Yesterday when I blogged about my uterus hating me…  I wasn’t too far from the truth.  ACTUALLY, it’s my ovary.  My right one to be exact.  It’s decided to host a party, and a cyst three inches in diameter is sitting on it.  No wonder I’ve had some abdominal tenderness the past few months.  The gynecologist said that we would watch it for 6 weeks, and return for another ultrasound. If it has not dissolved or shrank in size, he will surgically remove it.

We also discussed the other issues:  PMS, cramps, depression, just to name a few of a long list.  Luckily I have been keeping a journal each month since last February of my menstrual cycles, and was able to track period dates, symptoms, any work lost (3 days).  He read over it and once again, we discussed the hysterectomy.  He said we have tried on numerous occasions to get a handle on this with birth control medications, even the Mirena, but nothing over the past five or six years has helped.  This isn’t even counting previous attempts with other doctors!  The hysterectomy is the natural “next step”.  He is not the type of doctor who pushes people towards surgery.

After he left the room, I was discussing the cyst with the nurse.  I asked her to go ahead and set up an appointment with the specialist.  I would like to get their opinion and information as to what they feel needs to happen.  So for now…  we’ll just do some more waiting…  and hanging out in new forums with women who have had/are about to have/considering hysterectomies…  I’ve found one called HysterSisters….  Online support, Here I Come!

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