What Is Going On

     So, I've not been very prolific with my posts here the past two months or so.  There is a reason for that and I guess it is time to let everyone in on what is going on with me.

     In April right before my time of the month I started having excruciating pain.  It did not go away with the end of my visit from mother nature.   I spent most of my spring break at the end of April going to doctor's appointments and having tests done.  They determined I had a large cyst on each ovary and in each breast.  

     My gyn put me on meds and had me make an appointment for three weeks later.  At that time it seemed the cyst on my left ovary was gone, but the right one, while smaller was still there and still causing pain. 

     So, I was scheduled for laparoscopic outpatient surgery which was yesterday.  Well, he drilled three holes in my abdomen just to find out it is not just cysts.  I have a severe case of endometriosis.  Because of this he could not remove anything in that procedure.  I am to go back and see him in his office next week (will be making the appointment today) and we will discuss options then. 

     I am still hurting, especially the incision in my belly button.  OUCH!  And, I'm groggy as they have me on Vicodin.  But it seems I'll probably be having a hysterectomy soon.  

      As for the cysts in my breasts I have to go back for another ultrasound of them in Oct/Nov just to have them checked and make sure they are not changing.

W is for Why

    Why I've Been MIA

 Yes, I've been MIA lately.  I have a ton of posts started and in draft mode, but have not been able to finish much.  It's been a rough month for me.  I'm having some health issues that are causing me a great deal of pain.  I spent 4 of my 5 weekdays of my spring break with doctors.  At this point everything is a waiting game.

     What this means is that most of the time when I sit down with my computer I'm either too tired, hurting too much, or both so I cannot focus on writing decent content for my blog.  I am hoping that there will not be too many more days of pain, but not sure right now.  The biggest problem is, the worst part of the pain seems to happen in the middle of the night.  So, I'm not getting more than a couple hours of sleep at a time.

     I have five weeks left of work until summer break, so hopefully I can get through that without too much trouble.  In any case I can use all the prayer, positive thoughts, etc that anyone can muster.  

T is for Time

     We all wish we had more time.  This week really has me thinking about that, though.  This week was/is my spring break.  Normally, it means a lot of time to myself.  However, it's not been that way for me this week.  It's meant a lot of time spent with doctors.

     It actually started late night Friday into early morning Saturday when I spent almost 5 hours in the ER.  I've been having a great deal of abdominal pain this month.  It just did not seem to go away.  They did some blood work up and a CT scan to send to my GYN.  I already had an appointment scheduled with him anyway.

     On Tuesday I had my appointment with my GYN.  He ordered my annual Mammogram and an ultrasound.   So, I must go back out there tomorrow because of course they did not have time on their schedule to fit me in today.

     Tomorrow I have my appointment with my primary care physician.  It is for my annual check up, which will also mean a trip to the vampire lab to give blood.  That will not be possible tomorrow because I always have to fast before they draw the blood for this, which will mean another trip to a medical facility on Thursday.

     My appointment tomorrow will be my last with my primary as he is retiring.  My time with him is over.  He's the only primary I've had as an adult.  He became my doctor when I was 17, so it's going to be strange having to see someone else.

     My time with my students is almost over this year, too.  When I go back to work next week I will only have 5 weeks left with them, minus Memorial Day, so literally only 24 days.

     Time is just a funny thing.  It slips away when you're not looking, but stands still when you're waiting only for you to turn around and realize that it didn't really stand still.