Life with One ovary...
Besides removing my right ovary, the surgeon also told me that my left ovary is also severely threatened by endometriotic cyst. He strongly advised for me to seek a specialist's help. The hospital arranged an appointment for me with KK hospital which is available only one month later....
My dad felt that he has enough with the government hospitals, since I only have one ovary left, we better take all the pre-cautions that we can. We asked for a recommendation for a private gynea and they gave one residing in Mt E. Hospital. One week following my first surgery, I got an appointment to see this recommended private gynea and he was such a disappointment!
He was a gynea in his fifties or so, very set in his ways, he did an ultrasound scan on my abdomen area and claimed that he did not see any cyst around my only remaining ovary. Casually, he asked what's the big commotion about, we explained to him that the surgeons in the garmen hospital saw cysts!! And they said its better to be removed surgically asap! So this uncle said he did not see anything....
Next, he asked how old am I, I told him, 22, he said, got boyfriend or not? Have. Get married and have children, then the endometriosis will go away.
True enough, a pregnancy is so far the best known method to combat endometriosis.
But for a young woman at 22, still in the middle of university? with a boyfriend of barely 1yr? It sounds to me its a sure formula for disaster! Endometriosis may be treated, but a broken family?
I protested to his ridiculous "solution" to my conditon and he casually prescribed 6 months of contraceptive pills to prevent menstration and asked me to return 6 months later for another checkup.
Imagine that I just lost an ovary due to an erupted cyst.... can I just leave the other cyst on my only remaining ovary to just contraceptive pills? And a checkup 6 month later?????
I cannot believe that even the private sector physician can be so irresponsible and so unassuring to their patients.
Thankfully, I was persuaded to seek a second opinion from another gyneacologist who came highly recommended by a personal friend.
I discussed it with my parents and we decided to go for it, we made an appointment to see him within the 3rd week from my first operation.
He could see the cyst through his ultrasound examination and with an assuring smile, he suggested an operation to remove the cyst. We could only agree with his suggestion as it sounds more effective than taking contraceptive pills for 6 months and hope that it will magically go away.
In 4 weeks I went for 2 operations, the second one was a laproscopy, key-hole surgery.
Prof Chen (my gynea), taped the operation procedure and he showed me the extensive injuries that was done by the garmen hospital, not only did they remove the cyst and my ovary, they also made a mess of my internal parts, leaving behind some of the cysts and ovarian tissues inside ME. Thankfully, Prof Chen was very skillful and was able to clean up my internal parts to prevent further issues.
I cannot imagine what can happen if we just left things as suggested by the first gynea....contraceptive pills?
Why are the first surgeons so irresponsible? They left bits and pieces of decaying flesh, cyst INside ME!
I was still confused and lost as to what am I going to do, how am I going on with my life with one ovary, does it mean that I'm going to have trouble starting a family?
My dad felt that he has enough with the government hospitals, since I only have one ovary left, we better take all the pre-cautions that we can. We asked for a recommendation for a private gynea and they gave one residing in Mt E. Hospital. One week following my first surgery, I got an appointment to see this recommended private gynea and he was such a disappointment!
He was a gynea in his fifties or so, very set in his ways, he did an ultrasound scan on my abdomen area and claimed that he did not see any cyst around my only remaining ovary. Casually, he asked what's the big commotion about, we explained to him that the surgeons in the garmen hospital saw cysts!! And they said its better to be removed surgically asap! So this uncle said he did not see anything....
Next, he asked how old am I, I told him, 22, he said, got boyfriend or not? Have. Get married and have children, then the endometriosis will go away.
True enough, a pregnancy is so far the best known method to combat endometriosis.
But for a young woman at 22, still in the middle of university? with a boyfriend of barely 1yr? It sounds to me its a sure formula for disaster! Endometriosis may be treated, but a broken family?
I protested to his ridiculous "solution" to my conditon and he casually prescribed 6 months of contraceptive pills to prevent menstration and asked me to return 6 months later for another checkup.
Imagine that I just lost an ovary due to an erupted cyst.... can I just leave the other cyst on my only remaining ovary to just contraceptive pills? And a checkup 6 month later?????
I cannot believe that even the private sector physician can be so irresponsible and so unassuring to their patients.
Thankfully, I was persuaded to seek a second opinion from another gyneacologist who came highly recommended by a personal friend.
I discussed it with my parents and we decided to go for it, we made an appointment to see him within the 3rd week from my first operation.
He could see the cyst through his ultrasound examination and with an assuring smile, he suggested an operation to remove the cyst. We could only agree with his suggestion as it sounds more effective than taking contraceptive pills for 6 months and hope that it will magically go away.
In 4 weeks I went for 2 operations, the second one was a laproscopy, key-hole surgery.
Prof Chen (my gynea), taped the operation procedure and he showed me the extensive injuries that was done by the garmen hospital, not only did they remove the cyst and my ovary, they also made a mess of my internal parts, leaving behind some of the cysts and ovarian tissues inside ME. Thankfully, Prof Chen was very skillful and was able to clean up my internal parts to prevent further issues.
I cannot imagine what can happen if we just left things as suggested by the first gynea....contraceptive pills?
Why are the first surgeons so irresponsible? They left bits and pieces of decaying flesh, cyst INside ME!
I was still confused and lost as to what am I going to do, how am I going on with my life with one ovary, does it mean that I'm going to have trouble starting a family?
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