Oh... I do not want any more kids. I am too old for more kids. The ones I got now make my brain hurt most days
You are making me soooooo happy I had my hysterectomy! From age 8, I hemmorhaged to the point where I was chronically so anemic, I had embarrassing fainting spells, had to be excused from phys ed class, was always near to needing transfusions, and the pain was intense. At my first surgery for ovarian cysts, I was diagnosed with endrometriosis. After many surgeries, years more of troubles, and no other way to stop it, I finally agreed to have my poor damaged uterus, one bad tube, remaining 1/4 of one ovary, and cervix, all removed. Best thing I ever did. Now, I can't get uterine, ovarian, cervical cancer! And I have no more agonizing periods that always aggravated my chronic problem of inflammatory bowel disease every month, sometimes hospitalizing me. I was only 27 but so ready to be pain free and have only one major medical condition, I didn't go through any depression. We adopted our first baby a year after I was fully recovered and then a second, from Korea, the next year. Our daughters are now 28 and 29 and fantastic. So, you see, I can relate to your anger, frustration, difficulty having what is supposed to be ordinary, aggravate your other major difficulties from RA. Everytime I see that commercial about only having 4 periods/year and even better, the one about something for only once/year, I think how marvelous that would have been for those like me. However, I do wonder how safe it is for women who are healthy and still want to give birth.
All those totally healthy women of the world who gripe about their minor inconvenience, have no idea how lucky they are compared to those like you who have their chronic challenges compounded every month.
So, go ahead and vent or joke about it... those are the best outlets.
But when I go to my Maker, boy do I have some things to say!
CathyMarie
Embrace it? I think only women, who don't have huge pain, can say that. (no offense intended personally :)
Endemetroisis, is the worst!!
I say first, get abbi kitty FIXED!!
then just go and rip yours out!! LOL
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