My Latest Endo Surgery
There is something I haven't talked about yet. My second round of Endo related surgery took place in October 2016, just two years after my first surgery in 2014, which had included a Bowel Resection.
I returned to my same surgeon from 2014, Dr. Patrick Yeung of St Louis, MO. He is, in my mind, a bit of a miracle worker when it comes to his dedication to treating Endometriosis and the women who have it. I'll just say this, God is the true miracle worker but my miracle of healing has come via the meticulous medical care and experience of some pretty wonderful doctors.
The reason for my second surgery that took place this year is primarily an effort to restore my fertility function. I had a couple of fibroids removed as well as my left Fallopian tube which had been significantly damaged and scarred from Endo and rendered useless. He also removed some notable areas of Endo discovered in new places from last time, hidden behind the sad, mangled left tube. I'm suspicious that having taken Clomid a year ago as an infertility treatment, jump started some Endo that wasn't visible at my first surgery. My remaining "good" Fallopian tube on the right, was completely adhered to surrounding tissue and also rendered useless. Dr. Yeung was able to free up the scar tissue and restore the right tube to its correct position. To do this, I had a 2-part surgery. In between these two surgeries, my ovaries and remaining Fallopian tube were wrapped in a layer of protective Gore-Tex to prevent scar tissue. The Gore-Tex then had to be removed after a couple of weeks of healing, hence the second surgery. All of this was done via laparoscopy which is a minimally invasive procedure where they use just three very small incisions. My healing went remarkably well and smoother than I hoped. However I had a pretty tough time overcoming my fears of anesthesia. I always thought I was most afraid of being put to sleep but the waking up process became my true source of trauma. Waking up after a 7 hour surgery in 2014 I was very confused, completely freaking out and scared senseless. It kind of scarred me for a long time. I expressed all my concerns to everyone on my medical team this time around and had all my wishes and prayers answered in a smooth waking up and overcoming my worst fears. I'm no longer terrified at the thought of going under anesthesia but thankfully there are no further surgeries on the horizon. The hope now is that I can have another pregnancy come out of all this. At the same time it's not overly promising and I have to be realistic with my hopes. We shall see.
I returned to my same surgeon from 2014, Dr. Patrick Yeung of St Louis, MO. He is, in my mind, a bit of a miracle worker when it comes to his dedication to treating Endometriosis and the women who have it. I'll just say this, God is the true miracle worker but my miracle of healing has come via the meticulous medical care and experience of some pretty wonderful doctors.
The reason for my second surgery that took place this year is primarily an effort to restore my fertility function. I had a couple of fibroids removed as well as my left Fallopian tube which had been significantly damaged and scarred from Endo and rendered useless. He also removed some notable areas of Endo discovered in new places from last time, hidden behind the sad, mangled left tube. I'm suspicious that having taken Clomid a year ago as an infertility treatment, jump started some Endo that wasn't visible at my first surgery. My remaining "good" Fallopian tube on the right, was completely adhered to surrounding tissue and also rendered useless. Dr. Yeung was able to free up the scar tissue and restore the right tube to its correct position. To do this, I had a 2-part surgery. In between these two surgeries, my ovaries and remaining Fallopian tube were wrapped in a layer of protective Gore-Tex to prevent scar tissue. The Gore-Tex then had to be removed after a couple of weeks of healing, hence the second surgery. All of this was done via laparoscopy which is a minimally invasive procedure where they use just three very small incisions. My healing went remarkably well and smoother than I hoped. However I had a pretty tough time overcoming my fears of anesthesia. I always thought I was most afraid of being put to sleep but the waking up process became my true source of trauma. Waking up after a 7 hour surgery in 2014 I was very confused, completely freaking out and scared senseless. It kind of scarred me for a long time. I expressed all my concerns to everyone on my medical team this time around and had all my wishes and prayers answered in a smooth waking up and overcoming my worst fears. I'm no longer terrified at the thought of going under anesthesia but thankfully there are no further surgeries on the horizon. The hope now is that I can have another pregnancy come out of all this. At the same time it's not overly promising and I have to be realistic with my hopes. We shall see.
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