Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Going Under

It's been a very busy time in our house lately. I hope you will forgive my absence. I want to talk to you about Christmas, and family, and Amos. But not tonight.

Tonight I want to talk about surgery.

Tomorrow I am being scheduled for an outpatient surgery for an umbilical hernia. If you know what this is, you know it's minor surgery. If you don't know what this is, I'll tell you. This happens when your abdominal wall rips and a hole allows some of your fat seep through which causes your belly button to pudge out (this is normally painless as is mine). An umbilical hernia is very common and mostly happens to overweight people or women after pregnancy. Mine happened during my pregnancy with Ruth two and a half years ago. It was a very small hernia at the time so I didn't pay much attention to it. Then I got pregnant again and my hole grew. It now requires operation. I am scheduled to go in at 7:30 am. I've never had an operation before and I'm not sure what to think. As far as operations go, this one is cake. Am I scared of needles? Nope. Not even a little. Am I scared of knowing they will be cutting me open and messing with my guts? Nope. Not even a twinge of nervousness there. Am I scared of the pain involved in recovery? Nope. I delivered a nearly 10 pound baby. I can take it. What makes me nervous is waking up from the general anesthesia. Medicine makes me puke. I HATE to puke. I am also not a fan of not being in control. Did you know that 1 in 200,000 people die due to problems with their anesthesia? (I can't figure out if WebMD is my friend or foe...) I just wanted to give you an update and tell you to stay with me. There will be more updates as soon as time allows. I hope your 2010 was fabulous and your 2011 will be even better.

6 comments:

  1. I am praying. Can't wait to hear how you sailed through the surgery and recovery!

    ps. Caleb was born with an umbilical hernia. Thankfully it went away without surgery!

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  2. Definately praying for you. And I forgive your absence. :) Hope to hear that you had an amazing surgery and a speedy recovery.

    I don't know anything about hernias, but Teo was born with a hole in his abdominal cavity that caused abdominal fluid to leak into one of his testicles, resulting in a kid with some junk! ;)
    (This was just my attempt to one up Jill again, and to hopefully make you smile!)

    Blessings Esther!

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  3. Thinking of you, Esther, and praying for a quick, easy and puke-free surgery!

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  4. Praying that you will have a quick surgery and easy recovery.

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  5. Just checking in to see how you're feeling? Hope your recovery is going well!

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