Hello all. I've been "umming and arrrghing" (sigh) to join, but have been nudged willingly. I've found a lot of the information I needed on here but not many "found by chance" stories that I can relate to (none that I can see anyway sorry if missed you). Hoping anyone with similar can relate really, please if your out there.
I went in for a gynae op: left salpingectomy, by choice, long waiting, had previous right removed due to an ectopic many many moons ago and had successfully had children since, so I consider myself very fortunate! So on this occasion figured, this is not as trauma related, it's booked yey! Let's go, have a general idea what to expect. Its been better than I thought! Nearly two weeks ago now... laparscopic method, salpingectomy goes well... great! Was supposed to be an hour... took 3... so this was where I woke confused. Nicely round from the anaesthetic, coffee and toast placed lovingly in front of me (had jokes with a wonderful nurse prior about I'm addicted to coffee and will be needing one after, since I didn't get one in the morning boo!)... she sits, asks a few questions has a little joke with me which I appreciated, sees I'm definetly much more coherent, confirms salpingectomy went well... but...boom ends with "so they found lesions all over your liver and biopsies have been taken so you should get the results within two weeks" Bam! No messing! I appreciate no messing, I live for no messing but really I was in my head thinking ugh.. lesions... what are lesions... maybe just some alcohol related wear and tear from when I was a teenager.... so were talking nearly 30 years+ ago...It's rare when I drink. Coffee, is what I drink. That's my alcohol hahas.
Even now I sit and have a picture of lesions in my head as veins on the liver that look black and infected... marvel fans I'm thinking venom (geez).
So, here i am, sitting. Waiting. Wondering. Yes, I Googled and then I regretted it. Seriously, Google needs to chill out a bit. Won't be Googling health related again.
What I worry about are the symptoms. After so many mini me's running about (i reassure you they are valuable members of society in the making, great work ethics! Get up and go types! Proud of each of them) figured swollen belly is "normal"... I lose weight without trying (i thought im just lucky i guess)... pain in liver/stomach area when I cared to notice. I was busy. Maybe all this has let my mind run away since Googling? I'm here so I'd be lying saying I wasn't concerned.
Just waiting for biopsy results and all I can do is well... hope... any one out there had anything found by chance? Or same liver symptoms wise and turned out to "no need to worry"?
Hi LouCoffee and welcome to the Macmillan Community but so sorry to hear about your ongoing challenges...... I did see your post when it first come up in this group....... but I left it to see if it picked up some replies...... and this may still happen yet.
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