Ugh. Today was a long
day. To those of you who were praying
for us today, THANK YOU. We could
definitely feel it, and we definitely needed it!
We started off OK in the OR, and fairly calm in the clinic—three
patients we saw before starting our cases, which was nice. Our first patient, Esmirna, did quite well in
her long vaginal case and should have a great outcome and recover well.
The second surgery, which we thought would be the easiest (a
“quick” abdominal hysterectomy), was a nightmare. Literally.
You know those nightmares or horror movies that involve blood spraying
across the room or being collected in bucketfuls? Yep, that kind. Lost probably at least 2 liters of blood
(likely close to half of her blood volume) and clearly had a heck of a time getting
the 12 cm fibroid out from under the uterus.
(For you medical/gyno folks, it was a 12 x 8 cm fibroid essentially
growing retroperitoneally off the back of the cervix… huge, ginormous, bleeding
mess!)
Again, thanks for those who got the word during the surgery
to be praying for Dominga, and please keep it up overnight! She looks fairly good right now, about 2
hours post-op, and we will go check on her again in another hour or so before
any of us will be able to sleep.
These cases always serve to remind us how much we have to
respect the privilege of being surgeons.
I’m so thankful to be here this week with two other amazing gynecology
surgeons. It is definitely a privilege not
to be taken lightly, and one I am honored to have.
Good night and sleep well, friends—we are exhausted and
happy to have only one surgery scheduled tomorrow.
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