Monday, September 23, 2013
My Surgery 'Eve'
It was the night before my surgery. I was doing everything I could to not be stressed, scared, and anxious all rolled into one. My husband planned a night of celebration for us. He knew my fears and how emotional I had been the days leading up to this. He surprised me and made private reservations on a yacht for us to have dinner. He knows how much I love being on the water. I remember it as such a beautiful night. We toasted to my surgery as a celebration. This was going to be a new beginning for us in this journey. We were finally going to get some answers we had been longing for. The yacht was incredibly romantic, and even had a dj! We ate, laughed, talked about things to come, and watched the sunset over the water. It was the perfect night. Im so blessed that my husband is so thoughtful in his ways, and knew exactly how to get my surgery off my mind. It was a simple, yet perfect celebration.
Sunday, September 15, 2013
July 31, 2013- Pre-Op Appointment
Here it was... it was a Wednesday, July 31. I was finally at my pre-op appointment for my long anticipated Salpingectomy. I was nervous because the surgery was so close, and I am soooo afraid of anesthesia. We did routine blood work to ensure everything was ok before Friday came. We then did ultrasounds to see if both ovarian cysts were gone now, from me being on birth control for the past several months! The left ovarian cyst was gone! I was so happy!! Now as far as the right ovarian cyst, the tube was far too large to even see if the cyst was still present or not. With that being said, the doctor planned to assess the situation when he went in for surgery, in regards to the cyst. We then discussed what would happen during the surgery in much detail. We went through all of the different possibilities, the risks, and of course the plans for the Salpingectomy in general. I was so scared of getting anesthesia done, so I asked my doctor if I could just get an epidural so the area would be numb and I wouldn't have to get put to sleep. (I had this all planned out in my head!) He just laughed at me and told me no. He said that he has to be very precise with this procedure and I had to be completely asleep. I think he thought I was kidding, so I tried again and told him that I would be really still and would pretend to be asleep. This was all quite humerus to him! So as you can see, my plan to not get anesthesia did not go so well. Lol Now it was time for me to mentally prepare for the big day!
Monday, September 9, 2013
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Surgery Scheduled!
My surgery was
scheduled!!
My nerves were full force at this point. I'm keeping my fingers crossed
that these cysts go away before the day of my surgery!
Surgery Day- August 2, 2013
Surgery Day- August 2, 2013
June 3, 2013: Catching up!!
So it's time to catch up with my gyno, considering he has helped me out so much throughout this journey and I have been under the care of the fertility specialist since the day he referred me. I went in to talk with him about how things have been going at the Center of Reproductive Medicine, and what plans were in place for my fertility issues. My doctor was so ready for my surgery to take place, just as I was. He said that if it was going to be done at a hospital that he had privileges at, then he would do everything in his power to be there to assist with the operation. If it was not a a hospital with his privileges, then he wanted to be there to observe the operation. He was so curious to see what the hell was going on inside of me after all of these years. I felt so blessed to have a doctor that was so caring and willing to help in any way he could.
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Second Month- Birth Control
Skipping the sugar pills and going straight into the next pack!! Prepping for surgery!
May 2, 2013- Starting Birth Control
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