5 days post embo - YAY!!!!

May 15, 2004

I'm home,part 2(and the last part)of my fibroid journey is OVER....

I had a Resection in Feb for what was thought to be polyps but turned

out to be a pendunculated submucosal fibroid,recovery was minimal

(much much easier than I anticipated).On monday 10/5 I had a UAE for

an ~7cm Fundal Intramural/Submucosal fibroid.I am SOOO glad it is all

over.

Like most of you I did all my own research after being told a Vag

Hyst would solve my problems,I don't think so!!! I joined this list

in june 02 and have found the information gleaned tremendous - THANK

YOU ALL.

The day started off ominously when my flight interstate was cancelled

and I arrived 1 hr late to the hospital BUT the procedure went very

well.My fundal was fed by the right uterine artery only with no

ovarian involvement (as someone else said-a load off my mind!)but the

IR embolised both arteries needing a mini catheter for the left(the

only hitch).It took 1hr and that was it! I didn't need to use the PCA

at all,just took a couple of paracetamols for the cramps.There was no

bladder catheter so no urinary problems and no nausea or constipation

because I didn't use the morphine.I was given only a shot of Fentanyl

for pain and an anti-biotic just in case prior to the procedure.The

worst part was having the intravenous line put in but that's always a

problem with me :-(,it was third time lucky and done by the IR same

for the resection three times and done by the head anaethiologist.

Anyway I was climbing the walls to leave the next morning after

brekkie(best thing about the hospital was that I was in the front of

the hospital with a window bed and had the most spectacular view of

Sydney harbour,the city and harbour bridge.I spent most of the night,

as an ex Sydneysider, soaking up the view )but couldn't until pain

management came to disconnect the pump I hadn't used.I was there

20hrs and left with ibuprofen,paracetamol and something super duper

just in case pain came on,which it hasn't yet, fingers crossed.

So I haven't had any pain since, my stomach just feels a little

tender as if i've done too many situps when I bend too much.My period

started on Tues on time and with a few small clots but reduced blood

flow.All in all I wonder if I had anything done at all,not normal for

me as usually I am THE BIGGEST WUSS.I definately would recommend this

procedure and as usual the waiting and agonising are worse than the

actual Op.Sorry so long .Sharon(Brisbane)

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