9/24 Update:
Surgery date is set for October 21
9/12 Update:
Myomectomy (and uterine reconstructive surgery) instead of hysterectomy!! While the short-term recovery for the abdominal incision will be the same, there will potentially be less long-term health issues, as it is not as harsh on one’s body.
Met with Dr. Glassner at Mainline Fertility. I did not want to have a hysterectomy, and it took a great deal of tenacity – talking to various doctors – to find Dr. Glassner, who is so skilled (at least 300 myomectomies a year!) that his patients are able to get pregnant afterwords — granted, it is a high-risk pregnancy and birth is via c-section.
I am considering a tubal ligation during the surgery.
To some women who have never had a child and have “endured it all” to have a baby, a high-risk pregnancy is a risk they may be willing to take.
However, I do have five children already. I am concerned about jeopardizing my health (uterus is very thin and distorted because of the tumor – even though it’ll be “reconstructed”), the health of a baby during pregnancy, and the well-being of my family should something go seriously wrong with the pregnancy.
I do learn a lot from some of my Quiverfull friends, but I have also said that it cuts both ways. We must trust God for the number of children that we have – even when He is saying, “you have your quiverfull, it’s time to be done.”
I still have not decided what to do about this. I am asking the Lord for wisdom.
From a note I wrote to my pastor this weekend:
Dr. Glassner’s office had framed articles featuring him, from all over the world, as well as TV stills, on his walls. The impression that it gave me was, “this person is a recognized expert in his field.” In the time that I had the ultrasound and was waiting, he had thoroughly read my file. He knew the names of my children, husband’s name, exact symptoms of the fibroid, test results and even that we were moving to Japan later this fall. He wasn’t shuffling through the file while he talked – he had memorized it. He said he does at least 300 Continue reading “RE: A different kind of writer’s block”
