My laparoscopy went quite well on Thursday. My blood sugars held steady around 180 to 200. I woke up easily and quickly from the anesthesia with no lingering side effects, although my pain upon waking was definitely at a 10. My incisions have been a tiny bit little sore when I move certain ways and the gas used to extend the abdomen is still floating around inside me (causing shoulder pain even 4 days later).

I'm back at school today, but I'm still trying to take it easy to give my body a little more time to recover. My throat had been a little scratchy from the tube for anesthesia. And that gas is still making squishing noises when I move. I've been trying to eat well the past few days along with moving around as much as possible so that gas will dissipate faster. Unfortunately, it's just taking its sweet time.

The most exciting part of the surgery is that I received a definite diagnosis. Since I was still groggy from anesthesia when my doctor came to speak to me, I didn't receive any post-op summary except to know that it went well. However, my mom says that some endometriosis was found along along with a string of scar tissue or adhesions attached to my colon and possibly another organ. (And the doctor apparently said I had beautiful anatomy.)

The doctor also told my mother that I had every symptom of PCOS except for actual polycystic ovaries. That's exactly what I've been saying for the past three years. The acne, the abnormal hair growth, the hair loss, the weight gain, the irregular periods, even the hemorrhagic cyst I had in 2008. It's not a diagnosis that comes from a blood test, it's simply a "trial by error" or "you have a majority." But at least a doctor is thinking on the same page as me for once.

When I go in for my two week follow up, I'm sure I'll get a clearer picture of everything that was found and exactly what it means. But I'm hopeful that the removal of these things will cause a great relief in my pain. I feel like I should know fairly soon since I've had quite severe pelvic pain these past two weeks. So once the soreness from the actual surgery goes away, maybe my body will let me know that it worked.

I was incredibly scared that the doctor wouldn't find anything when he went in, although he kept assuring me that 80% of his young patients have something when they experience pain the way that I do. So it's a huge relief to know that something was off inside of me, that I wasn't just making things up.

I'm really impatient to go to my follow up appointment and actually speak with my doctor about what was found and what it might mean. A diagnosis is the biggest thing that I could ask for at this point, no matter the implications for my present or my future. But I'm still curious to know what it all might mean for me in the long run.

Until then, I just want to focus on healing my body physically so I can move forward from here.