Owie.

[merimask]

Hmm.  I guess my warranty ran out 'cause I seem to be broken.  I woke up today in terrible pain.

I have fibroids in my uterus.  (And the men dive for cover whenever I invoke the power of "female problems".   Just for kicks,  throw out terms like "uterus" and "cramps" and "cervix" in a roomful of mixed company and watch how fast the guys clear out...S'fun.).  Anyway it's a problem I've had for a while, but ANOTHER problem I have is with doctors...especially gynecologists.  I avoid mine like the plague.  I have to be dying to visit the office.  This is very bad, I know.  Some people go base jumping.  Some people smoke unfiltered cigarettes.  I avoid my gynecologist.  It's all stupid, but there it is.

Well today I felt like I was dying.  The pain was so bad I felt nauseous and close to passing out.  It was the kind of pain that makes you wiggle your ankles because it triggers your "flight" instincts.  It was so bad I woke up with the word "hospital" in my head, and I dragged myself to the bathroom for a shower because I did not want to offend anyone at the ER.

Speaking of the shower, it's awesome now.  We had a ceiling insert and a new shower curtain bar installed.  It's the kind that curves outward and pulls the curtain away from the tub somewhat.  It seems like ten extra inches of elbow space ought to be no big deal, but it helps immensely. 

Anyway I called my doctor and I was sent to get a sonogram.  Those fibroids are growing and they'll have to come out.  They never hurt before but I guess they've reached a point where I can't ignore them anymore.  They look scary as hell.  :-(

So Monday I'll be seeing the doc (boo).   In the meantime I have to take it easy.  Motrin's working pretty good but I still feel a dull constant ache.   The idea of surgery scares the heck out of me, but I'm thinking that being without this constant pain will be a good thing.  Now that I think about it, I've been sore for a long long time...I've just been stoic about it.

In other news: the wave dragon is coming along slowly but nicely.  I've almost finished painting the waves...they look pretty cool.  Will probably glue the whole thing together tomorrow.  It'll take a while as I have to hold each piece in place for the glue to set (clamps scar the leather pieces).  Tedious but also fun in a way.  It's like assembling a puzzle.

Comments

[soliloquy-fair.livejournal.com]

Sometimes they just do a D&C and the problem clears up. Here's a website that's very simple and will really just give you a few other names to look up if you want, after you know what kind of fibroids you're dealing with...where they're located and all. http://www.danmartinmd.com/fibroids.htm

Both my grandmother and mother were hospitalized for fibroids. My grandma had a procedure done...and I think my mom just had a DnC, which was in and out and no big deal at all. I'll have to ask...that was fourteen years ago. She still has a lot of fibroids but since she's right on the edge of menopause, it's not such a big deal now even if she has to do something about it. She probably won't though, since it'll all be done in a few years anyway.

I also have one...um, maybe two or three aunts who've had hysterectomies. Girlie bits problems are VERY rampant in my family. Almost all of us have them, it seems.

Have fun with Wave Dragon :)

[pzb.livejournal.com]

*hugs* While I don't speak from personal experience, a friend had to have surgery when they discovered she had endometriosis and a cist the size of a softball on her ovary. She was up and about pretty quickly after the surgery and back to normal, with significanly fewer problems with her cramps and such. So, as scary as the whole concept is, just know you'll be much happier (well, as happy as you can be with cramps...)

[rumdiculous.livejournal.com]

I avoid the gyno too. :/

Is that why feet twitch when someone is in ghastly amount of pain? I've always wondered...

:( I hope things come out well for you. *huggles* I know things are extremely bad for you right now.

[(Anonymous)]

Oof. Lots of sympathy from CT! Hate to say it, that's probably what was going on at Pennsic. See the doctor. Check what they say, and do what they tell you if you think it's the right thing to do. Note I didn't say what you "want" to do. I didn't want to have my gall bladder out, despite six months of excruiating pain. But when a very informative, sympathetic surgeon looked at me and said "it isn't working correctly anyway, so you're not going to be losing anything functional" I had to admit that he had a point.

The autumn dragon is stunning, and the wave dragon is going to be more stunning. I think the idea of a work in progress series is perfect. I actually have a series of photos of my wedding dress being made - all the stages from the pile of fabric to the finished product. It's cool.

I've had one of those shower rods for years now - they rock!