Ab Myo Update

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Before I go and get right back in bed , I just wanted you to know

that I am HOME from the hospital. I was discharged yesterday

afternoon at about 2:30. I was in the hospital from 4/29 to 5/2.

I was on Morphine the first day, but it made me SO sick! I was

stepped dwon Friday to Percocet and then stepped down further to just

Motrin by Saturday morning.

There were a total of 14 fibroids removed/burned from my uterine

area. The largest one looks to be the size of a 3 month fetus. She

actually gave me the poloroids. I was absolutely flabergasted that

all of those aliens had taken over my body for who knows how long.

She said there were some coming dangerously close to my Fallopian

tubes, so it's good that we got in there in time. She also found a

moderate amount of Endometriosis as well, which she burned off and

will treat on an outpatient basis probably with Lupron. My incision

is beginning to heal fairly and I have no staples...just dissolvable

stitches.I am moving around slowly and ok, but it is a bit painful

when I cough, laugh, squat, bend over.

Generally, I'm feelin pretty good. The incision sorta burns a bit,

but hopefully that will subside. I took a backwards shower this

morning b/c I was tired of the birdbaths in the hospital and needed

to feel CLEAN. The incision didn't get wet though, as I was really

careful. My stomach is so much flatter. I definitely feel happy about

the decision to go with the ab myo. My doctor ( ,

Physician and Midwives Collaborative Practice) was great and I would

highly recommend her to anyone in the DC area. Everytime the nurses

came in to check me, they oggled over how " beautiful " the incision

is. They said you can barely tell she really cut me.

Anything anyone can recommend to prevent scarring by the cut now that

the incision is starting to close up?

If anyone has questions, fire away!

Kim