I’m aliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiveeee!!!!
Hallelujah!

I was wheeled into the freezing cold OR (operating room) at around (9:30am). They covered me in about 30 blankets and started to prep me for the surgery by washing my down, and sterilizing my body. I got a chance to read my entire binder with all my MRI, Sonogram, Blood Test results, etc. Really fascinating stuff, if you’re into it. Which I totally am. They gave me two Xanax upstairs for nerves, and the through IV in the OR I got Valium. So, while I was absolutely terrified, holding back tears, I felt okay. Mellow. And, my Mom was at my side until the very last second.  When they told her to leave, I almost got emotional, but they quickly wheeled me away and put an oxygen mask over my face. The next thing I felt and the last thing I remember was the anesthesia. Warm, white, fire in my arm, and I … waaaas…… OUT.

Next thing I know, I am prying my eyes open in a new room with lots of beeping, and people standing over me. My Doctor is there, I hear him say a lot of information, but I can’t retain any of it. All I got was “The surgery went well, and we were able to do to laparoscopically.” And then I drifted back into an unconscious state. Soon my Mom and Dad came in and I tried to wake myself up more, but coming out of anesthesia is rough. But, I wanted to know more. What was done? How am I? What do my incisions look like? Where are my photos?

Basically here is the run down, as I continue to wait for the photos from my Dr.
Which I will post ASAP, as soon as I get them. But from what I have heard they are quite shocking, and very interesting.

Rundown:

-Cyst was not a cyst.
Turns out it was a cantaloupe sized blood bubble/sack
in which my fallopian tube wrapped itself around and stranggled it
causing it to grow, and grow, and grow.

Which explains the cyst like mass, and the swollen fallopian tube.

Not only did my tube stranggle the mass, but my sigmoid colon did as well.

Which may very well explain all of my gastrointestinal problems in the last year.

The Dr. said if I waited any longer, or had gone home the bubble could have burst and I would have hemorrhaged and died. So, this was most definitely an emergency surgery.

What they removed:
- the blood bubble
- part of my sigmoid colon
- and one fallopian tube (the left one)

The good news:

- I will be fine
- I will recovery fairly quickly
- I can still get pregnant in the future
- And both ovaries are intact
- ..and best of all I GO HOME TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The not so good news:

- I feel woozy
- I’m in agony
- I’m not allowed to drive for almost a month
- I can’t work, or do anything strenuous.
The Dr. even tried to convince me to cancel out show on 10/22 at Otto’s
because he feels the performing is too much for me right now, especially since part of singing (the right way) comes from your diaphragm and abdomen.

BEST NEWS:
- I am going to be fine and good as new in about a month.
- I survived, and am stronger for it.
- I have been given a second chance at life.
- And I will be playing on 10/22 – come Hell or high water!
*So be there to celebrate with me.
Otto’s Shrunken Head, 538 E 14th NYC
7pm
- Recording of the album will resume soon, as well as the documentary.

- THE SHOW MUST GO ON!!!

I cannot thank the nurses who tended to be enough.
Rosa (Melli’s Mom), Mike, Karl, Lisa, Liz, and Kyle. You all were amazing, and you saved my life.  Dr. Royo you really saved my life! – I was lucky to end up with the better half of the medical staff. And you made me really comfortable, and got me back to normal. I am eternally grateful.

I cannot thank all enough for the donations that have been pouring in. I am astonished at your generosity, you have melted my heart. I am so grateful for your love and support, all you messages, phone calls, presents, words of support, RT’ing, all of your help! Thank you. You are all beautiful and I love you!!!!

It’s going to be a long haul. I’m very restricted for a while. But, I’m happy to be going home, and being healthy again.

Again, I am so thankful to have all of you in my life. I am the luckiest girl in the world!

Please continue to spread the word and RT about the donation box.
We wanna try and raise as much as possible.
We’re almost up to $300!!!!
So please, keep on spreading the word.
I really want to help my parents, and not put them into debt.
I understand money is tight, but like I said a $1 goes a long way.
And anyone who donates $5 or more will get a pre-release copy of our new record
“Delusions of Grandeur” when it is complete. I am saving all of your info as I receive the payments, so I have a list of who is getting copies. It’s the least I can do for your concern, and generosity. I love you.

Donations can be made here:

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=8668673

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

and more importantly

I LOVE YOU ALL!

xx

j