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10 months ago
Quick update post surgery! Some medical talk ahead, if that makes you uncomfy feel free to skip!
So I had my big surgery on the 2nd! Going in was nerve wrecking but everyone was incredibly kind and patient. The main surgery went well, my surgeon was kind enough to take some pics of the removed organs and tissue so I can finally see what was causing so many issues for so long. I'm excited to see those next month when I see him again! Pathology already got back with the reports and the adeno was really bad, there were cysts in places they shouldn't be, and my reproductive organs were twice the size the should have been. Oof. Given all that there weren't any complications with the actual surgery itself thankfully!
Afterwards I unfortunately caught norovirus less than 24 hours post surgery and the vomiting caused some internal tearing that I was in the hospital overnight for. Ouch. Once that passed I had the unfortunate complication of being allergic to the suture glue on my skin, that was making the incisions reopen as my body reacted to the glue. Thats being treated with a lot of allergy medicine and ointments (finally feeling worlds better from that now!) Things are finally looking great! My scars are gonna be pretty prominent but honestly I earned those after all this. I'm already fond of them because it feels like something I can show proudly to say I won. I was so medically gaslit that this was all normal before this surgeon took me seriously, but now I can look at these scars and feel accomplished in advocating for myself.
It's only been two weeks and I feel like an entirely new person. I no longer need supplements to combat the blood loss from before, I'm not constantly clouded mentally from the pain. It feels like they turned my brain off, took away the bad, and turned everything back on and gave me a whole body reboot. Honestly if it weren't for the incision issues and the noro setback I feel like I'd be ready to jump back into work already! I'm so so excited to get cleared to sit at my PC again! I cannot thank my surgeon enough for giving me my life back and I cannot thank you all enough for sticking through this with me. Things can only go up from here! 💙
With everything, I'm on bed rest and movement/lift restrictions for a couple more weeks and then I'm finally good to go! I'm building up my tolerance to approved activity slowly, and should get the final all clear early next month. I'm hoping to tolerate sitting at my desk in the next week or two! Again I wanna thank you guys so so much for sticking it out with me through this.
But you're apparently recovering well, all things considered, so that's great!!
Here's to a full, prompt, and easy continuation going forward. <3
"Hey body could you stop falling apart....
FOR 5 SECONDS?"
Glad you made it through! Hope you have a swift recovery.
Hope you will recover soon and enjoy your new painless life !💙
and am look at a spine stimulation to help complications. so Glad things went as well as they did i know what that stress is like and im sure despite the meds it hurts alot HUGGIES heres hopeing YOU feel better.
Take care of yourself in the meantime, you've definitely earned it <3