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Well it's Tuesday! I feel like I deserve a cookie for surviving Monday.
I don't know...Monday was just a very long and tedious day on so many levels. Any day you start by passing out is not going to be a good day. I really need to go to my doc and have something done about my unresolved monthly troubles, because I am so obviously still anemic and this ongoing problem has me really concerned. I'm actually wondering if I should just get the hysterectomy & be done with it all. *sigh* Been holding out, but eh...it might just be time to bite the bullet.
Still, I had way too much stuff that needed doing & passing out was not an option, so after orange juice and a nice hot shower I was human enough to get busy and get things rolling. Stuff I did:
*folded laundry
*mailed orders
*bought more colored tissue paper (I gift wrap every order with tissue paper...isn't that cute?)
*exchanged sad three-year-old phone for shiny new skinny phone at Sprint store (my old phone was 2 inches thick & had an external antenna...LOL)
*picked Char & friend up from school, took her shopping for sneakers
*Office Max for work supplies (going through shipping & mailing supplies like crazy)
*took Char & her friend home, fed them large amounts of orange juice & scrambled eggs, drove them to rugby practice
*Gas for car, wash car
*Greg picks Char up at practice, I feed everybody
*Watch Heroes
And yeah, that was enough. I like my new phone, it's red and small and neat. I used it to call my sister after Heroes...I need help with advertising. Nancy says Facebook has a great deal & she said she'd help me set it all up. It'll be an investment but I think it's a great idea. I already spend almost $200 a month on Etsy showcases with limited results, so I think going outside of Etsy might be an interesting alternative. So, we are doing that tomorrow & I'm pretty excited about it.
Twenty four hours have passed since I opened it and the ShopHandMade store is being less than stellar. I'm not impressed. I took a good look...it seemed to be well populated with talented artisans at first glance but actually they are all like me. Their primary store is on Etsy & this place is an experiment; we all have just a few items in there. Oh well...everything has its start somewhere so in time this might get better. I'm not holding my breath though. *grumpy*
Char has started her Rugby season. For some odd reason she decided this was the sport she wanted to do, so I'm encouraging her. I'm a little worried 'cause it seems like a rough sport. She's pretty tough though; small & fast which is perfect for the "back" position. Her first practice went really well & she was high on endorphins all night, which was adorable. Her season is going to be brutal; two hours of practice every day with games almost every weekend. This weekend there's no game, just a HUGE clinic I have to drive her to in Orchard Park...thousands of kids will be there.
I've never seen her this excited about a team sport before. She had a few years of track (and she was quite good at it...very fast! Ran a great anchor leg in the 4 X 200 relay that was simply amazing) but she hated the pressure. This seems like something she really wants to do though, so I'm all for it. Just hoping she doesn't get her nose broken or anything drastic... o_O"
I have things I ought to be making but I am so tired. As Scarlett O'Hara says; "Fiddle dee dee. Tomorrow is another day."
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Anyway, whatever you decide to do, you should definitely talk to your doctor about it. If you're so anemic that you're passing out, that is NOT a good sign. *hands over a few of my iron pills*
exchanged sad three-year-old phone for shiny new skinny phone at Sprint store (my old phone was 2 inches thick & had an external antenna...LOL)
*looks askance* Is there something wrong with a phone that's 2 inches thick with an external antenna? LOL I have to admit to being a total Luddite when it comes to cell phones. I never use mine, except in emergencies, so it's almost always off and buried in the bottom of my purse somewhere.
Charlotte is playing *rugby*??? God love her. That is a damn brutal sport. I hope she has fun, though! :D
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Hee...I hardly use my cell phone myself. Char says it was embarrassing though & frankly I sort of hated it too...it was clunky and not good. My new phone was free! Again, I was chastised by Char (& the kid at Sprint) because I picked out the most basic skinny phone they had. At least this one has a camera! Apparently I'm still a loser 'cause no I-tunes & no internet access on this one. Oh well. :-)
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Yeah, I think that's about all you can do short of a hysterectomy. At least that procedure has come a long way in the last 10-15 years. By having just a partial (removal of the uterus, but leaving the ovaries), the hormonal disruption is somewhat less and it's better for your body. My friend Deb said it was the best thing she's ever done and wished she'd done it sooner! :)
*giggle* Ah, the cell phone. It's so funny, we're talking about teens and technology in my class this week, and cell phones are one of those "must have" items (with all the accouterments). Geez...I dont' even answer my *home* phone! XDDD
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I have six aunts on my dad's side, oldest to youngest: Linda, Ruth, Donna, Nancy, Arlene and Connie. Linda, Ruth and Donna have ALL had hysterectomies, now...and I'm kind of expecting my other aunts will end up having them as well between the age of 45 and 50 (that's when the other three had them). Seems like that side of the family just can't keep their bits or risk death (all the hysterectomies were for REALLY serious reasons, like...they had no other option if they wanted to live, kind of a thing...or close.) They all seem perfectly fine about it, but I never asked. (My family is soooo not a close one, outside the immediate members...my parents and siblings and me.)
I'd check out what effects it can have and weigh those (only 'possible' not 'definite') effects against what's going on now. Though really, how much worse could it get? And if it got worse even after your procedure (this MUCH worse) which was an ablation, right? Anyway, if it did that, it seems inevitable that you won't be able to wait until menopause. Menopause is probably ten years away. So that's another factor. (I wish I hadn't been born with reproductive bits at all. I want to be a girl...I just hate my ovaries and so on. They're so useless and encumbersome! I have no interest in having children and I've always had bad cramps AND my family has severe bleeding problems on both sides so I'll probably develop them eventually, too.)
