Surgery Nightmare

TAH- BSO….
We tried to decipher what the abbreviation meant. TAH – we guessed was Total abdominal hysterectomy. what was BSO ?
On 13th Aug 2009 I had been admitted to the hospital for a hysterectomy .
Hubby tried to find out from one of the nurses what BSO stood for .
“Bilateral Salpingo Oophorectomy” she answered with a pout .
 Sounded like a new variety of icecream in the menu card. "And what does it mean ? “ I asked .
Removal of both the ovaries “
There was a look of shock on our faces. We had been told that the ovaries wuld not be removed. but what is this ?
Next morning  I woke up chanting ' Bilateral Salpingo Oophorectomy' ..and hubby waited to question the Dr on her decision. What the Dr said I didn't know since I was wheeled to the OT before hubby returned. On the operation table I was made to lie on my side and asked to curl like a ‘C’ . and the anaesthetic injected into my spine. Then I was asked to lie still on my back with my arms outstretched. I lay there listening to the Doctors and interns converse . There must have been atleast 20 people in the theatre then . The operation had begun I realised…. BSO…Bi…Sal…Oophre… my mind was worrying. when somebody peeped over the screen and asked me if I had ever had any kind of pain before ?
"any instance of constipation ?"  what !!! ‘NO’ I said.
I heard bits and parts of their conversation
“Some major infection “ “intestine, …bladder. ” .Why were they talkin about my guts and bladder ? “Dr.Sanjay Tiwari can u come to the theatre immediately .It’s an emergency. “ I heard one of the doctors announce. I had started shivering uncontrollably.
“Bear huggies ” summoned the anaesthetist. ..That was a kind of electric blanket I understood when it was wrapped over my upper torso. I still shivered. Two interns rubbed warmth into my palms. My BP was fluctuating I knew. for the Drs were wondering if the instrument was working and they confirmed it was .but when used on me it wasn’t giving a stable reading.Some injection was given to stop my shivering . I felt sick and the need to throw up.
Now I heard the Gynaec’s voice ,clear and loud ..
 ” The patient’s husband should be informed”
 Oh! I was going to die ……and my husband is going to be informed about it . I shut my eyes tight. I felt tears rolling down my eyes .
 The Deep brown eyes of the anaesthetist looked down at me and asked in a very sweet voice “why tears?”as she wiped my eyes .
 I stopped thinking . and the commotion in the theatre continued .. voices everywhere..
I heard the loud guffaw of the general surgeon. It welcomed me back to life and I knew the moment of peril had passed . And I was soon wheeled back to my room. Before leaving a young nurse showed me the victim.. my uterus in a glass case along with the right ovary and, the root of all trouble, a cyst that was now captivated and confined in a glass container. Two days later I was discharged .
My discharge summary read ......‘Uterus was adhered to the bladder. Right ovary adhered  to the intestine, left ovary adhered to the intestine and pelvic wall”
 TAH with a RSO…
 “what’s that ?" ,I asked my hubby .
“Right Salpingo Oophorectomy ” He answered with a smile.He was by now well familiar with the medical terms and this newly acquired knowledge gave him the 'genius doc look'. The left ovary had been spared since  I was  young the doctor had decided . May be it's still happily adhered to some other organ within me.