he chooses last night to try to start that again? I felt awful pushing Pouncer away but it HURT! God, I could imagine him plopping down then making happy paws on my incision! :eek: :eek:
Thankfully, I have little soreness in my shoulder. I do have a shooting pain up and down my right hand ribs though. Ouch.
Oh, and my neighbors think I'm nutso. They were outside hammering in their garage til 10:30 last night when I finally went out and asked them if they were just about done for the evening. They looked at me like I had 6 heads, and said "uh, yeah, sure, we're just finishing the last nail." um-hmmm :rolleyes: Is it unreasonable for me to think 10:30 at night is an absurd time to be hammering? It wasn't so loud on street level but man, it was LOUD in the room - weird echoing went on in the alley behind the house that made the hammering sound like jackhammers.
Glad to hear it's over. Now, continue with your purr therapy and relax all you can! Wishing you a speedy recovery! :)
Kim, glad to hear you aren't suffering from that shoulder pain. That really was the worst part for me.
When do you find out the results or have you already? My lap confirmed the suspicion of endo and the dr. burned off all he could. Anyway, feel free to PM me anytime too if you want to talk.
The doctor called and said everything looked good and he was able to get all the endo yesterday (YAY!) No additional surgery as far as he can see but he is waiting for some lab tests to return on the samples he sent out. I'm an thrilled I won't have ot go through this again in a month or so, its over! He wants to see me in his office in 3 weeks, but it sounds as if its all over. Whew!Quote:
Originally Posted by jazzcat
I also took one loooong steamy shower. I held the shower head a few inches away from my stomach and gave it a nice massage with the water... oooo did that feel won-der-ful!
Now all I need is FOOD! I'm feeling ready to actually eat something more than toast and ice cream LOL
That is good Kim! I know there are ways to control the endo with meds (hormones) but none of those options work for me. If you decide to go that route be sure you are aware of all the side effects.
Yeah, I've been reading up on side effects.... I can NOT have the weight side effect! I'm already way too heavy thanks to the PCOS and those meds weren't helping because my body doesn't agree with them. Gosh, when I first started out on the glucophage for the PCOS, I lost 20 pounds in one months thanks to the meds. Unfortunately my body reacted badly to the meds and I went off them. All 20 pounds reappeared within a few weeks :( I hate that people assume you're fat because you are a pig who can't control their portions, etc. I'm sure I could restrain myself more than I do, but if I didn't have the PCOS, I definately would not be in the "women's" clothing department.Quote:
Originally Posted by jazzcat
This is great news!!!!!!!Quote:
No additional surgery as far as he can see
Kim, I'm glad to hear that you won't need another surgery.:) I hope you'll start feeling less pain each day and that the doctor will be able to help you so you won't have this problem any more. Please take care.:)