I had that surgery - a laparoscopy and I am now recovering. No driving or heavy lifting for a week and that especially includes the 25 pound toddler. I should be fully healed in two.
I am sore. I tire easily. I have three incisions with three sets of stitches to heal from. It reminds me of those days after I gave birth where all the steps I took where gingerly so there would be less pressure on the pelvic area and how much I dreaded going to the bathroom because it hurt.
The surgery went well and I didn't have to have the fallopian tube removed. It was discovered that the mass I had was not on the tube at all but on my ovary. So the mass has been sent away to pathology and she will call in a few days with the results -- hopefully it will be negative for cancer. Praying and crossing all fingers.
I still have my fallopian tube.
I am still the woman I was before the surgery.
Amazing that a moment or situation can cause one to reflect like I did on my last post.
It was good for me. I needed that self-reflection...that reminder of what really makes me who I am as a woman. A reminder not to get caught up in the physical aspects that make me who I am.
Vulnerability feels prickly but it is good for this girl who plays down everything.
Thank you for your words of encouragement during that most vulnerable time for me last week, on this blog, on my Facebook page, via email. So good for me. So what I needed to help me through the emotion I felt.
Onto the next thing: Thanksgiving Dinner. My oldest son's favorite holiday. Luckily I just have to make the list, he and his Dad will make the rest.
And the next round of reflections will be on what I am thankful for...
I am sore. I tire easily. I have three incisions with three sets of stitches to heal from. It reminds me of those days after I gave birth where all the steps I took where gingerly so there would be less pressure on the pelvic area and how much I dreaded going to the bathroom because it hurt.
The surgery went well and I didn't have to have the fallopian tube removed. It was discovered that the mass I had was not on the tube at all but on my ovary. So the mass has been sent away to pathology and she will call in a few days with the results -- hopefully it will be negative for cancer. Praying and crossing all fingers.
I still have my fallopian tube.
I am still the woman I was before the surgery.
Amazing that a moment or situation can cause one to reflect like I did on my last post.
It was good for me. I needed that self-reflection...that reminder of what really makes me who I am as a woman. A reminder not to get caught up in the physical aspects that make me who I am.
Vulnerability feels prickly but it is good for this girl who plays down everything.
Thank you for your words of encouragement during that most vulnerable time for me last week, on this blog, on my Facebook page, via email. So good for me. So what I needed to help me through the emotion I felt.
Onto the next thing: Thanksgiving Dinner. My oldest son's favorite holiday. Luckily I just have to make the list, he and his Dad will make the rest.
And the next round of reflections will be on what I am thankful for...
