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babylonsister

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12. Hello, and here's what I did...
Sat Mar 5, 2022, 06:43 AM
Mar 2022

last year I had a cyst on my ovary, long story short I wound up having a total hysterectomy (laparoscopically). I started at urgent care where I luckily and happily took the 800mg of ibuprofen faithfully and that kept the pain at bay.

When this surgery was performed the gynocological oncologist failed to get any lymph nodes for testing and cancer cells were found on the removed ovary (I had already had the other one removed decades before). Had to go back into surgery to retrieve some lymph nodes so you might want to remind your surgeon to get some nodes while he/she is in there. During the second surgery he also took my appendix. At this point I'm not caring; take whatever you want/need to allow me to be cancer free. I am also a breast cancer survivor (again, decades ago).

I think I would have to insist they get those ovaries out of there at the earliest opportunity. There should be nothing holding them up, especially endless testing; also, please get some meds. Even the ibuprofen helped tremendously.

Finally, may not happen to you but I got a hernia after these two surgeries which I still have not had fixed (covid). Apparently that happens a lot.

Good luck to you; you need a doc who specializes in this. There was only one in my whole county; he's a busy guy, but this prevented me from any second opinions. I don't think you need a second, you just need a hysterectomy ASAP.

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