Day after surgery

*DISCLAIMER* I do NOT use people's real names on my blogs, to protect their privacy, so all names have been changed.  I either use their nicknames, middle names, or something I call them as an inside joke, whatever.  Privacy to the people in my life is important to me.  They know what their "codename" is on here, so they know I am referring to them when I use it. I will either put their names in pink(for the girls) or blue(for the boys) to make it stand out that they ARE a real person in my life, it just isn't their real name.

Well, everything went fine.  I will be posting pictures from the surgery, but don't worry, I will just put a link to them so those of you that are squeamish won't be forced to look at them.

I checked in at 5:30am yesterday, I couldn't sleep so I begged Jake to sit in my room with me until I fell asleep.  Well, I never fell asleep, he did, so I moved out to the couch where he usually sleeps when he stays over and wrote in our journal(We have a shared journal, we write letters in it to each other back and forth) and watched Top Model until it was time for me to get ready.  I texted my twin at some point yesterday and she wanted to come up, but she was sick herself and couldn't, so she just talked to me a little bit and promised she would come up as soon as she was better.  I can't wait to see her, I really miss her ever since Jake and I moved an hour and a half away.  We used to live less than 5 minutes apart so we could just see each other whenever we liked.  It sucks that I don't get to just call her at midnight and say "Come over and have a smoke with me anymore"(minus the smoke, I quit two months ago).  We talked on the phone a little bit that night and last night I called her.  Hopefully I will see her again soon.  I also talked to my cousin, Lizzie, and she helped calm me down a bit too.

I was crying the whole morning, I hurt so badly and I was nervous.  The staff was very nice.  My preacher and Sunday School teacher came to see me yesterday before surgery.  Another lady from church came as well, but she didn't get to see me bc they wheeled me back to the operating room right after my Sunday School teacher left.  I woke up in a ton of pain, so they gave me a shot of Fetenayl(spelling?) to help that.  I don't remember going to sleep before the surgery.  They put something in my IV so that I wouldn't remember. 

They removed a tennis ball sized blood filled cyst, and some additional Endometriosis that had popped back up.  She didn't have to remove my right ovary at this time because it wasn't life threatening.  I didn't lose a lot of blood, so I didn't have to have a transfusion.  They have to fill your tummy with gas to be able to maneuver around better.  They try to get as much out as they can after surgery is complete, but there is only so much they can "deflate" ha.  So you have to deflate yourself.  Only two ways to get it out: Burp it out, or fart it out.  Needless to say, I've been working on it, haha.  The gas moves throughout your whole body as well, and it is very painful.  Last night it was in my right shoulder blade, and the right side of my ribcage as well as my tummy.  It hurt to breathe in.  My grandma let me use her heating pad so that helped some, and they gave me painkillers.  It isn't that bad in my shoulder blade or ribcage anymore, but it feels like someone punched me in the tummy a few times.  No bruising yet, but I'm sure it is coming.

Well, I need to wrap this up, my friend Carrie is coming by to get me and ride up to her in laws house to pick up a dog.  So glad I can get out of the house.  I am thinking of going to an event at my church today, I will be sitting down, and I live 5 minutes walking distance from the church so it isn't like I have far to go if I start hurting.  I have to call my friend Crystal and let her know how everything is going as well.  I don't like to text if I don't have to.

I will post later!!  Spread the word about my blog, because again, the goal is to reach people and bring awareness to Endometriosis, and support to those who have it.  Follow me, promote me, tell all your friends, post it on your Facebook status, etc.  

Love you all!!