funny you should ask.

Hey everyone, this is my first Blog. I know, that's pathetic, but everyone keeps telling me I should write a book. Well, you know, I'm just too lazy for that. How about a blog though?
This segment will be about my recent weight loss:

People have been coming up to me alot lately and saying WOW! You look great!(are you sick?).I think that is very funny. Us woman are always aware of how much each other weighs, and we also know that rapid weight loss can mean illness.. However, I have been losing weight for almost a year now, so it is NOT rapid weight loss.
It is funny that they ask though, because yes, I am sick! ( and not just in the head ) I have always suffered from pelvic region issues.. 4 years ago, I had my first hysterectomy.. Yes, I know that is an odd thing to say, only for me it feels true. This past February I began having pelvic pain again and my doctor thought I was having an ovarian cyst. For 3 months I had bunches of ultrasounds, and other fun stuff too.The pain went on and on then one fateful day,( after one of these ultrasounds) my doctor announced ( in sort of a confused manner, you have no cyst on your left ovary!) Then he announced that I did however have a cyst on my right ovary (incidently, I was having no pain over there,) My doctor then decides he must "go in" for
my second Hysterctomy ( as I call it ).I was
not totally thrilled about that considering my hysterectomy wasn't exactly a barral of laughs, especially the part where they punctured my bladder by mistake. ( My reaction was "really, how do I know I don't have an indoor sprinkler system?" His response was "Oh, no worries, I sewed it up and ran some dye through it, it's cool ") Don't get me wrong, my doctor is awesome and very capable. He is just quirky, like me. In June they "went in" to take a look around (It always starts out innocently enough, but generally ends with giant surgery. This time was no different. When the "went in" they found that my left ovary and my appendix had an argument and my guess is my intestines tried to "break-up" the fight. My doctor got there just in time to rescue my intestines and the "bouncer" threw out my left ovary and my appendix! I thought that was a bit "harsh" for a first offence, but what do I know? Because of all the rucus, some of my abdominal muscles had to be reconstructed (ice packs were my friends). But the good news is,my intestines were allowed to stay and they are really keeping up with things nicely. You would think that would be the end of the nightmare, but you would be wrong my friend.
In mid August, I began to have pain in my left side AGAIN, ( I kept telling my doctor it was my phantom ovary just visiting) but he didn't buy it. I finally could not take it any longer and went to the ER to get an ultrasound (It was Sunday, as you know all major medical emergencies happen on a Sunday, when it is physically impossible to reach your doctor. ) After much drama(mostly on my part ) they did a Cat Scan and found a MASS on my left side. WHAT? What's left over there? The funny thing is during the last surgery my doctor wrapped up my right ovary in a material that should help with the scar tissue growing too much ( apparently I need "weed be gone" in my abd. So this MASS they were speaking about was a mystery. You see how this is a fun story? Well after being in the hospital for 4 days ( with no food or water "NPO") they decided that their course of action would be to do a CT guided needle extraction thingy.. I do believe that IS the correct medical term for this procedure, but . I'm not positive. So, just when I am freaked out the most and really getting thin, they chicken out and say the radiologist thinks it's "TOO RISKY" ( I'm glad someone stopped drinking for a minute,haha, ) Then, my doctor decided he wanted to try something "midevil" on me. He incerted pain blockers (via needle, by the way) in to my abd, in hopes that it would at least block the pain until we get this figured out. I am happy to say that my blood tests show no sign of cancer or infection;) the bad news is the blocker didn't really block much. One week later,(that should be read with a french accent ) I saw my doctor again ( we are getting very close these days ) and after I told him his evil plan failed ( the pain blocker plan ) , He came up with an even more frightening proposal.. steroid injections straight intoi my abdomin ( I mean shoved in deep!) hopefully, that would "hit the spot" and take away the pain (I hate to dissappoint him, he's such a nice young man). In his defense, he believes my pain is caused from the material that he wrapped my ovary up in ( and apparently scattered around lik party confetti ) is bumping up against my lower pelvic muscle and causing spasms. Wow! I'm "spazzing out". Today, I had another ultrasound.. because I can.. He wants to compare the one I had in the hospital to this new one. I also await my appoint me on Friday to see what new and inovative ideas he may have. Just so you know. I think this whole process is hilarious. I can't wait to see what happens next. I hope you feel the same. Thanks for reading. More later. April