My surgery went well. It was up in Seattle at the main SRM building. We got there an hour early because I was so sure we'd get caught in a traffic jam at 11am, or we'd get lost or not be able to find parking. The area where they prepped me for surgery and had me recover in was freeeeeeezing. They had heated blankets they pulled out of an incubator-like contraption, so I just kept asking for new fresh, steaming-hot ones. Stupid little flimsy gown, I truly do hate those. My nurse tried two veins and couldnt set my IV catheter, and my anesthesiologist tried 3 times!! I was instructed to fast starting the night before, so I was incredibly dehydrated. The anesthesiologist started using lidocaine injections to numb the area before poking around in my arm with catheters, bless his heart. He ended up using my big fat vein in the crease of the inside of my elbow. (which happened to be the vein he had just spent ten minutes explaining to me why they don't like to use it!) I was walked to the surgery room (in my flimsy gown) and the last thing I remember was them repositioning my poor IV arm and watching the mask come towards my face...
The surgery took just about an hour. After recovering from anesthesia, I had horrid cramps that stayed with me during the whole one hour drive home (Jordan drove) through most of the evening. That night my best friends were Vicodin, apple juice and animal crackers.
Doctor G said the fibroid was definitely smack dab in a horrible place. She printed out a beautiful picture of my healthy tumor-free uterus.
We also got all of our results back from our month of labwork, bloodtests, ultrasounds and x-rays...minus the fibroid, our doctor gave us the green light! No meds or any other invasive procedures are necessary at this time.
We are a very happy Liz & Jordan...
Thank you to friends and family who have been so supportive and have continued to pray for us throughout this journey.
