March 7, 2019 - Post surgery follow up
We drove to Phoenix yesterday for my post surgery follow up. I was a little surprised to find out that the pathology report came back that the excised tissue was not endometriosis. It was scar tissue. That was actually a bit of a relief that I may be in the clear now to move forward a bit more.
I did find out that my continued pain is from muscle spasms. I am full of scar tissue (adhesions) in my pelvis. None of it was excised with my last surgery as it has worked to hold things in place in places that I've lost organs. OK, makes sense. Apparently the scar tissue can trigger muscle spasms, which causes pain.
Not all hope is lost! We're hoping that a combination of medication and physical therapy should alleviate the pain. And even if that doesn't help eliminate the pain, we have a plan in for other things that can help.
Now I'm just waiting to be scheduled for physical therapy again. I'm also going to keep trying my best to be active. I've been really enjoying my gardening again and also being at the school to help out with PTO and sports, and, starting today, Home Ec club.
I also have given some thought to my other blog that I keep postponing. I think I'm just going to integrate those posts into this blog here. I always struggle with separating my interests, but then always come back to combining them into one platform. It's all a part of me, so why keep so many things separate, especially when it's a bit of a challenge to keep up with so many different things all at once.
Stay tuned for more wonderful things from yours truly!
I did find out that my continued pain is from muscle spasms. I am full of scar tissue (adhesions) in my pelvis. None of it was excised with my last surgery as it has worked to hold things in place in places that I've lost organs. OK, makes sense. Apparently the scar tissue can trigger muscle spasms, which causes pain.
Not all hope is lost! We're hoping that a combination of medication and physical therapy should alleviate the pain. And even if that doesn't help eliminate the pain, we have a plan in for other things that can help.
Now I'm just waiting to be scheduled for physical therapy again. I'm also going to keep trying my best to be active. I've been really enjoying my gardening again and also being at the school to help out with PTO and sports, and, starting today, Home Ec club.
I also have given some thought to my other blog that I keep postponing. I think I'm just going to integrate those posts into this blog here. I always struggle with separating my interests, but then always come back to combining them into one platform. It's all a part of me, so why keep so many things separate, especially when it's a bit of a challenge to keep up with so many different things all at once.
Stay tuned for more wonderful things from yours truly!
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