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Having surgery tomorrow
HopingForBFP
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Last week, I had to see a specialist to see if I would need to have Construction surgery and I do. He drew what he would be doing during the surgery and they are going to re-cut and remove a lot of the left side of my vagina where I have a lot of scar tissue, because I have to much scar tissue around my vagina and the opening is too small(can hardly fit a finger up there and that is still pretty painful!!). I have nerve damage which makes it REALLY painful and scar tissue doesn't stretch. So tomorrow, I'll be having up to a 3-4 hour surgery on my vagina and then get it re stitched up. I am dreading this SO much just remembering the pain I went through after having Sydnee with not being able to sit and being in pain all the time, not to mention it burns like someone poured acid on my vagina when peeing. Ugh!! He said the stitches will cause inflammation. I'll have the dissolving ones and a different one that I'll have to have removed in like 2 weeks after(that is going to hurt so bad). I cringe just thinking about it. I will be put under and have to get a catheter put it. I hate those!! They'll be putting something(that looks like a tampon) in my vagina after surgery that they'll take out later and then I'll have to go back and get it checked out within 2 weeks(which is what he said my other doctor should have done). Then I'll have to put a dilator up there everyday to keep the opening from shrinking small again. This is going to be painful! I'm going to be checked about every 2 weeks. His goal is to have my vagina stretch to 3 fingers. I just want to wear tampons again! He also said I wont be having any more vaginal births, because my vagina would tear 10 times worse then it did before(and that was extremely bad! I tore from my rectum all the way up and my labia tore as well). My vagina looked like it went through a meat grinder. He said it would be like shattered glass because my vagina will no longer stretch. I'll be getting a c-section with future babies.
Anyways, I had to go in for a pre-op today(however you spell it) and had to get an EKG, blood work, and chest x-ray. It was such a hassle!! there was always some kind of problem. I was there for 4 hours. Sydnee was really good for the most part. Just laughing and baby talking away trying to get everyone's attention that past by her. She is SO friendly! had lots of people laughing with her. Surgery is at 2pm tomorrow, so I have to be there by 12pm. I cant eat or anything after 12am. Surgery will last up to 4 hours and I will be in the hospital up to 7 days, I'll probably be able to go home after a few days though. It just depends on how well I'll be able to take the pain. Then I'll be on strong pain meds for awhile. My brother and his girlfriend will be watching Sydnee tomorrow. They just love her and vise versa. My mom will be going with me and then she'll be watching Sydnee for about a week and bring her to visit me. This will be the first time I wont have Sydnee sleeping right by me in her crib next to my bed.
But at least she'll still go to sleep without me in the room. So she should be fine with grandma. She adores her, so I'm sure she will.
Anyways, I had to go in for a pre-op today(however you spell it) and had to get an EKG, blood work, and chest x-ray. It was such a hassle!! there was always some kind of problem. I was there for 4 hours. Sydnee was really good for the most part. Just laughing and baby talking away trying to get everyone's attention that past by her. She is SO friendly! had lots of people laughing with her. Surgery is at 2pm tomorrow, so I have to be there by 12pm. I cant eat or anything after 12am. Surgery will last up to 4 hours and I will be in the hospital up to 7 days, I'll probably be able to go home after a few days though. It just depends on how well I'll be able to take the pain. Then I'll be on strong pain meds for awhile. My brother and his girlfriend will be watching Sydnee tomorrow. They just love her and vise versa. My mom will be going with me and then she'll be watching Sydnee for about a week and bring her to visit me. This will be the first time I wont have Sydnee sleeping right by me in her crib next to my bed.
But at least she'll still go to sleep without me in the room. So she should be fine with grandma. She adores her, so I'm sure she will.
BFP- 8/9/09 at 10DPO, after 4 years TTC. Sydnee born on April 14th 2010. BFP #2 at 11DPO 9/29/12. Due 6/11/13
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Hope all goes well!
Progesterone therapy and baby aspirin daily
Two miscarriages in between (August 2012 - same donor as Maggie, and December 2014 with husband)
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