Surgery on Friday!!
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, 06-25-2019 at 05:08 PM (4927 Views)
After meeting with two new surgeons in May, I saw again one of those two on Monday, but at the same time also organized an appointment with an other "rescue" surgeon, but this time working in a private hospital.
Long story short, I always preferred going for public hospitals but couldn't cope any longer!!
When the fourth surgeon (public) said "it was going to be complicated and I needed to do more exams" ....then she said I was going to have surgery in October or November, I started crying!! I was so mad!!
The nurse came, she was trying her best to be helpful, but at that point I was so fed up, I told my husband I was ready to fly back to Taipei.
Then, a miracle!!
Met surgeon number five Monday afternoon!!! indeed, you pay everything...a lot...but whatever!! still cheaper than flying across the world!
I had this huge bag of tests, exams, xray, MRI, Scans etc...he looked at two cd's lungs/stomach...he was horrified!!
He said he couldn't believe they let me walk around with a line of staple rubbing my stomach nerve!! no wonder it was so painful!! (on top of the reflux!)
I was guessing it was the reason...but each time I did explain it was so painful for months, they just found some excuse to delay the surgery. I'm guessing it's so complicated with the endometriosis...they are scared!!
Not my number five surgeon!
Also, I was so lucky...there is a "heat wave" right now, so people are worried and cancel all their appointment, surgeries etc...for me it's the perfect temperature, after three year in the Phoenix oven and three years in steaming Asian heat....right now the weather is perfect!
So we were talking, I was asking about the iron infusion I need since I'm still really deficient and my "expert doc from work" did recommend to take care of that issue asap, because he said that's the reason why sleepless, I'm exhausted and I might catch viruses again if it's not adressed!
In January when I was one week in hospital for all the tests, the doc actually refused to do an iron infusion, saying I "was not anemic yet"....so you have to be drowning to be recued??? this is so stupid..
My new saver surgeon said right away indeed you need iron!
And he said someone just cancelled for Friday, do you want the surgery now??
I was so happy!!!
I can't wait for the pain to be gone for good, I can't wait to sleep in my bed!!
I will keep you posted!