I'm not sure how long I was in recovery (an hour or two maybe), I was in the hospital for three days in total, was up and walking the night of the surgery, and showered the next day. They have waterproof dressings that are perfect for going into the shower.#1. How long would a person be in recovery after having an ovary removed? How long in the hospital?
#2. How long would they have to wait before they could shower or get the incision site wet?
Thanks.
Thank you!!! Very helpful. Does the dressing go over the stitches and then you take it off when you get out of the shower? Or do you mean waterproof, absorbable stitches? I know they have many these days that are absorbable and don't need to be removed later, but can they be waterproof too?
Thank you. This is perfect for my MC. Her fallopian tube also ruptures, which is why her ovary has to be removed. Anything else you think is relevant? Everyone in my family who has had surgery of any kind has vomited from the anesthetic, regardless of whether or not they ate first, but I would suspect eating would make it much much worse. Sorry to hear of your emergency. Hope you are all better.
Thank you. This is perfect for my MC. Her fallopian tube also ruptures, which is why her ovary has to be removed. Anything else you think is relevant? Everyone in my family who has had surgery of any kind has vomited from the anesthetic, regardless of whether or not they ate first, but I would suspect eating would make it much much worse. Sorry to hear of your emergency. Hope you are all better.
Thank you. These are all helpful. It doesn't matter how long the MC stays in the hospital. I just wanted it realistic. The only person I know who had this done had an ectopic pregnancy and they removed the whole fallopian tube and her ovary, which hadn't received enough blood supply and had "died". Everyone in my family who has had surgery has vomited afterward, but not for days. God, how awful. You have my sympathies, Kristie. And Willebee, I'm so thankful your wife doesn't remember. "Day surgery" is an oxymoron at best. I hate the healthcare system. I spent half a day friday being poked and prodded by a surgeon who was going to perform carpal tunnel surgery on me. Then he said it was a no go because I might need cubital tunnel surgery instead. OMG, I think I'll just stop typing for a while. Problem solved.
Now I have a personal question, so if you don't want to answer at all or want to PM me, that's way okay. When you have an ectopic pregnancy, do you miss your periods and have all the other pregnancy symptoms or not? In the storyline I have, she doesn't, but she has cramps prior to being admitted into surgery. I'm going to make sure she doesn't eat for many hours beforehand. Don't want to make her go through what you did. Thank you so much to everyone. If I missed giving rep points to anyone, please let me know. And, of course, I'm still looking for any other stories anyone has even if they're only remotely related. You can never have too much background.
When you have an ectopic pregnancy, do you miss your periods and have all the other pregnancy symptoms or not?
\Actually, the question was do periods continue while you have an ectopic pregnancy? Not after.