A Short Update.

Hello, everyone. I wanted to give a quick update. My surgery went well. The surgeon did come across some bowel adhesions that he had to repair. I’m not sure how adhesions are formed. I guess the surgeon will explain when I see him in two weeks.

I have to be honest . . . I’ve never known pain like this before in my life. I got Percocet for the pain but it only seems to work when I’m reclining or lying perfectly still. Getting in and out of bed and standing/sitting is the worst. I was warned there would be pain but I had no idea it would be this bad. I guess the repairing of the bowel adhesions added to the the overall pain of having my uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and lymph nodes removed.

Despite the pain I’m happy that the surgery went well and that the surgeon was able to see and fix the problem with the bowel, since it prevents another surgery down the road. I know the pain will subside with each day, so I’ll hold on to that.

I have a low-grade fever which is normal under the circumstances. I’m a little foggy due to the strong medication I’m taking. I’m not used to taking narcotics. I was a little bit of a coward this morning. The thought of getting out of bed and feeling the pain was really scary but with my husband’s help I did get out of bed and made my way to the bathroom. I’m so grateful for my husband.

I can’t tolerate sitting here too long so I’ll be in touch in a few days.

Thank you for all the thoughts, prayers, and well wishes. You have all given me so much strength.