Laparoscopy

Well, I made it to the other side of this procedure. I had it done two days ago. I had a very tough time with getting the IV in the arm. They hit me up 3 times in my left hand and wrist and then finally struck gold in my right wrist, on the TOP of the wrist. Awful. I cried the whole time and wished they had let my husband back, even just to hold my hand. They also sent me in early that morning to have a HCG test, what an insult. I usually have alot of anxiety about the blood draw and needles so this was no different. I had so much anxiety about the size of my gigantic fibroid but to be honest they said it was smaller than an orange. I was so upset on my last appointment when the nurse doing the ultrasound said, "Oh my, it's TAKING OVER IN THERE!" and then showed me the screen where it looked like a huge moon pie. It was NO FUN at all, let me tell you. The doctor told husband that the fibroid was at the top of my uterus. It was probably blocking my tubes and getting in the way. He said they removed it and everything looked clear. Husband asked if the fibroid would come back and the good doctor said that 20% chance in 5 years they will come back, but by then I will have my babies.

My procedure went fine and I am home recovering. Instead of stitches, they used glue so I don't have to go back in a week like usual. I did take the pain pills at first but am terrified of that type of medicines, so today I weaned off it and I probably should have taken one today to rest. It has been very hard to move around due to the abdominal muscles. They made 3 small incisions and also put a scope in my belly button. Yesterday I slept alot and could hardly even sit up to watch TV. Today I woke up feeling like someone had put ginsu knives in my belly and scrambled everything! The other problem was I could not...well go to the bathroom. It was painful but eventually it all worked out. I am getting stronger and feeling better. My mother in law is here taking good care of me as my husband had to go back to work yesterday. I am hoping to get out of the house tomorrow.

I will have to wait 4-6 weeks until I can start another cycle. I am going to be positive. I am going to get back in shape. I am going to take better care of myself.