This site seems very anti-hysterectomy but gives some interesting information: http://www.safemenopausesolutions.com/hysterectomysideeffects.html Of course, they WOULD quote anything bad, because they're trying to sell supplements that you wouldn't need if you had one. But certainly the side effects are true, though I'm not sure about their stats. The womenshealth site is less 'basically only an idiot would have a hysterectomy unless they had cancer' about things, but they look at both sides as well. I followed several other womensheath links to this page so there's a LOT more info within that site than just what is on that page: http://womenshealth.about.com/od/hysterectomy/a/hystalternative.htm
Of course, you've likely looked up lots of info already. But just in case. :)
Sounds like you shopped and drove around all day. I don't mind that if it's in the country but otherwise? Bleck. Driving makes me tense in large towns/cities.
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Oh man...the hysterectomy thing scares the heck out of me. I've read all the literature I can get my hands on & it seems like a really BAD idea. The ablation only helped to a small degree though because I still have enough problems to cause me to be anemic & pass out. Doc wants me to try a second ablation before anything else but I'm chicken 'cause it hurt SO much. Something has to give though, because I spend three days or so completely unable to do anything & then half a month recovering from that. Every month. It's a bit much. :-/
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It is your choice, and it is a solution to some of the problems you list. There are other options and I'd expect your GYN to discuss those with you.
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If that was changed maybe you wouldn't have any pain at all. Or ask to be put out entirely...your doc KNOWS you had too much pain last time, he should be able to offer you options to prevent that if you want to try again.
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The darvocet though,that stuff was great. It kind of scares me because it was SO nice...the darvocet. To be honest I liked it a bit too much. If you think of a drug fondly a whole year after you last took that drug...probably you need to be careful. It was such a "happy pink clouds" kind of drug, you know?
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He does these "in office" procedures though that require minimal anesthesia, so I'm not sure he's able to use something that knocks you out to that degree.
Waaah...I'm getting the chills just thinking about the whole thing. I swear I'm no baby but it REALLY hurt, & for a whole day too.
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I have to consider all my options. I don't want to regret anything I do, 'cause it's not like I can take it back. :-(
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...is the question. :o
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My mom-in-law had hers removed because of uterine cancer (she had both uterine and breast cancer, but now she's cancer-free and doing great) but she had already gone through menopause so it didn't really effect her one way or another that way. My mom had hers removed when she was pretty young--mid 30's--for medical reasons. Fortunately, mom and dad had already decided that they had already had all their kids, and I think she was put on some kind of hormonal supplement because instant menopause when you're about 35 isn't good for a woman. But her surgery also went well and she hasn't had any long term complications from it.
But I can say that I would definitely talk to your doctor about your fears and concerns, specifically 1) that you aren't sure that it is worth going through the ablation again given that it didn't help much in the first place and 2) that "try" isn't particularly reassuring when it was such a terrible experience the first time around.
Regarding cell phones.... I have a love/hate relationship with them. I love having the option to, for example, call a friend's house when I'm lost trying to find their new home or to let my parents know that I'm stuck in traffic and so am going to be really late but not to worry, I'm okay just stuck in a traffic jam. It is comforting to know that in case of an emergency, people can get a hold of me no matter where I am. I don't like being available to be called 24/7, however, and sometimes turn the ringer off so that I can periodically check and see if anyone called that I would likely need to respond to quickly, but otherwise not be disturbed.
We have had to replace our phones about every 2 years because they stopped working, but I don't really care about all the fancy gadgets. We always get inexpensive phones--all we need are the basics. My phone this time is a little more advanced because I wanted the option of using a blue tooth mike/receiver with so that I can talk hands free; DB's however is the bare bones because he uses it for work and he often goes places where he can't have a camera. It's annoyingly difficult to find a phone without a camera these days--I have really nice digital camera; I don't need or particularly want one in my phone.
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Excercising more regularly will help. The iron pills that I had last time...I need those again (the OTC ones I'm taking now make me kind of sick). I might even try the ablation one more time 'cause things did improve by about 25% & that's something. All these decisions...the only thing I know for sure is that I don't want any kind of surgery with my favorite season heading my way. ^_^ If I still have problems next November, I'll think about surgery then. *is procrastinating*
I'm just not crazy about cell phones. To me, it's just a phone. To a kid, it's a status symbol. Char had to have a sleek black katana phone over the summer...HAD to. She's crazy about it.
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I would avoid doing the hysterectomy right before the summer, if you do decide to go that route, because you'll want to take time to recover afterward and you're so active during the summer.
Try a different brand of OTC iron pills? I have to be careful which brand of vitamins I buy, because some make me sick. Unfortunately, the generic ones that are cheap are among the offenders; I can take Centrium but they are awfully expensive. However, because of DB's wacky diet constraints I really need to take a multi-vitamin to stay healthy, so I get them anyway.
We got cell phones for purely practical reasons. DB needs his for work because he has to be reached by coworkers and clients during the day, and he's often out at job sites where there are no phones handy. And we both spend so much time on the road, between my school needs, his work, and our social/SCA life--that it's a good thing to have. Just in case--it does a lot for our peace of mind, and it is convenient. But I doubt that anyone would find my phone a status symbol--I have no web, no email updates, just the music and games that came on it and I've disabled texting because I found it annoying. DB's is even more basic because he didn't want the headset option and had to have one without a camera. Which was annoyingly hard to find.
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I commented there & sorry...I just HAD to use my "bouncy" icon. ;-) No offense...I just had to.
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I DUN WANT AMERICAN CELL!
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