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Laura L
(1/22/00 12:30:35 am)

My story by Laura L

I have had problems since I was 12. Bleeding all the time. I missed a lot of school and lost a friend that didn't believe that anyone could bleed that much. Hah! I was on the pill by 13 to straighten it out. Was a little better. Off pill by 14. Didn't want me on it to long.

I've had 3 c-sections, no regrets. Long stories in themselves. After my daughter was born 5 yrs. ago, I had my tubes tied, burned, sautered... This was after my 3rd healthy child and I didn't want to push it. Also have 2 step daughters. By the time I was 38 I had a Lap. and a D&C. I had some kind
of reaction because when I came out of the surg. they couldn't wake me up for four hours. I was supposed to be at home by then. I had an awful, awful migraine! I woke up vomiting (heaving) and I couldn't sit up. I had no catheter since it was o.p. and I was supposed to be out of there in no time. Well, I had to go to the bathroom SO bad. They couldn't even sit me up to get me there.
(around the corner and down the hall) Every time I sat up I got so dizzy and vomited. Worse yet, I couldn't see out of my right eye (pain) I had to keep my hand over it or I would have fallen out of the wheel chair they finally got me into. After 3 attempts at TRYING to wheel me to the restroom I almost wet myself. Finally I got so mad and my bladder felt like it was on fire, I covered my eye and stood up and said, "forget it, I'll walk!" So I felt my way along the wall and got there just in time!!

The next month, my period was so bad I hardly left the bathroom. I would just sit there and bleed. I told my Dr., "Let's do it!" I wanted to get in before my next period. I couldn't stand the thought of having another one. I came so close to having another period. I made it by the skin of my teeth.
O.K.... It's hyst. day. I'm soooo scared. I never even thought to change my mind, but I was petrified. They really need to hang some pretty pictures on the ceiling while taking that looong ride down to the op. room. Anyway, I was out like a light and don't remember anything till a few days later. I NEVER saw the recovery room. I remember a nurse that, all she was worried about was if I wanted to brush my teeth once they got me up for the first time. Well, I had lost 3 pints of blood (no transfusion) and they were the ones holding me up. After she asked me 3 times I finally mumbled, "I am about to pass out, I couldn't care less about brushing my teeth," My Dr. said that my cervix was longer than he had ever seen. I had so much scar tissue that he had to dig and cut through it to get to everything. It was all over my bladder and he had to get as much as he could off of it. (Yum) Anyway, I was in the hospital for 6 days. One the 5th day I remember seeing my Dr. and he asked how I was
doing? I said fine, except for the yellow chicken wire pattern in my white foam cup I was drinking from and on the wall. He said, "WHAT???" I said, "Don't you see it?" I get to hallucinate legally and I see CHICKEN WIRE? LOL! It was the meds. That's why I don't have much recall of the days before.
I was hallucinating. For the first 2 months everyone told me of all the off the wall things I said. That really ticked me off because no matter how hard I tried, I could not and do not remember.

Now, I am 6 months post. Recovery at home went pretty good. I found Hyster Sisters at 1 month post op. Until then, I was sooo lost and lonely.

Now, I am on Paxil for depression. I have one ovary and no HRTs. It's either depression or just the fact that I am a born New York Italian/pollock and that's just my breeding. I would still be a lost sole if it weren't for Kathy and her creating this site, just in the nick of time. God works in mysterious ways.

Thank you to all you angels and I wish you all well. I wish I had done this years ago.
What a wonderful life. Yes, humor is GREAT med.

Love and Hugs,
Laura L. Larsen TAH 7/28/99

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