OT: Surgery is scheduled

GoldenWood Farm · #1 09/17/13, 05:06 PM

Well my surgery is scheduled for October 3rd at 7:30am. I have my pre op next week on the 25th and we are doing one more pelvic ultra sound to make sure the cyst is still there. I still have to get all my paperwork for work filled out and turned in so I can get the time off for my surgery and recoup. It is sinking again that I have to have ANOTHER surgery and I am dreading more doctor bills and all that jazz but I am thankful to hopefully finally have some answers for things.

I just want answers and to have this behind me. This by far will be hopefully the least debilitating surgery I have ever had. I have had carpal tunnel surgery on my right hand (which SUCKED) and that was very hard for me the first few weeks. Then I have had a knee surgery which was even HARDER and took even longer to recover not to mention months of physical therapy. So I am praying that this is something that I am up and around doing things within a day or so. Please keep me in your prayers!

Justine

Doug Hodges · #2 09/17/13, 05:11 PM

Good luck.

CraterCove · #3 09/17/13, 05:15 PM

Good luck!

GoldenWood Farm · #4 09/17/13, 05:15 PM

Thank you Doug, speaking of doctor stuff how is everything with you going? Did you get your results back yet???

Justine

Doug Hodges · #5 09/17/13, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by GoldenWood Farm

Thank you Doug, speaking of doctor stuff how is everything with you going? Did you get your results back yet???

Justine

Going to wait a month of taking antibiotics and then do more tests before they start probing or sticking me.

CJBegins · #6 09/17/13, 05:54 PM

Justine, I will be praying for the best outcome for you. I have been in a similar situation with my ovaries. I had mixed tissue cysts and because my mother passed away from ovarian cancer, my ovaries were gone in no time flat. I also have had a couple of knee surgeries. Having your ovary removed will seem like a walk in the park compared.

Minelson · #7 09/17/13, 06:32 PM

Sending lots of prayers and hugs your way Justine!

GoldenWood Farm · #8 09/17/13, 07:22 PM

Thank you Michelle

. Now I really got to get all my ducks in a row with the herd

. I haven't even started breeding yet and I have no clue what everyone's heat cycles are. I am being so bad this year I admit it...the herd has been on the back burner, well actually a lot of things have been on the back burner.

I feel like this whole year has been a whole lot of change, new things and I am feeling very overwhelmed by it all. I will breath a sigh of relief at my pre op next week because we are doing the ultrasound to make sure the cyst is still there. As odd as it sounds I really want that cyst to still be there because that way they can actually go in and check out my womanly system and see with their own little eyeballs exactly what is going on and why I am all haywire and having pain. So things are still kind of in the air on surgery until next wednesday when I will get for sure conformation that YES we are doing it or JUST KIDDING! the cyst went away.

My surgery is actually at 9am now though instead of 7:30am (yay! More sleep for me!).

Justine

Backfourty,MI. · #9 09/17/13, 10:07 PM

Going to be keeping you in my thoughts Justine even though I Know everything is going to turn out great without any worries & hoping for a really speedy recovery.

BlueRose · #10 09/19/13, 12:09 PM

Good luck and prayers

GoldenWood Farm · #11 09/25/13, 10:13 AM

Going in for my Pre Op today and my pelvic ultrasound. The pelvic ultrasound is at 1:30 and then I meet the surgeon at 3:30 for my Pre Op and to go over my ultrasound images. The ultrasound will determine if we truly are doing surgery because my surgeon wants to make sure the cyst has indeed stayed and not gone away.

As odd as it sounds I truly hope it is still there because I want them to be able to go in and take a look around my ovaries to see why I have been having these pains and issues for the past 10yrs. I also need to get all my paperwork for work finally signed and over to my workplace. I am cutting it close but I haven't been able to get the doctor's office to move faster than a slug on getting it filled out. I will keep y'all updated on what happens today!

Justine

Minelson · #12 09/25/13, 02:31 PM

Hope it goes well! Let us know!

GoldenWood Farm · #13 09/25/13, 04:08 PM

Well I had my ultrasound and my little friend is still there. I am just waiting for my pre op appointment with my surgeon at 3ish. Update y'all after that appointment.

Justine

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Minelson · #14 09/25/13, 04:13 PM

That little friend needs to go bye bye!! Glad you are going to be able to get this over with now

GoldenWood Farm · #15 09/25/13, 04:38 PM

You and me both! Just getting coffee now while I wait for my last appointment. I am glad it is still there so we can get rid of it and I finally can get ANSWERS!

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The Tin Mom · #16 09/25/13, 09:03 PM

Praying, Justine!

homebody · #17 09/26/13, 06:37 AM

Is that kind of surgery done laparscopically (sp?) If it is, incision/pain should be minimal. You will up and about in no time at all. Praying you get answers and everything goes well.

GoldenWood Farm · #18 09/26/13, 02:21 PM

Homebody - Yes it is a laparoscopic surgery. The plan is for them to make 3 (maybe 4) small incisions on my abdomen (1 will be in my belly button). If everything goes well they can just remove the cyst without having to remove my ovary. I am having a robotic assisted surgery and my surgeon will have another surgeon assisting her because this type of surgery requires more than two hands.

I had blood work drawn yesterday and there are a bunch of different tests being done. I have to have blood drawn one more time because they messed up on one of the tests and the serum has to be frozen right after the blood is pulled but they didn't do it. So I am running back to the hospital tomorrow to have that done then I will get my blood results back and see what they say.

I check in at 7am on Oct 3rd and surgery is scheduled for 9am on Oct. 3rd. I should be going home a few hours after surgery, the surgery itself can take anywhere from 45 minutes to an hour and a half if everything goes according to plan. I will be off until Oct. 30th (yay for 4 weeks off from my job!).

I really really like my surgeon and I love how she has explained everything SO well and is very up front about what the risks are (minor but still there). I have a lot of confidence in her and I feel very safe in her hands and I connected really well with her. She is so sweet and talks to me not at me, listens to all my concerns and doesn't scoff at anything I have to say or anything I ask.

I am just SO thankful to finally hopefully I will get answers for my issues. I am excited to see what happens after the cyst is removed and how my body goes back to normal. These next few days I am getting goat stuff done and setting up my breeding pens. I am doing two breeding pens (only using two bucks) this year so I can just watch heat cycles and not have to worry about trying to get does hand bred while dealing with healing from surgery.

I am also cleaning out a pen and clipping up everyone's hooves as well as getting everyone wormed with a commercial wormer (I do herbal but once a year I do one commercial worming) and get the BOSE shots done and just get caught up on everything so I am not stressing about anything after surgery.

I can say I am VERY thankful I have lost all my weight because I am SO much healthier now than I was then and I know my recovery will be much faster than it would have been before

. Thank you SO much everyone for all the thoughts and prayers, they mean so much to me. This year has been quite the roller coaster for changes in my life, emotional family issues and losses. It has been a trying year and I am ready for some of these things to be behind me and to move on.

Justine

homebody · #19 09/27/13, 08:37 AM

I also had 4 incisions, 1 in the bb when my gallbladder was removed on the 13th. I did very well, navel incision was the longest so taking longer to heal. I still have to be careful of touching up against the sink, etc as it is still sensitive. I am painfree now, since this all started in March, I am thrilled it is over and look forward to each day with Thanksgiving to Him for watching over me and getting the gb out safely.
You will do fine and if you are younger than my 59, will do even better. Losing weight is also a big plus.

CJBegins · #20 09/27/13, 02:54 PM

Justine, tell them to take your appendix while they are there. One less thing to worry about, IMO.