Had my pre-op PS visit today. As far as the abdominal swelling goes, my CT scan showed nothing anatomically wrong - no abdominal wall or muscle weakness, no hernia, no lymphadema, no fluid collections. That's wonderful news! That means that the Lupron must be causing this swelling. The Lupron effects should wear off by early February and I can't wait for that! Dr. S says that if, for some reason, the swelling doesn't go away, then he can fix the problem surgically at another time. I sure hope that won't be necessary.
My Stage 2 surgery is Feb 3. Nipples will be created, left side will be reduced a little to match the right side. Fat grafting will be done to fill in some hollow areas and dog ears will be fixed. I'm also having my ovaries and uterus removed laproscopically as well as a bladder lift. The gynocologist will go first, followed by the urologist, then the PS will do his part. They estimate a 4 hour surgery with 1 night in the hospital.
I'm getting nervous about surgery, but I keep reminding myself that this is nothing like the Stage 1 surgery. I'm just ready to get this behind me and move on.
Monday, January 18, 2010
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