My recent surgery in Atlanta

I have been dealing with leg pain for awhile now along with low back pain from my endometriosis. I have done chiropractic care, physical therapy, and yoga with little result. My dad helped me out by taking me to my PT appointments and then watching the children twice a week for 3 months. I think that I have lost friends due to the pain because I couldn't drive to see them and was focused on trying to get me better. I had been in tears due to the constant pain I was in some days.

I gathered up my records and sent them to Atlanta to Dr. Albee at the CEC again after having my 7 hour surgery done by him in 2008. He is an angel. He did my 4th surgery on August 3rd lasting a few hours. He excised the endo on my diaphragm, took out the remaining portion of my right ovary due to the hemorrhagic cyst on it, and lysed the few adhesions that I had. Dr. Albee said that I was at Stage 2 (see http://www.health.am/images/uploads-gyneco/21-3.php for some details on the staging of endo).

I am quite sore. It hurts to take a deep breath in at times. My right side hurts to the touch. I haven't been able to sleep through the night yet due to my pain. I have incisional pain at my belly button and it isn't due to an infection.

Due to the surgical menopause that I find myself now in, I'm on estrogen patches. I cry over the loss of my organs. I cry due to the pain I'm in. I cry that I had to fight with my obgyn's office in order for me to be seen post op--they didn't want to see me as the surgeon does the post op visit and they didn't do the surgery but once I brought up Dr. Albee's name, the name of his group practice, and my willingness to give the nurse his phone #, I got my appointment for August 26th. I cry because of the possible loss of friends again this damn disease might have caused.

I am so so so thankful that I have a supportive husband who used up most of his vacation this year on me, family members who care, and friends who have stuck by me.

Gotta go back to resting. Jeff heads back to work tomorrow morning and I'm certainly not ready for that just yet.