I am thrilled to say surgery is not on the immediate horizon for me regarding my abdominal pain. Apparently after my appendectomy (removal of my appendix), adhesions (scar tissue) formed pockets in my pelvic region that collect fluid. The pain seems to coincide with ovulation because that is when the body produces more fluid. For now I am choosing to wait and see if/when the pain returns and how bad the pain is. I may have to start using progesterone birth control to prevent my body from ovulating...shots every three months or an implant that lasts three years. Personally I am not a fan of having a foreign object in my body for that length of time, so I will probably go for the shots if they become necessary. I did talk to the doctor about that option because I used to get ocular migraines on birth control, so eventually I had to stop taking it altogether. Supposedly that is not a concern with the progesterone only birth control. Surgery would be a last resort if no other options allow me to be comfortable and to live life without severe pain. I am in agreement with surgery being a last resort...especially at a 30-50% success rate...meaning these adhesions usually return...rarely does surgery actually eliminate the problem.
Part of me is hoping if the pain returns that it will be bearable and I won't have to try pumping my body with progesterone, but only time will tell.
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