I woke up Thursday morning July 14th anxious but ready to get it over with. The two hardest parts of the morning were 1) I had to give myself an enema per the doctor's orders (I'll spare you the details on this but lets just say it was not fun and a necessary pre-op evil) and 2) saying goodbye to Zoe. It was the first time I'd be away from her for more than a few hours. I know Tita Bot is the best person to babysit her but it was still tough for me to say goodbye to my baby girl. It's like she knew something was up because she kept looking at me funny. After we said our goodbyes, me, Mike and my mom headed out to the hospital. As we were in the waiting room, mom kept chatting like crazy -- which actually helped me not think about what I was about to do. I know she was extra chatty because she was nervous or scared for me. The nurse finally called me in to do all my pre-op stuff and I left Mike and my mom in the waiting room. They assured them that they will be allowed back in the room once I was all set up. Mike told me later that my mom was talking non-stop to him ... again, because of the nerves =) ... which actually helped Mike not think about the surgery too much. Once I was all set up, they joined me in the triage room. It was strange to be in that setting again ... the ugly hospital gown, the needles in my arms, the beeping of machines and the flurry of nurses pricking and prodding. One nice surprise was a quick visit from Aunty Lisa and Liana. They wanted to wish me luck before she left for Singapore. It was really so sweet! After about 45 minutes, it was show time and I had to say goodbye to my family as I was wheeled off to the operating room.
The only thing I remember was Dr. Yum (what a great name for an anasthesiologist!) asking if everything was ok as he put the oxygen mask on me. After that, I was completely knocked out (a major plus after having to be awake for my c-section ... I'd really rather not know what's going on as they operate). I woke up in the recovery area really groggy ... I could hear and see the nurse check on me from time to time but I was just so very sleepy. I figured it was the anesthesia and that everything was done. I tried to move from side to side to see if I could feel any kind of pain. What I felt was actually really minimal pain compared to my c-section ... It was a world of difference to have had a bikini cut (horizontal) as opposed to my nasty "classical" cut that I had during my c-section (vertical cut). I was RELIEVED that the level of pain was no where near what I had with Zoe ... so I just waited and napped in the recovery room for maybe an hour or two. Finally, I was wheeled into my room where my family was waiting for me. It was great to see everyone there ... I was so thankful that everything went well and I could see the look of relief on all their faces as well. My dad also flew in from Vegas to make sure he was there for me when I woke up =).
Mike immediately showed me the pictures Dr. Leung gave him of my fibroid and my uterus ... apparently, Mike had already posted the pics on facebook so he thought I should see it too. Lol! The fibroid was the size of a softball (it was the size of a grapefruit when I was pregnant). Dr. Leung had to take my uterus out and exise the fibriod (kind of like peeling a grape and then closing it up again). She said everything went well and that we can still have kids! Hooray!!! God is soooo good! I came into this surgery prepared for the worst -- for there to be too much bleeding and that Dr. Leung would have to remove my uterus completely leaving me unable to have any more kids. I thought to myself as much as I wanted more than one baby, if it turned out that I couldn't have any more kids, I would understand why God blessed me with the amazing opportunity to be able to stay at home with Zoe. I was really prepared for that. Again, God shows how much He loves my family and continues to shower us with so many blessings. Not only did I come out of the surgery ok, I have the added bonus of being able to have more kids! Thank you so much most gracious Father! I am in awe with Your countless blessings ...
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| Can you believe this was inside of me? It's the size of a softball! |
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| This is my uterus ... the fibroid was INSIDE the uterus =/ |
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