TGIF roll call

Well you kinda called my bluff, I take the lowest number too.  Weigh yourself with the scale on a carpeted surface.  You will love those results! 

Scales suck.... that's all there is to it.

Carpeting makes a difference?

Good morning, PA!

Nicole and Lisa H---you're in my thoughts today.  It's so hard to say good-bye to loved ones, but try to smile when you think of them.

I slept later than usual this morning.  I had stayed up late working on getting papers organized.  (Been working in records management for years.  My filing system at home?  Open the filing cabinet drawer and dump the stuff in to deal with later!)  I'll get back to organizing later.  Financial records are now in order, so I need to go through the miscellaneous stuff.

I had a good talk with my mom last night, and she really surprised me.  I told her that I found out this week that I have fibroids and they're pretty large.  I thought she would want me to go with the least invasive procedure, but she said not to even bother with it, to just have a hysterectomy.  That was my feeling, too, but I was shocked when my mom said it without any hesitation.  The other procedure is embolization, where they inject something to cut off the blood supply to the tumors.  Having had an aneurysm, I don't like the idea of someone messing with my blood vessels.  They would need to do an MRI before that procedure, and I don't know if I can have one because of my aneurysm clips.  Anyway, I'm feeling good about my decision now that it's made.  And I owe this to my weight loss---I don't think we could have found this issue 108 lbs ago.  Sorry if this is TMI, folks!

Have a great day, all!!!

Good luck with the surgery! My Mom had a grapefruit sized fibroid / tumor in her uterus removed when I was little - she has done great and you will too! Let us know if you need anything going through this

*hugs*

Thanks, Liz!!!  Prayers and good energy would be good!!!!  It's not scheduled yet, but I'm happy with my decision.  Why take a chance on growing more??  And I'm too old to start having babies (at least I think I am!)  Mine are about 4.5x4.5 inches and 2x2.5 inches, which is probably close to what your mom had.  I just learned last night that my grandmother had a grapefruit sized fibroid too.  Apparently they're pretty common.  I'm just glad we found them!!

I've had them too but my resolved themselves.

WEll you know we are the best prayers / positive though givers there are!

Oh, I know this is the best group for prayers and support!!!  The PA peeps are the best around!!!

I agree with your decision

But just as an FYI you CAN have an MRI with aneurism clips...I'm almost positive

Thanks, Pam!  I think it's the best decision in my situation.

I think it was my neurologist who told me years ago that I could have an MRI but that no tech would want to do it.  The interventional radiologist I spoke with this week wanted to see my op notes so he'd know what he was dealing with.  The clips have been in for 15 years, and I've managed to not need any MRIs in that time, so I didn't know if it could be done or not.  I remember hearing of a woman having an MRI a few years ago and her clip shifted and killed her.  Call me silly, but I'd rather err on the side of caution if possible!  And besides, I want to treat this the best way possible.

postive energy coming from here, too..