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Me after waking up in my lovely hospital gown.
This is how much I weighed going into the hospital. The smallest I've been in awhile.
The flowers I received from some family :)
Here's the gourmet breakfast they served me. This is one of the few meals I was actually able to eat all of.
I had an epidural the first few days, so I wasn't allowed to walk.
Friday morning I had a surgery to remove a large mass in my lower abdomen. The game plan going in was to remove the mass and my right ovary. After my doctors cut me open, however, they discovered 4 more masses. The masses all turned out to be endometrioma's and because of this they were able to leave my right ovary! They ended up removing 3 of the masses and cauterizing the last 2.
If you want to see what the large mass looked like here's a picture of it --- WARNING -- There is blood. Don't look if you're squeamish. http://imgur.com/qRzkEZu
DapperBlook
just wanted to say.... You're a beautiful young woman. Sorry to interrupt the post......
Styxwash
hey, well, you got a waffle and erh, some kinda sausagage there, as well, right. Your good, right?
ManPretendingToBeAWomanPretendingToBeAManPretendingToBeAWoman
Where is the update? Inquiring minds want to know
ProbablyNeverMakeFPbutThatsOkay
Holy shit OP, you're hardcore! Marry me.
memeofficer
Be strong. The difficult part is over. In my country, we say: "be iron woman now!"
DanManFryingPan
You're super pretty though. If that helps.
nightnurse
Endometriosis is a bitch. I'm glad the mass was removed and you're recovering safely.
NotAbush
Mmmmm that mass can use some fava beans on the side.
bensento
Grats on the mass removals. And Grats on being super pretty even after just waking up in a hospital gown!
Frazzanazz
Omg the same thing happened to me when I was 18. Mine weighed 5 kilos. Was pretty terrifying. Glad you are ok. Get well soon.
Branch68
That is not a mass that is a small child
ZippyCZ
Nice eyes!
RedPandaFanAccount
Feel better soon, OP!
*hugs*
MonsieurToastt
What hospital serves beautiful waffles and sausage like that...?
LG66
Get better soon OP C:
VoidleNA
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. Anyways, glad you're better now.
ManPretendingToBeAWomanPretendingToBeAManPretendingToBeAWoman
Am I the only one curious on how much you weigh now? We have a before picture.
shayg2012
I don't actually know how much I currently weigh. But I have been eating and my abdomen is swollen so I probably weigh around the same.
ManPretendingToBeAWomanPretendingToBeAManPretendingToBeAWoman
Hope you feel better than ever when you heal up
djpj
I thought this was going to be a joke about having a baby. Clicked the "large mass" picture. Still not t00% it's not a baby.
mughalajk
Nice baby
longlivecats
How much of that 102 lbs was due to the masses in your abdomen?
shayg2012
I'm not sure. I never found out how much the masses weighed. They were filled with fluid, so I'm guessing they didn't weigh much.
longlivecats
I'm going to guess 12-16 oz and go with about a pound. Which is about 1% of your overall weight. So you've got 99% but a 1% mass isn't one.
ScarlettAssassin
I had a 19cm cyst that rutured removed in April. Feel better and speedy recovery!
paranoidimgurian
Congrats on winning. Hope they never come back. That is one large chunk of mass-like stuff.
Sweetlittlebitchface
That is actually quite impressive feel better soon! A friend of mine had to get a mass removed and it took a while to recover.
Atharaphelun
It's like a Flood spore. *shivers*
TheFrenchCanadianTaunter
How does it get that big? I mean, you'd think the person would notice it quickly and that the diagnostic and surgery would come quickly too
shayg2012
You couldn't see it by looking at me and my only real symptom was occasional pressure in my lower abdomen. They found it with an ultrasound.
TheFrenchCanadianTaunter
Like a baby! How much did your tumor baby weigh? You only felt some pressure, no pain? How come? That's more than a fist-size lump!
shayg2012
I have no clue how much it weighed. And I mean the pressure caused me a bit of pain but it wasn't an extremely intense unmanageable pain.
SuperGeniusPS
Saw this in random. My best friend had something very similar. Went in for a cyst removal, came out with a removed mass of cancer.
C0dewizard
Hey @OP... you want a new large mass in your lower abdomen?! http://imgur.com/7b69zD0
JustASlightJingleOfPocketChangePulsing
Tom Brady looks like a special needs guy in this gif...
sheshazelnuts
LittleAldy
heyOOOOOOoooo
Therearetoomanyusernames
Heyooooooooooooo!!
MyRegularAcctIsntAnonymousEnough
how big is that? where's the banana?!
shayg2012
Unfortunately they don't use bananas in operating rooms :( But it's about 13cm in diameter.
MyRegularAcctIsntAnonymousEnough
fuck! … if you were an oyster that would be the biggest pearl EVER! and by a LOT!! [17.4 mm]
MyRegularAcctIsntAnonymousEnough
maybe it's just a hairball from your katness =\
tsongololo
I have to undergo the same thing in a few weeks. What's your recovery supposed to be like? I can't afford to miss much work... :(
shayg2012
I was in the hospital for 4 days and now I'm allowed to go back to work/class but I have to take it slow and I can't lift over 15lbs.
tsongololo
That sounds totally doable! Glad you got to keep your important bits. I have a 17cm "complex", hope they can save one ovary at least.
shayg2012
I'm happy that they ended up not having to take it. That was what I was most scared about. And I wish you the best with your surgery!
