Has Anyone Had Ovarian Surgery?

i told you about mine. same surgery back when i was 11. i hope mom has a speedy recovery.

Thanks Lori, I'm really nervous about it this morning. Mom has trouble with blood clotting so I think that's my major worry but they say there is minimal blood loss with laproscopic surgery. You look beautiful, fine and healthy so I'll try not to needlessly worry ;)

Make sure she walk's alot after surgery, the scar tissue get's hard and can make your life a living hell with pain. =( I have had several surgery's and I know what I am talking about....

Thank you soo much Cindy! I remember I had to walk a lot after the c-sections, I was telling mom this. I will make sure to let her know what you said.

Stacey...I had surgery to remove one of my ovaries when i was in my 20's. It had was attached to my colon and had a big cyst inside of it. The doctor tried to save it but with the attachment to my colon it couldn't be. I also had some other major repair done, so it wasn't a lap surgery. I recovered well and 5 years later had my last child, then not due to scar tissue but adenomyosis, i had a hysterectomy. If you have any questions, please feel free to send me a message and I hope your mom recovers quickly...sending prayers your way!

Thank you so much, Sheri, I may just wind up messaging you :) Prayers are greatly appreciated. You certainly endured a serious procedure and what a wonderful blessing to have a child 5 years later. You definitely made me feel better, you are a very strong person to go through all that with such great success.

I'm going to give you my regular email address, so I can get your message immediately. I'll put it in your inbox here.

Also, the big surgery I had to remove my ovary and have repairs done was a piece of cake compared to my vaginal hysterectomy. I didn't get an infection but stayed in the hospital for 6 days back in 2002, due to pain..I have Fibromyalgia. I hope that helps.

Thank you Sheri, I really appreciate this and you are making me feel a bit better already. Wow, six days is quite awhile, the pain must have been excruciating. I'm sure to message you as she heals, I will be helping to take care of her.

Yes, it was, but I don't think it was really so much from the surgery, but from the way my body reacted to the pain. I had to stay on a epidural pain block and that wasn't even enough. I just had to wait it out until it settled down, so i could walk from the bed to the wheel chair to go home.

I'm glad that you feel a bit better and I know that your mom is thankful that you will be there for her!

Sheri, having fibro makes surgery much more difficult I'm sure (I have Epstein Barr, it's exhausting sometimes just to exist never mind survive major surgery). I just sent you an email about everything. Thank you so much for being such a great friend :)

thanks, Stacey...I also have Epstein Barr...I'll email more about that later, too. I hope this post finds your mom feeling better today. We'll be in touch :)

The only surgery I've had done on my ovaries was a total hysterectomy back in 2006. I was in the hospital for 3 days, but, not meaning to scare you, I had to go back into the hospital for another 3 days due to an infection.

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your Mom, Stacey! God bless!

Thank you so much for your prayers, Janie. I appreciate your honesty, I am very concerned about an infection. My mom is rather delicate (anemic, survived pneumonia and yellow jaundice just a couple of years ago) so I am very concerned about infection and blood loss (she needed a transfusion when she gave birth to me).

Your hysterectomy was certainly a difficult road. It is reassuring know you are healthy and happy now :)

You're very welcomed, sweetie! I'm sure that, with the Lord's help, your Mom will be healthy and happy, too!! God bless!

My best friend just had this surgery done. She is doing well and is at home recooping. Your mother will be fine. She will be in pain for awhile. If I am not mistaken my best friend said they can take everything through the belly button. I will say a prayer for you mother to make it through the surgey with no complications and heals well.

That is exactly what they are doing, taking everything through the belly button. They are making two incisions in her sides and going through the belly button. Thank you very much for your prayers, Sandy, they mean more to me than you know. I realized she is in surgery right at this moment...

prayers said for your mom, your self and family
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Thank you so much Sandi, they really help.

I'll pray for your Mom.

I had a full hysterectomy in 2003. Because of my sleep apnea and breathing problems I was on oxygen and they were keeping a good eye on me afterwards. I was in the hospital for 4 or 5 days, and I was very happy when they let me go home. The sweetest thing that happened was that my late Dad drove all the way down to the hospital to bring me flowers, he was so worried about me. Of all the times I was in the hospital he had never ever visited me there.

I really had an easier time that I thought. They made a bikini cut below my stomach instead of going through it...and I really thought when I got home I would be in much more pain than I was and not as mobile as I was. I have never regretted it. I was such a mess and suffering for so many years...they biopsied all the stuff they took out and everything was caught in time so I didn't have to go through chemo.

There was some talk that the appendix problem this year was somehow related to my hystectomy surgery. I was surprised because of how many years had passed by.

One of my friend went through a horrendous ordeal after her hysterectomy as she was unaware right away that she had an infection. She wound up having three organs operated on because of all the complications and almost died, so if your Mom's pain is still intense when she gets home after a few days, have her get herself checked out. My friend thought it was normal for her to be in such pain and tried to wait it out, it was an infection making a big mess.

Heather, infection is my greatest worry. The surgery turned out to be more than we expected. The mass on her ovary was the size of two golf balls so it was too big to get through the belly button during laproscopic surgery. They had to make a bikini cut to remove the ovary and fallopian tube. The mass was adhesive and attached itself to her bowels. A general surgeon had to be called in to take care of this aspect of the surgery. She wound up in surgery for over 3 hours.

Thankfully, you and Sheri prepared me for the worst. Mom will have to be in the hospital at least until Thursday. She is on an IV, oxygen and a catheter and looked so pale.

Prayers make such a difference. I appreciate your wonderful prayer list and prayerful support, it means the world to me and my mom. It is also reassuring to know you and your friend survived all this and more. Thanks so much.

belated prayers for your mom. I was away and returned yesterday. Hope all went well with her surgery.

Thank you very much, dd. The surgery turned out to be more than we expected so your prayers are greatly appreciated.

Never had this one.. but I pray your mother is alright.