It's an OMG type of Friday here

Hello sistas,

This is a Friday that feels way more like a Monday around this house.  OMG.  Lord give me the strength to get through this day.

So, I woke up sick today.  Actually I woke up sick in the middle of the night.  Headache and sore throat.  Was up most of the night with the headache and then Benny came and got in bed with me at 5:30 a.m., and that, as they say, was that.  Feeling the lack of sleep acutely today.

Took Benny to preschool and then had to go have more blood work done.  My new GYN called me yesterday with the results of my ultrasound from last week.  Kind of iffy news.  I do have uterine fibroids, which is why my uterus is swollen.  I also have a cyst on my left ovary.  And my uterine lining is thick again.  Last Sept. I had the D&C because my uterine lining was abnormally thick for my age.  Apparently it has built up again.

So, what does this mean?  Well, cancer of the uterus starts in the lining, and although the doctor sent off tissue samples last year after the D&C and they did NOT test positive for cancer (thank God), it seems I am headed in that direction.  Also, the new doctor sent me for a blood test this morning called a CA 125, which specifically tests for ovarian cancer.  Now, she's not saying I have either one, but I do have a follow up with her in a couple of weeks and I'm going to ask that she do a complete hysterectomy for me this fall.  I feel like I have a ticking time bomb in my abdomen and I won't rest easy until it is GONE.  It's not very good timing, what with the new baby and all to take care of, but that can't be helped.  I need to do it this fall while I'm still on the good health insurance. 

Let's see, on top of all that cheery news, we had baby daddy Mike and his dad here ALL DAY YESTERDAY!  And when I say all day, I mean all day.  From 9:45 a.m. 'til 6 p.m. when we all went out to supper together.  Oy vey.  I was exhausted.  No doubt that's where my headache came from.  There's just too much stress in this household right now.  I am very grateful that my Carrie came yesterday afternoon to spend the weekend with us.  She has stepped in and helped with Benny and with Chris and with Reese, giving me a much needed break!  Mentally as well as physically.  I am so lucky to have her!

Oh, and she is now in One-derland!  She looks so good!  I asked her when she broke through to the 190's and she said last week.  I said "why didn't you call to tell me?" and she said it was when Chris was having the baby.  Then she said, "It's okay, Mom, I'm used to Sissy stealing my thunder."  Oh, that made me so sad!

And I'm also worried about Butch.  He writes that he has been sick ever since he arrived at the rig.  Fever, chills, headache, diarrhea--I don't know what kind of bug he picked up or where, but it always worries me when he gets sick over there.  I'm waiting to hear from him today.  I hope he is better.

Well, sistas, I need to go flip more laundry and eat a bite of lunch with my girls.  Then I'm taking a nap before I have to go pick Benny up from preschool this afternoon.  I love you all!

 

Good morning Vickie and everyone....

Vickie...take a much needed deep breath...you need a few a day!! I am so glad Carrie is there!! Why doesn't Benny go and cuddle with his mom in the mornings? She is home and not working...no offense but isn't that her job when she is not at work??  So sorry you and Butch both aren't feeling well. I pray that you are both better soon. You don't need anymore energy zapped!! I am so worried about you!! Sorry to about the doctor report. I hope they take those parts out as it doesn't sound good to leave them there. Prayers for you concerning that too.  I had to have a hysterectomy at 28 years old. A lot of cancer in my family. I was having female problems for years. I didn't want to wait for cancer. I love you Vickie!!!

I am laying low today as the surgeon ordered. Glad I got all my errands and laundry done on Wednesday!

Much love and many hugs....connie d

I love you, too, Connie!  Feeling a bit better this afternoon.  Still have the headache and now my nose is stuffy, but the sore throat is better.

Yeah, I'm not going to wait for cancer, either.  Cancer runs rampant in my family, too.  I think I would be stupid not to heed the warning signs.  And it's not like I need any of those parts anymore.  That must have been a hard thing for you to do at age 28, but not at my age 56. Be a relief to have done with it.

