Still kicking...not very high though...lol

Hi all! How are you today? I am doing well. Let me tell you all about my adventure to surgery-land.

We rose before the sun at 5 am....left at 5:30 as planned and drove to Mom and Dad's where we dropped off Emmy (who was bright-eyed and bushy-tailed) and picked up dad. We drove to my granny's house 10 miles away and switched to her car and she joined us of course. I drove to Little Rock (I like driving) and we stopped 2 times on the way because you see i had to drink some lovely stuff on Thursday. I had to have a liquid diet, then drink citroma (fizzy, citrus high-powered laxative)at 1pm, then nothing to eat or drink after midnight.... which went over well with this ole' gal...let me tell ya! I love food, but more importantly I love to eat the food, and it's just not right to keep me from eating until like 3pm the next day!!!!!

Anyways we get to Little Rock after everyone has been eating and drinking in front of me in the car...we park in the garage and walk 2 miles uphill to the building, go 4 floors up, check in, go to the bathroom again, then something wonderful happened! They gave me numbing medicine for my IV.....that has never happened...I have suffered through so many IV's that it's rediculous.. but this kind lady gave me a tiny shot to numb my arm then did my IV with ease....it was great! Thank you Lord for a wonderful nurse! I waited 2 hours before going into surgery and then it was showtime...they told me I wouldn't remember anything but I do! I remember the surgery room, the staff, my surgeon, changing beds all by myself, and them talking to me! It was great they were so nice and one nurse started talking to me and told me to think of My hubby, and Emmy and me all on a beach in Florida....and then I fell asleep...wasn't that nice of her! I wish I could remember their names!

Anyways when I woke up it wasn't so great.... had to have those wonderful blue bags...lol
My first words when i woke up were "I'm gonna be sick.....hurry!" And I was... then after a while I wasn't waking up like they wanted me to so she put oxygen on me and poured cold water in my face....then she gave me ice chips....and she told me to sit up....I told her I didn't feel good, but she had to answer the phone....i was getting sick again so i got up and walked over and got another blue bag.....she was so surprised that I got it....i said "Honey, I wasn't wearing it and neither were you!" She told me I should be a nurse! Whatever....

So after they tried one medicine that didn't work, they finally gave me finigrin....and then it was Hi Ho Hi Ho off to home we go....

I didn't drive, Jason did.....But I did ride up front. I had forgot that Jason didn't know how to get home....so I didn't get to sleep just yet... After I told the rest of the party to hush, I told my hubby the right way home...I informed the other members that I wasn't stupid, just droggy.

Then when we got well on our way home i was very hungry...I wanted food...not liquids or soft stuff....I mean food! But once again the othern members of the party were answering for me and told me what I couldn't handle and couldn't do....and once again I told them I was the one who had surgery and who hadn't ate....to hush! So we went to eat at Chili's!!!! lol...too funny right! And guess what I ate....a steak, dirty mashed potatoes, a salad, bread, and a chocolate milkshake..o and a dr. pepper......yep that's me! Prove 'em wrong! And I didn't get sick!

Then I slept til we got about 30 minutes from home and we stopped for ice cream!

When I got home and settled I went to bed and Jason has been so wonderful yall! I'm glad he has been here...He has been waiting on me, taking care of Emmy, and helping me up and down and just being so sweet. I've already had a shower and am going to eat again soon! I even ate pizza late last night!

Now for my results.... my right ovary was fine, but my left ovary was covered with endometriosis. They also had to burn off some on my cervix and uterus. They removed 2 large masses (endometriums)...

Now to fill you in on all this..... this procedure will help me for a while...this isn't permanent at all. When you have endometriosis it grows each month with your cycle. There's nothing that will stop it except for a complete hysterectomy....but I am too young for that. They have tried everything as far as medicine goes...so this is the only thing to do for me til it grows back enough for them to do it again.... So I don't want you to think that this is it...I have already had this done once before 3 years ago and I am just now getting them to do it again...I have been on them for over a year to clean me out again...maybe next time I need this they will do it completely.

I will be back on in a few days when I am getting around a little better and have more energy.

Thank you so much for all your prayers and kind words, thank you mom for updating my blog, and thank you to those of you who have emailed or called or commented. You guys in Bloggy Land are so kind and wonderful....thank you again.

Love Jess