After 7 months of severe pain, the doctor finally decided it was time to go in and do surgery to see what exactly was going on. (instead of all the guess work).
It's was a long day, but thanks to all the prayers, everything went well and we were able to get some long awaited answers.
They went in and did find endometriosis, did a D n C, and the dye through the fallopian tubes. Plus he did an exploratory to check other organs. The surgery took about an hour.
The findings were....
Several spots of endometriosis, which he was able to remove most of them. There was some under her uterus, which he was not able to get to without causing harm, so he left that for now. He also found alot of scar tissue on the end of the right fallopian tube which he was not able to repair. He did surgically get a hole through the scar tissue but does not know if it will do any good. He also found alot of scar tissue on the appendics. Not sure why there either, but where it was at, he was not able to remove either. The appendics may have to be looked at later, but not a concern at this point. As for the other endometrosis, he will give her shots and meds for the next 6 months. He is hoping that will take care of the endometriosis he was not able to get to. However, if the scaring on the fallopoian tube is caused from endometriosis, the shots and meds he puts her on, should hopefully clear that up. If it is caused from some infection, the fallopian is pretty much lost and cannot be fixed. So only time will tell. Her other fallopian tube is functioning and fully healthy.
She could still be in pain for the next 6 months while doing the other treatment, however, now they at least know what they are dealing with. She is now out for the week and will return to the doctor next Monday before I fly home.
We are very pleased with the information we received today.
Thank you so much for all your love, prayers and concerns. Kellie said she felt very at peace before going in to surgery and was more calm than she could imagine.
Since the surgery, she has been in very little pain and has been recovering very well. She said for this supposing to be a painful recovery, it is NOTHING compared to what she has been through the last 7 months.
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