Praise God for UTI's!

Well, if that title does not get your attention, I don't know what would! LOL

I had my surgery this morning for the pelvic pain I was experiencing and was originally diagnosed as a urinary tract infection. I did indeed have the UTI, but my pain, severe pain from the UTI, kept me going back to the doctor 3 days in a row. Thank GOD I did. Thank GOD the physician's assistant was on the ball and ordered a CT scan of my pelvic region and THANK GOD it showed the mass growing inside of my abdomen.

Today, I had signed off on exploratory surgery, a salpingotomy (removal of fallopian tubes), an oopherectomy (removal of ovaries), and a complete abdominal hyterectomy.  Dr. Haendiges was a running a bit behind as she had a case similar to mine before surgery that consisted of a few "possible scenarios". I left for the OR at 10:10 a.m. I was in recovery 2 hours later.

My left fallopian tube had a torsion (twisted on itself) and the blood feeding that tube was being built up into a pocket formed by that torsion. Thank GOD for the UTI, because if I had not had it, I would have let the "off feeling" in my abdomen go until that tube burst and that could have had dire consequences. Oddly, my right tube was beginning to do the same thing. So today, I lost both fallopian tubes but not before Dr. H. took pictures of them...BIZARRE!

I am ok, my belly is sore now. I have an incision perpendicular to my pubic bone, one that measures about 1 inch long on the left side of my belly and then the belly button area too. Bleeding is light. Pain pills help. I can stand up right again but still moving very slowly. I am still amazed at the pictures of that tube!!!! I have a wicked case of cotton mouth (if wool mouth is a term that is what I have)! I am managing pain with lortab and nausea with phenagren. I've only had 2 pain pills today. And just a wee bit of morphine in recovery and that was just 6 ml, so just barely over a teaspoon of morphine.

Thank you all so very much for the prayers. I cannot tell you how much it helped me through. We had visitors from church and Kelly and her son came too. I had no worries, no anxiety going in--I cannot say the same for my husband! Saying he was relieved to hear it was just my tubes is a HUGE understatement. My mother-in-law is taking care of my family for me right now.

Jared was so happy to see me home today! Poor kiddo had been so very worried about his mommy. Jadon wants mommy to pick him up, but I can't right now. I love how my firstborn and last born of my heart are such momma's boys. It's good to be home, I can eat whatever I can tolerate and rest all I need too. I will update again soon.

love,



"I will go before you and will level the mountains; I will break down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron. I will give you hidden treasures, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who summons you by name." Isaiah 45:2-3 (NIV)