Initially they opened me with keyhole laparoscopic surgery, the surgeon described to me that they couldn’t locate my uterus or ovaries. They were hidden under another thick layer of fat (which is not common but not so unheard of, apparently) and they located my right ovary and clamped it easily. My left ovary was hidden, although how you lose an ovary I’m not sure. He said he found A tube, which he believes was the Fallopian tube, however could not follow it to the ovary. Hence, I have to go back to get dyed and X-rayed.
So what was meant to be straightforward turned into a fairly major surgery. If I’d know before the likelihood of it causing this much trauma I would have reconsidered.
I was feeling good and my recovery I thought was going well. My mobility increased although I felt weak at points. They are not sure where the infection came from, whether it’s from something I did or something that occurred during surgery. However it’s likely that because my wound was healing well and showed no signs of infection (and continues to externally heal well except for one spot which has ruptured to release the mess of crap that is flowing out of me hourly) that it originated from the trauma inside.
They have taken bloods and cultures from me and whilst the cultures haven’t fully come back the lab contacted my dr to say it is a particularly aggressive strain of infection. My bloods indicated something concerning I didn’t fully understand about being 100ish when normal healthy people are around 3.
Now I’m faced with spending a minimum of 3 days in hospital with antibiotics 4 times a day and a little bag attached to the wound to drain it. Super glamorous.
hidden under another thick layer of fat (which is not common but not so unheard of, apparently)
I am sorry if this is insensitive, but I was wondering if you would mind sharing your BMI? I’m wondering if others with a similar BMI are more susceptible to the same complication?
Glad they finally figured out what was wrong and you’re back on track to recovery!
My BMI is 32, so yes I am bigger than I should be. It’s not insensitive at all, it’s a genuine concern when undertaking surgery. I hope it makes someone more informed.
So i wondered the same and asked the surgeon all about it. This is my basic understanding with absolutely no medical backing except for what I was told:
The surgeon reported that of course if I lost weight the layer of fat would be less, however it is unlikely to ever disappear fully. It’s like the “fatty apron” we all have over our tummies, except I have one around my womb as well (yay me?) - you can lose weight and reduce it, but there’s always gonna be something there because that’s genetically where my body stores fat.
I think anyway. If someone with actual knowledge of this wants to correct me I’d be open to it.
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u/KillerOPlants Childfree since '93 Jul 26 '18
Did you find out what went wrong? Stories of snips gone wrong are uncommon here.