Post Myo Report - ( 2 days since my surgery - long).

[Guest guest]

I got through my surgery on March 24, 2004 and thanks to all of you

for your words of encouragement. I was so nervous the day before

surgery that my doctor prescribed Xanex for me, it worked wonders.

The pre-surgery preparations were pretty intense( the term bowel

cleanse just doesn't adequetely describe the experience). I decided

to go out of my network for my surgery and choose to have a

laparascopic assisted procedure performed by Dr. Nezhat in Atlanta

and I would recommend him to anyone who has been told that a myo

would be difficult to perform due to size and/or location of the

fibroid. My surgery lasted nearly 6 hours and when I woke up in the

recovery room, I wasn't sure if I had a myo or a hysto until I heard

a nurse describe my procedure as a myo with a mini-lap and that I had

4 incisions and that they do that procedure when the fibroids are

really large. The only other thing that I remember is some increasing

pain which was quickly taken care of. The nursing staff was

wonderful and Dr. Nezhat checked up on me several times and I went

home 24 hours later with some rather lovely picture of my insides and

a photo of what was taken out, it looks like a large pile of shredded

meat. Right now, I feel wonderful, my only challenge has been getting

in and out of bed and I have to remind myself that I had surgery less

than 48 hours ago and I need to slow down.

Gwen

[Guest guest]

Hi Gwen,

Congratulations on having your myo behind you! I am glad you are

feeling ok - each day will get better & the first few days are

definitely the hardest. I completely agree with you on the bowel

prep - for me, drinking the Fleet Phospho Soda was very close to the

worst part of the whole experience for me - I hope I never have to

drink that stuff again!

I wish you a speedy recovery. Take care, take it easy & keep us

posted on how you are doing.

~Cindy

> I got through my surgery on March 24, 2004 and thanks to all of

you for your words of encouragement.

[Guest guest]

Gwen,

So glad everything went well for you. Don't over do it. Yesterday

marked 8 days post for me. I had abodmen surgery to remove my

fibroid. The weather was beautiful and I just felt so great getting

my staples out I ended up helping DH clean the house and just on my

feet a lot. Well, last night let me tell you I thought I was on my

way to the ER I was in so much pain. When I went to bed all I kept

thinking was please GOD do not make me wake up with any bleeding. I

was so scared. So today it is back to the couch for me.

Try and rest and don't be crazy like me and try and over do it.

Pam

Right now, I feel wonderful, my only challenge has been

getting in and out of bed and I have to remind myself that I had surgery

less than 48 hours ago and I need to slow down.