The Pre-Op Tale

I'm home from the hospital. The surgery went flawlessly.

It turns out that the fibroids were much bigger than the ultrasound indicated.

The largest was the size of an eggplant (sitting sideways across the backside of my uterus). It was eight inches long and four inches around. There were another dozen or so, just protruding in all directions from my uterus as well. The doctor said that if she were to perform the myomectomy, she would probably not have been able to preserve enough uterine tissue to perserve my fertility and she would have to leave too many of the smaller tumors which likely would have grown back.

The best news is that my ovaries and tubes were in great shape, and there were no infiltrations of the tumors on my cervix and that was left as well.

I'll post more later. For the most part I feel much like I did after doing a marathon - my abs are just plain old sore like I'd done a huge workout and I'm tired, tired, tired.

Posted by Elizabeth M. on August 9, 2004 10:00 AM

Elizabeth, congratulations on such good news! You are on your way to recovery. Rest and sleep and rest some more. You have been in my thoughts and prayers.- Diana

1. Posted by Anonymous on August 9, 2004

So glad to hear you did well and that you kept your cervix and ovaries. I think you will be just fine.
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TITLE: Confidence for the First Time
AUTHOR: Elizabeth M.
DATE: 8/8/2004 11:24:02 AM

2. Posted by Anonymous on August 10, 2004

Health Diaries publishes diaries and blogs on health and fitness topics. This diary is listed under:

Name: Elizabeth M.
Location:
Southern California

About Me: I'm in my late thirties and suffered with large fibroids until August '04 when I had a supracervical hysterectomy. Keep reading as I'll cover topics on long-term recovery from hysterectomy.

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All About Myomectomy
Fibroids
HysterSisters

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