I want to hear about your procedure on your leg.  I feel badly that I haven't been keeping up with everyone very well, but I do remember you were having something done to help with the pain, right?  Please tell me what all is going on.  I really care about you! 

Hi Vickie......glad you are feeling a bit better. Sorry the headache and stuffy nose is still there. Hope Saturday is a better day!

Glad you have a positive attitude about a hysterectomy. You will be so glad when it is all done and over with. It was hard having that surgery at such a young age. I had remarried and wanted one more child. God had other ideas. I am happy with the two daughters and 5 grandchildren I do have!!

My surgery went well. The doctor went in and helped with removing some scare tissue in my hip/leg. It has been so horribly painful for so long. He froze and cut some nerves and a few other things. I am feeling better already. I actually got out for a little while today. My daughter, Jamie and her wife, Megan are celebrating their 1st anniversary Sunday. In all the commotion I forgot to get their card sent. I did that this afternoon. They know they won't get it until Monday. They know I didn't forget and are okay with that. They said not to be worried at all.

Thanks for caring about me!!

Enjoy your weekend with your daughters and sweet grandsons!!

Love you much....hugs....connie d

 

Vickie, get your radical hysterectomy ASAP, you will feel so much better.
I had mine age 51, had Teratoma tumour on an ovary, my choice to have the works out as could still get pregnant with one ovary....uterine cancer suspected so had bikini cut when surgeon could have done scar-free through navel but he preferred wide angle "view" although willing to leave me one ovary and uterus in case I wanted to attempt a kid. I said no way, don't want to be 70 + with a 20+ kid....Take it all out, and never regretted....

Was before my WLS (RnY)

BTW, my C 125 test had me in upper normal readings/ low abnormal , also could have been lower positive cancer readings, helped me make up my mind to have radical hysterectomy. DO IT, best you can do for yourself..(.you sure don't want to get preggers again, you have 2 grands to look after!).

Courage sweetie....you have so much to decide by yourself....

Jennifer

Oh, Jennifer, thank you!  I've pretty well made up my mind, but it helps so much to get affirmation from others who have already been there.  And holy smokes!  If I got pregnant at this point in my life, I think I would jump out the window!  LOL!  Fortunately no chance of that. Last I heard, you have to have sex to get pregnant, and since Butch had a vasectomy 29 years ago, I haven't had to worry about THAT one for awhile! 

 

OK, pregnancy not a worry, but you will feel so much better, like the best few days in middle of your menstruating cycle, ALL THE TIME. Go for it, plus worry about UTERINE cancer GONE .



Good for Butch and his vasectomy, my husband was chicken, so I threatened to get pregnant if he didnt get fixed, he then did, but at divorce court his lawyer said I browbeat him into a vasectomy, before the judge....and held me responsible for his lack of possible future procreation after our divorce!



Gawd almighty! Thirteen years older than me, he wanted compensation for his vasectomy! (He had it without telling me 3 weeks before we got married, arrived my place a Saturday afternoon from day surgery asking for ice packs...that ended my hopes of having children, he was 13 years older than me and already had a family with his previous wife , children I wasn't aware of'when I got engaged as he witheld info from me)....



So my surgery, even if after divorce, gave me incredible relief and freedom, although this is not your case. Still, get the hysterectomy as well worth it for so many other valid reasons.

Cheers

Jennifer

Yeah for your daughter going under 200!   I am happy you are going to have the hysterectomy; if you have problems, take all of that mess out.  I had a hysterectomy after going through menopause and let me tell you, I didn't really know how badly I felt until they took the soccer size tumor and all the plumbing out.  Even lying in bed with tubes running like crazy, the pressure that I had felt for so long was gone and so was the pulling on my back.   

Your Benny Boy sounds like all my grands.  While my granddaughter sleeps with us when they come for the weekend, the little boys all wonder from their beds to our bed.  Thank goodness we have a huge king size bed because between my little boys, my granddaughter, and my spoiled cats, granddad and I barely have room to move.   

It is starting cool off here and this weekend, the bikers have landed for the bikes, blues, and BBQ or, as I like to say, booze, boobs, and beergutted men on bikes. LOL.