Oh yes, I will be under general anesthesia. They will use Propofol (the substance that ended with Michael Jackson) and Sevoflurane. It will all be over by the end of the day. I have read it is not painful. If I have to be 100% honest, I already had this surgery before, back when I was 19, but I don't remember the pain. And yeah, they found endometriosis, degree IV (which is the worst). Now the Dr. is not sure whether I have it or not and whether that is the issue and so this is why I am having this (micro) surgery. Laparoscopy, if you are curious. There is nothing, except the fact that I had it before, that makes the Dr. think I would still have it, no symptoms, cysts... but that's the thing with endometriosis you can not really see it with echography or other less invasive methods.
Anyway, I didn't mean to bore you with all the medical details, so, in accordance with the picture above, I leave you with bonus inspiration. Maybe you are already planning your holiday outfits ?
Good luck today! I hope it all goes well.
ReplyDeleteGood luck! I'm crossing my fingers for everything to be ok!
ReplyDeleteMy holiday outfit? No idea, probably nothing fancy, we don't do fancy Christmases ;)
I love how you face it with such good humor! :)
ReplyDeleteTake care and good luck! We are all cheering for you. Oh, and have an ice cream when you're out!
Hum... I think my christmas outfit will involve less skin showing, and much more wool, boots, hats and scarfs! But I loooove those colors! :)
Good luck! I hope the surgery goes well!
ReplyDeleteahh good luck today!! I'm sure all will go well, please keep us updated.
ReplyDeletealso, ZOMG I need that whole board for the wedding I'm going to on December 30. Except I don't have pierced ears so maybe those awesome earrings would be a necklace instead. But I love that color scheme..!
I think I'm signed into google, RAP = D-Day :)
Muuucha suerte, como dijeron por ahí cómete un helado y si ya pasaste por una IV tu tranquila que esto no es nada.
ReplyDeleteOh man, good luck! I hope you end up better :)
ReplyDeleteHave you ever read the Single Infertile Female blog? It's written by a woman with endo, but it covers tons of other topics.
Thanks to all for your lovely comments and wishes, it means a lot :) Everything went well, I think I am still a bit sedated (feel groggy and a bit sleepy) so excuse me if I don't make much sense. The preliminary results is positive; there was some endo, but in "not important places" ( I know, it is vague, but those were the exact words we heard). We will hear more on our next appointment, early January. And otherwise, everything looked ok, which is a huge relief.
ReplyDeleteI did not have ice cream but I am about to , just discovered / remembered we have a tiny cup of creme brulee ice cream in the freezer yay ! In honor of all of you.
@ D Day, yeah, the color scheme is oh so happy. I think you can totally wear that as a necklace, it can look very cool.
@ Iris, glad to see you here, and I was not familiar with the blog, but just opened it and will be reading it along. Thanks a lot :)
Glad to hear everything went well and that the news was positive! What a difficult experience to go through though... I'm rooting for you.
ReplyDelete@greyandshiny, thanks so much. It means a lot, and yeah it is quite a relief .
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