Today I had my post-op appointment to see how surgery from last Thursday went. I went into surgery due to PCOS and pretty much figuring Endo. Well, surgery confirmed Endo. The doc expected me to be in surgery for about an hour, but it lasted 2 hours. About an hour and a half after surgery I was home and feeling sick to my stomach. I didn't handle the anethesia well and since this was my first surgery, I really didn't know what to expect. As for the surgery, my doc found Endo on my right ovary (in addition to having cysts), Endo on the outside lining of my uterus, and Endo that had binded my uterus to my intestines. My doctor put me as Stage II Endo. During the hysteroscopy, he fixed my septate uterus. Even though I don't have any immediate plans of getting pregnant, I took advantage of my insurance company covering the facility/doctor/anethesia costs which cut the price of the procedure almost in half for me to pay then.
Today I was show photos from surgery and at my next appointment I will have scanned versions of the photos to share. I highly recommend for anyone going into surgery to ask your doctor ahead of time if they do any photography or videos during surgery so they can show you what took place inside. My doctor took photos of all organs before and after to show that certain organs had no Endo and then for those that did, I could see the before and after.
I'm still dealing with discomfort, but I was told that is normal with the amount of Endo removed and with the fixing of the septate. I especially feel very exhausted after a lot of movement (ie: making the trip to the doctor's today; trying to walk to the corner and back just to get moving).
Please feel free to ask me any questions for anyone that is getting ready for this surgery. I have no problem helping by sharing my experience.
