Another Surgery

After many years of suffering from painful endometriosis, I am finally having a complete hysterectomy on January 29th. I know I just had surgery for it in late August, but it has come back with a vengeance...which means it is time to do something about it. I know that I can not have any more children so it makes the decision that much easier. The thought that I can live a pain free, less fatigued life is so enticing and I can't wait for it it happen. It doesn't mean that I am not nervous...I AM! But, I am also very excited.

During the surgery they will remove my uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries, appendix and any spots of endo that they see elsewhere. I will also have a GI surgeon who will remove the endo on my intestines and perform a colon resection where I have a large mass of endo. Hopefully, the colon resection will go easy. The unfortunate thing is that I will still suffer with some issues for a few months as my body heals but once it has healed, I should be good to go. I will be in the hospital an estimated 5 days and the recovery is about 8 weeks.

I have done the whole rest thing before (I was on bed rest most of my entire pregnancy). So, if anyone has any good magazines that they want to bring me...awesome! After surgery your mind is too muddled to concentrate on books very well.

Please pray that the surgery goes well and the recovery is easy and fast. Pray for Shane as he will have lots of responsibility that he is not used too....meals, homework, cleaning the house, etc. I am kind of like a backseat driver when it comes to the house and I know I drive Shane crazy. Pray that Jacob will understand everything that is going on. Pray that he will be self sufficient during my recovery time. He will, most likely, stay at my parents house while I am in the hospital.

Of course, the adoption is on. We just updated our birthmom letter. I am just hoping and praying that I get 2-3 good weeks of recovery before anything might happen. I have such wonderful friends and family that I know if it does happen, everything will be fine. And, of course, nothing may happen for a while. Please pray for us during the waiting period. It is hard!