LadyBumps
As a sufferer of Endometriosis eagaly awaiting the menopause, congrats on gettin rid of those suckers! *raises glass*
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keyqueen
I was told if it gets really bad in my 30's that my uterus might be removed, and I would have to take sh*t loads of hormones to combat it.
LadyBumps
The internet is your friend. If you're in the uk check out the endometriosis trust. If you ever wanna chat pm me.
sublime29
People tell me I'm crazy all the time when I say that. I'll take the hot flashes over the wanting to die two weeks a month.
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sublime29
i have really bad pms probably pmdd and my periods are miserable and always 7 days.
LadyBumps
I've been in a chemically induced menopause twice, the 2nd time with HRT, while it's terrible, there's considerably less morphine involved.
liyafae
How did you find out about the large mass? I'm worried there's something wrong with my abdomen because I'm having issues losing weight 1/
liyafae
and it feels really firm, which isn't really how fat feels. 2/2
shayg2012
I was having pains in my abdomen, nothing too painful just a lot of pressure. Until last month, it was bad enough that I went to the ER
shayg2012
But the doctor pointed out I could feel it from the outside. And it did feel really firm like a tense muscle.
liyafae
Thank you for your response! I'll have to get my ovaries checked out soon anyway, since sometimes the cramps are so bad. 1/2
liyafae
Either way I hope you make a really great recovery! I'm rootin for ya girly!
shayg2012
I hope everything goes well for you!!
naivto
Were they able to do a scan to see the mass? I have endo too, and have been having pressure/pain on my left side on and off for a while :/
shayg2012
They found mine with ultrasound, but they're not always able to with endometriosis.
naivto
It's such a pesky disease!! I don't wanna have surgery again :'( I hope you have a speedy recovery :)
USPS
Get well soon. How much ddi you weigh after all the stuff was removed?
shayg2012
I'm not sure. I haven't seen how much I weigh now and I'm not sure how much the masses weighed.
Squossifrage
How tall are you? And did you have a noticeable bulge or did the endometriomas just compress your organs? (or both?)
shayg2012
I'm 5'4. And it just compressed my organs. You couldn't tell by looking at me that there was a mass.
Squossifrage
102 lbs at 5'4" scares me, but then again you probably haven't been able to eat properly in months if not years :(
shayg2012
I actually eat quite a bit. I only weighed 102 before the surgery because of the prep I had to do. My normal weight is closer to 107-110.
Cuminmebro
do you feel any differences now that they are gone.
LittleDragon
A friend's daughter just had a surgery last month for the same thing.Apparently her mass was the size of a basketball.how you are doing well
keyqueen
How common is surgery to remove endometriosis masses?
LittleDragon
By the sounds of it, more common than I was aware.
keyqueen
From what I've find out the last few days, I agree. Except it always comes back. So you just continuously get sliced open.
LittleDragon
Yaaaaaaaayyy. ....oh wait. Thankfully the gallbladder only needs to come out once unless you have complications
keyqueen
Ha ha right? same with appendix
GreaterDog
WOW. Wife had to have the same thing done, and I thought her softball of a cyst was large.
lightsabersinhawaii
My aunt had a tumor removed that was over 30 pounds. I can't even imagine having something like that in my body.
GreaterDog
I can't even conceive that. I mean, that's how much weight you gain at full term pregnancy. To have it all localized in one place?
lightsabersinhawaii
She is a very large woman. At least 350+ pounds. So I'm not sure how much she really noticed.
LittleDragon
I was shocked when I learned the size. How the hell do people survive that kind of thing
ArdentSlacker
's like how they survive a baby.
LittleDragon
that's true. our female bodies do weird things. I personally don't trust mine
ArdentSlacker
Well, statistically, some parts want to give you cancer. I get prostate and colon. :( If I were into pegging or gay, this would be more fun.
Moefassa
OMG you weren't even CLOSE to overstating when you said "large". Grats on the weight loss, hon! And enjoy the guilt-free binging :D
Swunt
yea holy shit they shouldve said boulders.
beearewhyayyenn
Jawdroppingly dumbfounded. That is massive!
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Moefassa
It was meant to be a joke.
Galakan
i need a banana
vondeluth
OP needs a banana too from the sounds of it.
Skelletalmellons
That sucker was HUGE! Didn't expect that size!
Strangedays2024
I agree that thing was impressive.
Groose
And that's only one
Textuality
I'm scared to look...
SpecimenSpiff
It's not all that bad, honestly. Not a lot of blood or anything gruesome.
JustASlightJingleOfPocketChangePulsing
I don't really wanna look but you've piqued my curiosity enough that I may have to. :(
Moefassa
If it's something that bothers you, don't. Just know that it's roughly the size of a baby.
JustASlightJingleOfPocketChangePulsing
ya its not something that would be the end of the world if I saw it but I'd likely rather not. thats why it's tempting cause its on the edge
Moefassa
Then I'll tell you as I tell my gf: just don't. The description was clear enough.
WhimsicalCalamari
there's blood, but not gore, if that means anything to you.
Ivesaidtoomuchalready
I would say a man's fist and a half not quite a baby. Still considerably large. It isn't life changing to see.