Aa
surgery is over
Had my surgery last Thursday 29th Jan home on Sunday they removed my left ovary along with a 5 and a 1/2 lb ovarian cyst which has gone off for testing results will be in in around 2 weeks. Feeling very sore but at least the op is over now. Thanks to this forum i realise that a lot of what i am feeling is common to this type of surgery especially the emotional feelings. I am happy that the surgery is over and things are looking positive but i feel so low, keep crying and just cannot get my head around what has gone on. Lucky for me it was only 6 weeks from discovery to surgery but on the other side i just did not seem to have time to like i said get my head around things and just feel confused and bewildered a lot of the time. To read about how others have got through this experience has been a great help so please keep up the great work you are doing.
Also, of course I'm scared about the baby and of my chances to have another. This is our first. I am so in shock and I can't help but feeling "poor me". Anyone with similar experience?
I'm so glad I found this site and thank you for sharing about your surgery. I am 19 weeks pregnant and have two non-typical dermoid cysts on one ovary and an endometrioma on the other. They have to come out via a laparotomy. I am so scared right now and anticipating the surgery. It was supposed to take place Monday with my OB but I cancelled it to see an Oncologist. I love my OB, but I want to see someone who takes out tumors all the time. My OB said she only sees cases like this once every couple years. Questions: before my surgery, how do I stay postive that it's not cancer? Should I stop reading the internet? I have an appointment with the Oncologist in one week.
all I can say is amen...I am right there with you they pieced me with the operations and still I think..no more babies...I can't believe it.I have two wonderful boys but always thought I was meant to have a girl..the doctors don't prepare you for the emotional toll you fill...my surgery was Monday the 26th I head back to work part-time tomorrow..and not sure I am up for it..the forum has helped so much. everybody hang in there..
I'm so happy for both of you and that everything turned out well.
SC25, congratulations on the surgery and the outcome. Hope everything comes back completely benign and that you start feeling better soon, both physically and emotionally. We're all with you when you need us for support :)Hang in there honey and try to do things that make you happy to try and take your mind off things. Your hormones need time adjusting and your other ovary will kick in soon enough. Hang in there!
gls2824, I'm sorry for what you had to go through. I'm so glad things turned out well though :) I hope you can find the comfort you need to cope and that you feel better soon too :) Hang in there and take care!
SC25, congratulations on the surgery and the outcome. Hope everything comes back completely benign and that you start feeling better soon, both physically and emotionally. We're all with you when you need us for support :)Hang in there honey and try to do things that make you happy to try and take your mind off things. Your hormones need time adjusting and your other ovary will kick in soon enough. Hang in there!
gls2824, I'm sorry for what you had to go through. I'm so glad things turned out well though :) I hope you can find the comfort you need to cope and that you feel better soon too :) Hang in there and take care!
You're not alone. I can't imagine anyone on this forum not feeling the same. I also had my surgery on the 29th. I had a total abdominal hysterectomy (I elected to do this ahead of time).
What they thought was a 10cm mass on my left ovary WAS my left ovary. It looked "angry" enough that they called in the gynoc to take some samples. The preliminary path says the mass is borderline. I can't wait to get everything back and put this behind me.
I never had children, and thought that I was way beyond wanting them, but in the weeks before my surgery I found myself looking at babies wherever I went and then thinking that I was going to lose the ability to have children forever (even though I'm already 54!). It took an emotional toll. I also had trouble dealing with the enormity of the surgery itself.
Everything has a surreal feeling right now. I'm used to working 12-hour days at a job I love and am now sitting in my house watching the snow. I just feel very out of it.
We will get through this and we will be fine. We are the lucky ones. You have to keep remembering that. It's hard not to feel guilty about the way our surgeries turned out when you read about all the courageous women on the ovarian cancer forum.
In the meantime, hang in there. Every day it will get better.
What they thought was a 10cm mass on my left ovary WAS my left ovary. It looked "angry" enough that they called in the gynoc to take some samples. The preliminary path says the mass is borderline. I can't wait to get everything back and put this behind me.
I never had children, and thought that I was way beyond wanting them, but in the weeks before my surgery I found myself looking at babies wherever I went and then thinking that I was going to lose the ability to have children forever (even though I'm already 54!). It took an emotional toll. I also had trouble dealing with the enormity of the surgery itself.
Everything has a surreal feeling right now. I'm used to working 12-hour days at a job I love and am now sitting in my house watching the snow. I just feel very out of it.
We will get through this and we will be fine. We are the lucky ones. You have to keep remembering that. It's hard not to feel guilty about the way our surgeries turned out when you read about all the courageous women on the ovarian cancer forum.
In the meantime, hang in there. Every day it will get better.
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