I can tell you that when we arrived up at the U I felt instant calm. For the first time in my life I was not nervous to be at a hospital or nervous to be getting surgery done. I think I was just ready. From the get go everything was so professional up there and everyone was so nice. We got checked in and went up to the surgery area and was immediately taken to my room. I got changed and everyone who was going to be a part of my surgery came and introduced themselves. Jeff and I were so impressed with the hospital that it made me want to have everything done there. It makes Castleivew (Casketview) in Price look like a grade "F" hospital and the way I was treated there can't even be compared to how I was treated at the U. By far the care I received at the U was far and beyond anything either Jeff or I expected. They were on time. They explained everything. They didn't lie to me. They did everything they said.
I had a hard time trying to wake up out of this anesthesia this time around because they had to keep me under for longer. I was so tired. When I woke up the nurse said they took my uterus out and I was like "um they weren't supposed too" and then she wouldn't let me pee. I kept telling her I had to pee and she argued with me until another nurse came and grabbed me and actually let me go pee. (TMI I know). That's when I got to see the damage. I have a balloon that is holding my uterine walls open and the string from the balloon is not so nicely resting between my legs. It's uncomfortable and I get to have it taken out next week. It's being used as a drain which is nice but it just sucks. I also have marks all over my belly from the cameras they used to watch my uterus to make sure they didn't poke through. My belly is swollen from this but thank goodness for pain meds. I'm still healing but it hasn't been too bad. I have just been so tired.
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| My belly 3 days after surgery. Still a little swollen but you can see the marks. |
My mom came up to watch the boys for us while I had my surgery and it was nice to have her here. I was sad when she had to go home.
Jeff told me that Dr. Hammoud had mentioned to him that 90% of my uterus was nothing but scar tissue but they were able to get it taken care of. We will get a better look at it next week when I go in to get the balloon out so hopefully with the medication I am on the walls don't scar back together. If they do I have to make the decision to go through the surgery again or have my uterus completely taken out.
I am sidelined from my working out hard like I have been doing for the past 6 weeks but at least I'll still be able to do a little. Jeff and I are on this transformation kick right now - where he is bulking up and I'm dropping weight. I've been able to drop 11.5 pounds so far and I still have about 60 to go until I hit my ultimate goal weight. I can't wait to get the go ahead to start being back in the gym. Right now I'm sidelined to just walking on the treadmill at home or going for walks around our neighborhood. Guess beggers can't be choosers haha I'll get back in the gym sooner or later.
Anyways - that's what is going on. I still need to post about Cash's first day of school and he closed out his soccer season last weekend. So when I get a chance I will download the pics and get them posted. Stay tuned for those posts. :D
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