WARNING: One of those TMI entries. Bodily functions.
GYN doc has
me taking Rx strength iron and a double dose of Micronor, a progestin only BCP.
I believe the Micronor is to help
restrict endo growth pre-surgery. The
iron, to build up my blood supply.
I am not
sure which of these lovely medications is doing it, but damn, I’ve been having
severe intestinal cramping while spending far too much time in the
bathroom. This is the 3rd
time in 4 days that I have felt like a tiny Freddy Krueger was trying to slash
his way out of my abdomen. At times I wasn’t sure if I was going
to toss my cookies or explode out the other end. (graphic, but accurate.) It hurt so much that I was sweating. Sweating like I was out on the trail in the
middle of July training for my first 5k. Seriously, I had to dry off
afterwards.
Thankfully,
it only lasts 30 minutes to an hour each time. And once my gut seems to be satisfied that it
has caused enough havoc, the rest of the day I feel okay. Not great. Not interested in running that
5K. But functional. Going to try lower doses of iron 2x a day and
see if that helps. Oh yeah, the Rx iron also has a stool softener in it. Now that I think about it, I suspect that is
the likely culprit.
Despite the
above yuck, I am feeling pretty upbeat and positive. This morning I called my
local GYN nurse practitioner and caught her up on everything that is going
on. She has done my annuals for the past 8 years and was the one who had me get
checked out 2 years ago when I started having acute pain. (burst ovarian cysts
with 2 other cysts growing) Because of her we figured out there was an endo and
cysts issue. But she is not a
specialist so I started looking elsewhere for help and found my current doc.
She is absolutely THRILLED for me. Her first
comment was “You will finally get to have the hysterectomy!” My reply “I’m not sure I would have used the
term “get to”, but yes, I am having it done.”
She went on about how glad she was that I was going through with this
and that after dealing with the pain for the past two years, I deserved a break”
etc, etc. I’ll be honest, I was feeling embarrassed. It’s not like I have had 24/7
discomfort. I’ve been pretty darned
functional for most of that time. Things
didn’t get really rough until spring semester.
Even then, I know what I’ve been dealing with is NOTHING compared to
what many women with endo (and other gyn issues) go through on a DAILY basis.
She was also
excited to find out that I would be using the bHRT pellets. She is disappointed that the docs do not
use them in their/her practice. She is very
hopeful that once my optimal hormone levels are figured out (which could take
months) I will be feeling MUCH better.
Her
excitement for me did a LOT to dampen my fears and lift my spirits.YAY for docs and NPs who give a damn!! Think I'll send her a card.
Random chicken picture
Honey...if those women with the horrible gyno problems could hear you I think they'd say you DO deserve a break. I think they would not wish you to stay in pain and discomfort because your pain isn't as great as their pain. They would want you to be in as least pain as possible (goal=no pain) and would be happy for you...
ReplyDeleteThen again, maybe those women are cranky bitches because of the pain...or they are just mean in general...and want everyone else to suffer too. In that case, eff them. EVERYONE deserves to be happy and have NO pain. 'Cause I said so.
Love you!- J.C.