The Siberian American: Reflections: Surgery Day One Year Later

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Reflections: Surgery Day One Year Later

I have written quite a few reflections over the past few months because it’s crazy to me how many changes there have been over the past year or so. Last year, on July 20, I was finally able to have the surgery I was waiting on for months. I’ve always been amused about the timing of the surgery because after all that waiting, it fell on our busiest week of the year. I didn’t really care at that point, though, because I was in too much pain to enjoy our “Super Week” even if my surgery had been a little later.


I don’t think I’ll ever forget how I felt the night before and the morning of the surgery. Honestly, most of the time I was at peace throughout the process. The night before the surgery, though, reality hit. I was having a major surgery, and obviously, there are many different risks associated with that, but what really made me lose it was knowing I could wake up from anesthesia the next day and find out I could never be a mother. I remember getting in the shower and applying the special soap you have to use before surgery and just sobbing hysterically.

That next morning, I woke up feeling at peace. It was still a hard day, but I knew God was in control, and I had an amazing team of surgeons operating on me. Right before the operation, a pastor from the church I used to work at before I moved to Chicago came in to pray with me and Chris, and that felt like such a huge blessing. When I woke up, I was so thankful to hear everything went almost as well as it could have (you can read all the details here).

As funny as it sounds, I am thankful for all I went through last year because it makes me truly appreciate the blessings we have received this year. Last year on my birthday, I was just thankful to be released from the hospital in time to spend the night in my own bed. This year, I am beyond grateful to be spending it in Maine with my love on our last big trip before the birth of our baby boy. I think all babies are miracles, but finding out I was pregnant this year has been the biggest blessing of our lives. This past year has strengthened my faith and shown me what a true miracle worker God is. He is so faithful!

On a lighter note, you know how I was so worried about losing all my reproductive organs? Well, even though it didn’t happen, somehow it got added to my chart that I had a hysterectomy. They had tried to remove it when I had my stent removed, but apparently it didn’t work because when I showed up to my first pregnancy appointment, my OB told me it was still in my chart, and she had spent 20 minutes trying to remove it, but it was locked! So I was the pregnant lady with a hysterectomy. I think it’s been fixed at this point, but it was pretty hilarious.

13 comments:

  1. SO MUCH HAPPENED TO YOU A YEAR AGO. And look at you now, lady! Healthy, strong, carrying a bright little baby boy!! I'm just SO happy for you! I hope you're enjoying Maine! I've never been but I'd love to go there!
    I'm so glad your charts are wrong and the surgery was successful and safe and you're on your way to motherhood! (Well, you're there I guess!)

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  2. Wow what a year and how amazing how things can change so much in that time frame. I am so happy things worked out for you and you are experiencing this amazing miracle of life. I've always wanted to visit Maine and I'm sure it will be a great time. That is too funny you were the pregnant girl with a hysterectomy. Beautifully Candid

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  3. It really is amazing how much can change in a year, and your baby boy really is such a huge blessing! I can't believe that they put down that you had a hysterectomy in your chart, but that just makes your baby even more of a miracle, right!

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  4. Love love love reading this. Such a sweet miracle is this little boy of yours!

    Also, so funny about the hysterectomy mistake on your chart! Speaking of medical miracles... ha!

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  5. Oh my gosh that's too funny about your chart. What an incredible set of transformations within the span of a year. So happy for you guys and your little miracle baby. :) :) Enjoy your "babymoon" in Maine. :) XO - Alexandra

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  6. So happy for you that you were able to get through all the ups and downs of the past year and have this huge blessing growing inside you. God is good!

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  7. Oh wow I can't believe a year has flown by already, and I'm so glad the surgery helped you move past such a rough time. And LOL at your chart showing you had a hysterectomy! Enjoy every second of your babymoon <3
    Green Fashionista

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  8. Haha that would be one amazing story...the lady with no reproductive parts having a baby! I really can't believe it's already been a year so far and I'm so glad you were able to keep everything necessary for your little miracle baby. I hope you guys have a wonderful babymoon!

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  9. That is one incredible story. You are truly blessed. Have a wonderful babymoon.

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  10. oh my goodness, i shouldn't laugh about the hysterectomy but that is hilarious. i can't believe it's been a year since your surgery! you've been through so much. i hope you enjoy your trip to maine!

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  11. What a year!! Not to mention being a scientific miracle by getting pregnant after a hysterectomy! :D

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  12. Hahaha! If you had that hysterectomy, I guess this really would be a miracle baby in EVERY sense of the word!

    I'm so happy that you've come so far in this past year. I know it was so hard for a long time, but that's always the beautiful thing about coming out on the other side of any kind of test. Things get better. Even when we can't see how or can't let ourselves quite believe it.

    I hope all good things for you!

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  13. I can't believe it's been a year already - how time flies! And now you're expecting and that is just the greatest news ever!! Ahaha you are the miracle girl who can conceive despite having had a hysterectomy!! ;)

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