Alive and Kickin, but not so well

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Well, I had a rather interesting time last week. Was supposed to attend my first Lap-Band Support meeting on the 7th but woke up early am with sharp shooting pains in my abdomen. Managed to wait until 8am when DH came home from work and had him take me to Doc-in-the-Box. I actually thought maybe I just had really bad gas pains or something, but it hurt so bad, I was beyond being embarrassed about it.

Well, after the initial exam, my doc referred me to the hospital for a C-Scan thinking maybe it was my appendix or endometriosis. After going through all that (still in a lot of pain, mind you) they say they need to do an ultrasound because they just can't figure this thing out. Well they do an ultrasound and see a big ol mass hanging out with my ovaries and have me admitted and scheduled for surgery within about 45 minutes. YIKES! By this time both me and my DH are scared to death because no one will tell us anything. In the end the surgeon removed 2 cysts from inside me, one about the size of a plum, the other one much smaller. I was in for 2 days and then went to my parents house for recovery as my mom is a nurse and was able to help me out much better.

The good news is that I'm feeling much better except for the 8 inch incision on my belly (just like a C-section incision) and I am finally able to get around on my own and take care of myself. The bad news is that this will delay my banding by about 2 months.

:faint:

I can't return to work for another week and a half, thereby draining my vacation fund and then must be fully recovered before I can even think about the band surgery.

I'm a bit discouraged, but trying not to be. The good news is that even though I've had the ok to eat normally since the day after surgery, my appetite is gone and when I do eat I get full after just a few bites. My DH jokes that maybe they put a band on me while they were in there!

So here I am trying to enjoy daytime TV and lounging around and finding it's much harder than I thought it would be.

Oh dang.

[FunnyDuddies 6]

Oh ouch sweety!! You take care, put your feet up, and just think about the band eventually being installed. You will get through this, and I am glad they figured out what it was, and that they got it out. Take care!!

[banded_for_life 2]

Feel better soon!

[Jammin & Losin 1]

Gosh What a lot to have to go through!!! Hope your up and feeling better soon and that your band date will come soon!!!

[Jessiebear 2]

Feel better soon!

[vinesqueen 2]

oh Geeze! I had a "sizable" cyst rupture this summer, and baby doll, I sure feel sorry for you! (((((hugs)))))

[PhotoNut 7]

Ow, ow ow! Ive had this happen as well. Not the surgery but the rupture and I can only think of a couple of things that even compare to that pain. I'm so sorry this happened! But I'm a firm believer that all things happen for a reason, and while the timing seems crappy right now.. just trust that there was a good reason for it. The right time for the band will come, and when it does you'll be healthy and ready for it. *big hugs*

PS. Who did the surgery?

[dolphin_dreams 0]

Sending you warm thoughts and a big HUG

[MsButterKup23 1]

I hope you get to feeling better soon!!

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The surgery was done by a Dr. Ludders - I think he was the guy on call for the night. Turned out to be super nice and I may even start using him as my primary ob/gyn since I don't have one at the moment.

I go back next Tuesday (21st) for my follow-up appt and will hopefully be back to work soon after.

Thank you to all of you for your kind words of support! I love this community!