Tuesday, July 1, 2008

The Photos

I've alluded to the fact that Google and I are friends again. That is, of course, because Google doesn't have to try to figure out what kind of uterus I have. I finally know for sure! And I've got the pictures to prove it. Get ready for these; they're not for the faint of heart.

Here we go:

Consider this the "Before" picture. When I first looked at this (I was still heavily drugged) I thought the black things were shellfish eyes. But no! Those are the two sides of my uterine cavity. Our little Keiki grew in one of those sides till s/he ran out of room. :(

This is right after Dr. M started cutting the septum away. You can see the top and bottom starting to pull apart.

And now we shed light on the black holes. Here's one tube...

And here's the other.

And here's where the septum once was! All cauterized away. Erich described it as looking like cooked chicken. I believe that description is apt.

Consider this the "After" picture. I believe the hysteroscope is in the same position as in the first view. Big difference, no?

And for the cheap cartoon version:

Dr. M did this illustration to describe the procedure to Erich while I was still flying high. It's pretty self-explanatory. :)


P.S.: I've had on and off pain and bleeding since Friday, but I think the worst is behind me now. I shall patiently wait for AF (piece of cake!) then it's TTC, here we come!

6 comments:

Newt said...

Wow, neat!

I hope the pain and bleeding are over, and everything is healed up nice and pink.

Thanks for the show-and-tell!

Mel said...

Thanks for the show-and-tell! That's really amazing. Wishing you a super-speedy recovery! :)

Sarah said...

Fascinating!!! Thanks for sharing.

admin said...

Um, gross - But Yeah!!! I actually love seeing these images. Isn't it crazy that it is your insides? So wild!

Glad you are feeling good.
Meredith

Hannah said...

Ooh, blood! (cackles) Seriously, though...those look great! May you return to normal in abnormally few days.

Cheryl said...

Catching up on my blog reading, and I am so happy to hear all this good news (your mom was keeping me updated, but it is even better to hear it from you)! Praying that there will be even more to celebrate in the near future.