Follow up....Next Year

So I can't get in for a follow up until January 12, 2009, so I am a little pissed. First, that is a long time for me to be off of the pill (I take it continuously), which I very much rely on for multiple reasons, including endo pain relief. Second, it is so far away that I can't even guarantee if she'll be able to feel the lesion or not. If she can't feel the lesion, I'll have to wait another 3 months to get back in again before booking surgery. If that is the case, I will be having surgery next summer or fall. I am supposed to have my other "work" done next summer, not endo surgery! Maybe I am just having a bad day, but it is just really frustrating when you are in a lot of pain and nobody seems to care.

I also saw a new plastic surgeon this week regarding a revision of my rhinoplasty and the insertion of a small malar implant (which I am still debating. I have received strong advice to do it and not do it by very knowledgeable people, so we will see.) I definitely want my nose redone to fix the middle of the bridge and further refine the tip a bit more. I want to get this done next summer, but it will depend on whether or not I get in for lap #3 on time or not. Waiting is not fun, time goes by so slowly when you are in chronic pain!

Doctor Appointment Today

Today I had another appointment with my endo specialist, and yes, the CT scan shows that the lesion is most likely endo. I will be looking at surgery probably in March. The good news is that the incision is likely going to be much smaller than I thought it would be 1-1.5 inches, plus the laparoscopy incisions, and can be done as a day surgery. Yay! Yes, surgery sucks, but I knew the surgery would be necessary, and this is the best possible outcome accepting that fact. So now my doctor wants me to go off the pill for a month or two so we can map the lesion, and then it is just a waiting game until I get in for surgery.

I am heading home tomorrow for Thanksgiving, it is a crazy 10-12 hour drive, but nothing that a lot of Starbucks can't help. I am so excited to go home for a visit- I have only seen my family once since I moved back to my current city in March. Happy Thanksgiving everyone! xox

Tough Day

Wow, today has been a very bad day in terms of pain. I feel like an ovary has just exploded or something. It is bad. I had an appointment this morning, and after I finished I went to the mall, and started to feel a bit crampy, so I decided to go back home. About 10 minutes later, my pain was getting really bad, and by the time I hit Broadway I was ready to pass out and throw up. I am really not sure how I managed to get home, all I really remember is taking pain killers and Gravol when I got home, and falling on my bed. I see my doctor on Wednesday, I just hope it never comes back like that again-I thought I was going to die.