Current mood:

relieved

Filling you all in

Hey there all. For those of you who come here because of my fanfic and know I alluded in one of the Whole New World postings that I'd been having medical problems since last fall, I am at the point in the process to explain.

Last November I started having irregular and very uncontrollable periods. In January I found from my OBGYN that it was a uterine fibroid. This meant I needed it removed. However a second ultrasound showed some inconsistencies that made my Dr. suggest a few other options, including what was our (Gil & I) final decision - do a hysterectomy. At 39 with no kids (if we do have them, we'll adopt) it was a big decision. But it seemed the only sure fire way to solve the issue and keep from having any fibroids come back.

So April 22 I had the procedure and have been recovering since. Today was my 4 week follow-up at which I found out the lab/pathology stated that there was more at work than just the fibroid, they diagnosed adenomyosis, which can only be fully treated with a hysterectomy. So I saved myself continuing issues by choosing the hysterectomy without knowing it.

Anyway, that's about it. I've got a few more weeks of restrictions before I'm 100% cleared, and maybe with this whole thing over I can concentrate on writing again.

Thanks to all of you for your support.
 
J.