Plumbing

Largely, my conversations today have been about plumbing.

Mine, obviously.

Then later, Corin drew me a beautiful illustration to explain a work of art that he created today in a trench outside a house. (Obviously the plumbing work, not something rude or dirty!)

Successful appointment this morning.  Initially met with the consultant's registrar and a junior Doctor, both of whom had taken the somewhat unusual step of fully reading my notes prior to inviting me in.  Excellent work ladies.

The registrar was an absolute hoot.  I commented on her beautiful handwriting, which led into a conversation about teaching and that her sister essentially does the same job as me in a school in Edinburgh.  We talked about my previous surgeries, the recent scan findings, my other test results ("you are very organised aren't you?" she said to me).  Then she said that she needed to speak to my consultant.  "You stay here for a couple of minutes - I am going to lurk outside his consulting room and pounce on him as soon as he is free."  

Before she left, she asked "What do you want to happen?"  So I told her.  Take it out, take it all out and lets move on.

Apparently, my consultant's words, after having the new information/results shared were "We have no choice but to take it all out and help her to move on.  How do you think she will feel about that?"  The registrar assured him I would be fine!

So, with a very entertaining reading of the literature associated with the surgery (oophorectomy - what a brilliant name for the act of removing an ovary.  Along with the usual excision and removal of endo and scar tissue) and the literature about anaesthetic, I was then moved to the process of signing the consent.  At this point, 40 minutes in and I feel like I have had really good value for money, just from the sheer comedic brilliance of this woman, she works through the form and gets to the box that says "translator required?" ..."I know I am from Scotland, but you don't need to have me translated do you?"

The up shot - surgery.  Get rid of it all.  Finally.  Serious conversation about the fact that although they will try to do it via keyhole, there is a reasonable chance that they will have to open me up (hip to hip) as it is very likely that there is significant scar tissue that will restrict access to do the job properly.

All in all, positive outcome, with no shouting, no tears, no tantrums.

Result