the big H
today is crazy so far, gearing up for surgery tomorrow. yep, it's hysterectomy time! woo hoo. i'm finding it's really hard to prepare for, i have no idea what to expect except for the warnings i get from everyone from my mother to neighbors. i never had a C-secion & had a small laproscopic thing done awhile ago, so this will be interesting....i find that i'm more nervous about aaron & the kids & not being able to help them than the surgery itself, that i've barely considered. it's also not good that i keep forgetting about madyn when i make playdates for the kids or other plans, i guess having three kids still hasn't really sunk in.
yesterday i spoke to a neighbor who had this same thing done 5 weeks ago by the same doctor & it really made me realize how challenging this is going to be to recover from. i momentarily decided i should immediately cancel the surgery & pretend everything is fine. & maybe it was a sign, but i started feeling icky & crampy & i remememered why (aside from giving me three beautiful children) i hate my uterus. damn thing has been a pain in my...stomach actually, since i was 12. even though i'm thinking i am nuts for doing this right now, i also have to remind myself that this is for the best, ultimately i will feel much better down the road & i'll be a better mom to my children. & that i'll save $3000 by hurrying up & doing this before 2009. that's definitely motivating too.
so wish me luck! with the holidays & all i didn't have an opportunity to do so but after all this is over i may just have to throw myself a "Farewell Uterus" party!
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yesterday i spoke to a neighbor who had this same thing done 5 weeks ago by the same doctor & it really made me realize how challenging this is going to be to recover from. i momentarily decided i should immediately cancel the surgery & pretend everything is fine. & maybe it was a sign, but i started feeling icky & crampy & i remememered why (aside from giving me three beautiful children) i hate my uterus. damn thing has been a pain in my...stomach actually, since i was 12. even though i'm thinking i am nuts for doing this right now, i also have to remind myself that this is for the best, ultimately i will feel much better down the road & i'll be a better mom to my children. & that i'll save $3000 by hurrying up & doing this before 2009. that's definitely motivating too.
so wish me luck! with the holidays & all i didn't have an opportunity to do so but after all this is over i may just have to throw myself a "Farewell Uterus" party!
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posted by joanna at 4:01 PM
2 Comments:
Hi Joanna,
By the time you get this message, your surgery will be over. I hope it all goes well. And you will be sooo very glad you did this at this time. The sooner you get rid of that cranky uterus, the sooner you'll feel like a new woman.
I'll be watching for a progress report.
Becky
thanks becky, i really appreciate it! i'm recovering pretty well (so far, but i also haven't had to get up all day!)
i know this will be sooooo great in the ling term, i'm really happy i did it! thanks for the support :)
joanna
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