Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy

My sister went into the hospital for surgery yesterday. She had a large growth on her left ovary and the Surgeon wasn't sure whether he would have to perform a full hysterectomy if he discovered a malignancy. We waited for hours to hear the news. When he finally called, he reported that he had performed a bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy! Whew!! That sounded scarey!! I rushed to Google, my reliable reference source.

So, Google advised me that he had removed both ovaries and fallopian tubes by laparoscopy. She had four small incisions in her belly. He was confident that there was no malignancy in the growth but it would be sent for pathology, just to make sure. He said that everything looked very good! What great news!!

After several post-surgery hours, she was able to return home. The nurse was convinced that she met all of the requirements for release (ie) party, pee and eat!! The "party" portion was accomplished when she did a "bum shuffle" from the delivery cot to another bed. After several cups of water she was happy to accommodate the "pee" requirement. Then we waited for a tepid, grey hospital meal to be delivered.
By the time that the nurse returned, enough had been removed from the tray to convince her that my sister had eaten!

No solid food for two days had left my sister ravenous for Kraft Dinner with a side dish of pizza, her version of comfort food! The pizza was waiting when we walked into the house and a package of Kraft Dinner was soon in the pot.

We celebrated briefly before she staggered off to bed with two Tylenol 3's in hand.