For the record, here’s how I’ve been feeling since the lap.
Thursday- surgery day. Back home by the late afternoon. Nauseous and sleepy throughout the evening. Not at all well.
Friday- one day post surgery. Felt like a million bucks in the am, so went to campus and gave my paper. Spent the whole afternoon/evening in bed [...]
Archive for February, 2009
Timeline to recovery
Posted in Emotions, Endo, Friends, Medical issues on February 23, 2009 | 6 Comments »
So what does endo do, anyway?
Posted in Emotions, Endo, Medical issues on February 22, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Didn’t have the greatest of days yesterday. Had quite a lot of bleeding- enough that around lunchtime I started to wonder if maybe I should be calling someone about this. Luckily Dr. G.oogle was only a mouse click away (I have got to stop doing this!) which reassured me that the bleeding was probably normal, [...]
What it’s like, under the knife
Posted in Emotions, Medical issues on February 20, 2009 | 3 Comments »
So I guess I should write a more detailed post about yesterday.
The timings worked out really well. Since my surgery was at 12.30, we had to be there for 10.30, and I couldn’t drink anything after 8.30. So I was able to get up and drink some black tea and have a glass of apple [...]
Didn’t need to make all that fuss.
Posted in Emotions, Medical issues, ttc on February 20, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I’m ok. It went well. There was indeed endometriosis that my f/s has now excised. Q. said he was really chipper after the surgery- felt that it was definitely worth doing and that it had all gone terribly well.
I’m going to try to talk to him today to find out a few more specifics, but [...]
Umm…I’d like a little more time to think about this?
Posted in Emotions, Medical issues on February 18, 2009 | 8 Comments »
My surgery is scheduled for 12.30 tomorrow. We have to be there at 10.30 to register and get organized. I have to stop drinking my acceptable clear fluids by 8.30. No food after midnight tonight.
At least it’s relatively early. I don’t have to spend the whole day starving and anxious. And hopefully that means I’ll [...]
Countdown
Posted in Emotions, Medical issues on February 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I thought the consult went well today. I was much better prepared than I would have otherwise been, thanks to your sage advice and experience (thank you!).
My f/s does indeed think I would be nuts to try and give a paper the next day. When I voiced our original plans to go away for the [...]
Questions wanted!
Posted in Emotions, Medical issues, ttc on February 10, 2009 | 7 Comments »
So my consultation appointment before my lap is tomorrow. Should I be remembering to ask anything specific? Can anyone who’s been through this before let me know about recovery time? Will I be fine to give a paper at a conference (in my area) the next day?
Consult is tomorrow. Lap is set for the 19th. [...]
Ok…deep breath.
Posted in Emotions, Medical issues, TWW, ttc on February 8, 2009 | 5 Comments »
BFN. Again.
I was pretty much expecting it. Was back to feeling completely normal by yesterday.
It’s more resignation than disappointment or sadness this time, I think. The IUIs aren’t working. I don’t know why. All I can do is hope that the laparoscopy finds something. At least then there will be a reason for this.
Is it [...]
And here we go again… (11dpo)
Posted in Emotions, Soapbox, TWW, ttc on February 6, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I’ve been quiet. Not really reading, not really writing (except, of course, to rant about irresponsible f/s and their (crazy? desperate?) patients- we lucky folk in the Great White North got another one today…and I’m refusing to comment on that woman with the octuplets except to say that I’m thrilled there’s now an investigation to see if [...]
