[Trigger warnings: surgical/anatomical details.]
A little over three weeks ago, I had a surgical procedure to cut out & remove the Fallopian tubes from my lower abdomen (salpingectomy). Each Fallopian tube is on average between 10 – 14 cm (3.9 – 5.5 in) in length, with an external diameter of ~1 cm (~0.39 in).
That’s almost half a foot of tissue removed from each side of my lower abdomen… that’s a big chunk… No wonder I had pain and aches in my abdominal fascia, radiating down into the ligaments of the pelvic area and thighs, for many days, even a couple weeks after the procedure…
And amazing how all that could be removed through just two small incisions, each just over 1 cm in length, on either side of my belly, right above my hips…
The Little Prince and the Fox 