Post by meka on Jul 29, 2006 14:22:25 GMT -5
We've discussed this topic before, so forgive me if it's repetitive, and let me know what to search for, if appropriate.
I finally have a surgery date, August 11. This is my third opinion about my condition and surgery options. I feel comfortable with this doctor's abilities and interest in my well-being. But he, like the other doctors, feels that my ovaries may be so messed up that there is nothing much to save. I have cysts in (on?) my ovaries, and an "ovarian mass" that is so large it reaches to within an inch or two of my navel. I feel it and see it, so I know it's there.
I've said that I don't want to have the surgery if the doctor can't promise me that he won't remove any organs. Well, this doctor said he can't make any promises at the level I'm asking because from the looks of things (ultrasound, pelvic exam) the damage is already so extensive.
I am conflicted. It looks like the "ovarian mass" is about to burst, it's so huge. I don't want to prolong getting that thing out of me. But the doctor may have to remove my entire ovary, and I don't want that either. (It wouldn't be such a big issue if the other ovary was normal, but it's not). I keep saying to myself, "You've put it in God's hands, just let things turn out however they are supposed to." But then I turn around and say, "But . . everything." I guess by not having the surgery, these ovaries may not function anyway insofar as getting pregnant. But even still, I know they work in other ways, because my period has pretty much always been like clockwork. I still need the ovaries for hormones even if I never have kids.
So if anyone has any advice, or similar experience, PLEASE HELP!
I finally have a surgery date, August 11. This is my third opinion about my condition and surgery options. I feel comfortable with this doctor's abilities and interest in my well-being. But he, like the other doctors, feels that my ovaries may be so messed up that there is nothing much to save. I have cysts in (on?) my ovaries, and an "ovarian mass" that is so large it reaches to within an inch or two of my navel. I feel it and see it, so I know it's there.
I've said that I don't want to have the surgery if the doctor can't promise me that he won't remove any organs. Well, this doctor said he can't make any promises at the level I'm asking because from the looks of things (ultrasound, pelvic exam) the damage is already so extensive.
I am conflicted. It looks like the "ovarian mass" is about to burst, it's so huge. I don't want to prolong getting that thing out of me. But the doctor may have to remove my entire ovary, and I don't want that either. (It wouldn't be such a big issue if the other ovary was normal, but it's not). I keep saying to myself, "You've put it in God's hands, just let things turn out however they are supposed to." But then I turn around and say, "But . . everything." I guess by not having the surgery, these ovaries may not function anyway insofar as getting pregnant. But even still, I know they work in other ways, because my period has pretty much always been like clockwork. I still need the ovaries for hormones even if I never have kids.
So if anyone has any advice, or similar experience, PLEASE HELP!