Thanks, everyone, for your comments. I figured I'd write my own update here for now, instead of replying to e-mails. It's easier to write it once for now, and hopefully, as the week goes on, I'll be able to catch up with people a bit more individually.

We are pleased with the outcome of the surgery, definitely. We were a bit surprised that the cyst was on my fallopian tube, rather than my left ovary, after the ultrasounds. But the ultrasounds also didn't quite capture it's full size, either--or perhaps it has just grown even more over the past few weeks, while I've been waiting for my surgery date. Anyway, all the bloating, discomfort, pain, and bleeding I've been experiencing makes more sense now.

And, of course, I'm experiencing a lot more pain and discomfort right now. I don't think I was quite prepared for this pain. It is hard for me to get up to go to the bathroom, and it's really hard to even try to roll over in bed. When I do get up to walk, I feel like an old man shuffling around...hunched over and holding on to my painful abdomen. I haven't really looked at the three incisions they made on my abdomen yet; I'll probably wait until Drew gets home from work tonight and can help me take a shower.

I am very thankful that the doctors didn't find anything out of the ordinary, and that the surgery went well...but right now, I'm just wishing for that morphine drip at the hospital...I'm that uncomfortable.

-Em