So, it happened- I had my surgery and I had endometriosis, very badly and they also managed to scrap a lot of it away which is great but recovery time in two weeks for me and then I’ll return back to work on the 14th of December. I miss it. I miss being active and hate having to rest but I gotta because they did the surgery laparoscopic, and man does it hurt still. They gave me strong medication for the pain but I’m using it sparingly because it is a schedule II narcotic and I could get addicted and I don’t want that. Anyhow, I’m doing better since I had the surgery on the 24th, a few days before Thanksgiving. Better than missing out on Christmas. Plus, I made it to my deducible and out of pocket costs if you aren’t familiar with US private health care insurance. Once you reach a certain amount you pay for, then, your insurance company covers the rest of the year until the 31st of December. Then it rolls around for next year to meet a new deducible.
I remember the surgery starting past 1;30 pm, and ending when I woke up at 5:30 pm which is crazy. I think it was a long surgery to what I remember but I do remember shivering like crazy because of the anesthesia and warming up thereafter. Regardless, I have a follow up appointment on the 12th with my doctor, my gynecologist and in that appointment, she’ll access how I’m healing and what’s the next steps. I’m worried for endometriosis is a chronic condition and will come back and this surgery was to confirm it and take out my tubes so I can’t have kids, that was extra; because endometriosis makes it difficult to conceive and I wasn’t worried for nothing. I’m worried about that appointment. And I’ve taken off two weeks from work to heal and rest. Rest I am and not able to carry anything due to my wounds in my belly. I don’t win sometimes, it feels like, anyhow Thanksgiving came and went and I managed to celebrate it.
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