Re: Anxiety over Surgery again :(

[Guest guest]

Donna,

Have you asked your doctor for some anti-anxiety medications? I know they help

me.

Good luck,

> Donna wrote:

> Has anyone got any idea's how to keep my anxiety down on the day and leading

up to it,

[Guest guest]

I wish I could send you more than my thoughts and prayers but I really have no

knowledge of the procedure.  Would your doc be willing to prescribe something

for the pre-op anxiety???

Healing thoughts headed your way.

Vivien

>I am feeling nervous due to the date being less than 48 hours away EEEEEKKK! 

Mainly of the unknown and also mainly because I have a gut feeling they won't

find anything and I have been warned by my lead doctor they won't also my GP

said they likely won't find anything.

[Guest guest]

Hi Donna-Marie,

I found some info on a fertility clinic that treats POS with good success, and

also they increase fertility with the diet as well.

http://tinyurl.com/7g9qvs5

Are they also looking for Celiac disease, as it is a common cause of stomach

problems?

http://tinyurl.com/897yz87

The diet the fertility clinic uses is also no grains.

I have been through some scary and unpleasant procedures during my life, and

some did not even find anything wrong. My problems are less going grain free.

Tests will not always show gluten sensitivity.

Hope this helps some.

C.

Donna Marie wrote:

> Reading back through my emails, I forgot to include what the surgery is for

sorry under stress at the moment. The Surgery is a laproscopy for Stomach pain

which they have never ever found the cause they believe I have Polycystic

Ovarian Syndrome, which I have been told that if they scanned a 100 women 80

would have it.

[Guest guest]

Donna Griffiths wrote:

> Reading back through my emails, I forgot to include what the surgery is for

sorry under stress at the moment. The Surgery is a laproscopy for Stomach pain

which they have never ever found the cause they believe I have Polycystic

Ovarian Syndrome, which I have been told that if they scanned a 100 women 80

would have it.

Hi Donna

Do you take meds that cause constipation? Mild constipation can cause

stomach pain and all sorts of other things. Doctors don't often pick up

on it either.

I've had abdominal laparoscopic surgery, which is more complicated than

having a look see. The only thing that bothered me was gas discomfort

afterwards. I had three tiny cuts on my stomach and they didn't bother

me at all.

Lyndi

[Guest guest]

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> Donna Marie wrote:

>> Reading back through my emails, I forgot to include what the surgery is for

sorry under stress at the moment. The Surgery is a laproscopy for Stomach pain

which they have never ever found the cause they believe I have Polycystic

Ovarian Syndrome, which I have been told that if they scanned a 100 women 80

would have it.

>

Donna,

First I want to let you know laproscopes are considered one of the simple

procedures and do provide diagnostic information and the status or you POS and

can let you Doctors treat you appropriately so start self talking that this a

good thing that is going to help you get appropriate care. When you start

thinking about it, stop yourself.

I can relate to you, I am trying to build my immune system up so I can get my

hardware out and I don't look forward to the back surgery and I have to have a

good attitude about this.

You may not want to do it now but Galsser is a Doctor who teaches Reality

Therapy and teaches you to stop your negative self talk and state the reality of

the situation.

For example, preparing yourself for the surgery, getting your thinks together ,

doing the things in the house, etc causes you to change you're thinking to a

positive situation from

Negative anxious thoughts.

Don't accept any negative thoughts, think you are going to do great. Make sure

the hospital knows your medications and if you have to take them that morning, I

get very cold in surgical environments so I bring a coat so I will have it when

I come out. I have a favorite pillow, I bring it.

Even though it is a short procedure, prepare for it and let the anestihologist

know you are anxious and the Nurse that does you intake and they usually give

you a small dosage of valium while they are prepping for surgery. You can get

more anxious during that time but just imagine it is going to be all right and

will be helpful. I just know you will do well.

I had this and cystic ovaries and they found I also had endometreosis, which is

where pieces of tissue from menstruation stay attached to the wall of your

uterus and it causes more and more pain/

I always missed days of work when my time came monthly and passed tissue the

size of oranges. I did not know better.

> .

I was a fertility patient and had five laproscopes, you will be given a pre op,

usually versid, which you will not remember anything, I was told I sang in

surgery and tried to come on to the tech because he was cute, i was just

flirting.

I did not have any pain but soreness, they put gas in your abdomen to inflate

your abdomen away from the uterus area and a scope the size of a big pen is

placed in a small incision and they look around in there. In one of my

laproscopes I had lysis (scar tissue and ti was attached to my colon) The

instrument can also be laser or the just cut the tissue away and cauterize it.

One of mine was called a myomectomy, which the laproscope was done to remove a

fatty tumor attached to my uterus and they realized later when I went back to

Japan (I had to fly to the United States to my fertility patient, the military

Doctor refused surgery on me because he said I had one ovary and my fallopian

tubes go into spasm) My husband had to fly to the States and leave his

Contribution and I had insemination ant then I went back to Japan, of course I

missed him and in Jan the stick turned blue.

It is a frustrating ride as a fertility patient and I also went on Lupron,

experimental at the time but now is used for prostrate patients etc. I also used

Danocrine which shuts down your

hormones and puts you in menopause. My husband had to go thru training to assess

me while I was on this and it was a very hard time because I gained wait and it

is a powerful steroid, like the athletes take, and makes you aggressive. One

time I was making dinner, and my husband was bugging me and I said putting the

knife in the air, Don't mess with me.

He came and hugged me. I would have done anything but I am glad I went thru

knowing the side effects.

When I had my sone, I tried again and then started bleeding all the time and was

diagnosed with admenosis (it is when your uterus becomes mush ) by ultrasound. I

wanted hysterectomy and my insurance company made me have a laproscope for

verification and then a week later I went in for hysterectomy. I was teasing the

Doctor at my laproscope to slip and cut something so I could have the

hysterectomy now. This procedure was a waste of seven thousand dollars and with

my history I should not have to go through general anesthesia and the surgery.

Usually with POS there are adhesions and these cause pain and problems with

bowels. The removal of adhesions helped me a log. Just know that the gas they

put in will

make you fart a lot and a man was having a laproscope before me and he had come

back and he was on a stretcher besides me and he let the loudest farts and would

say AHH that feels better. The patients waiting and the Nurses were trying not

to laugh to be respectful and I was worried that I would be providing musical

farts for

the staff when I came back from the procedure. I hope this reassures you and

gives you a smile. It will be all right but ask you Doctor for an anti anxiety

medication until

you have the surgery. Try to find a distraction until you go for procedure.

Donna, this article by Dr Lee who is a leader in researching POS, advocates a

balance of treatment

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/01/02/pcos.aspx

Bennie