Last week I received a phone call from my surgeon with the pathology results of my uterus Fallopian tubes ovary's and surrounding area. Great new no cancer or precancerous cells anywhere else!! they did find as she put it A rare pathological entity I had something called an Uterine Hemangioma!http://www.archivesofpathology.org/doi/pdf/10.5858/arpa.2011-0078-RS She was extremely surprised to find it and was amazed that I had to full-term pregnancy with no sever complications. I reminded her that after I had Kaylee I continued to bleed for almost ONE YEAR until it finally stopped. Shortly after I talked to her my OB that I have been seeing for the last 5 years e-mailed me and said she was amazed to here about the the pathology report. She also apologized for not listening to me more about my pain and amount of bleeding. My whole life I have had really heavy periods that lasted really long like 3 to 4 months which were really painful. They always dismissed me about the amount of bleeding and my pain. They said it was do to my P.C.O.S http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/pcos/basics/definition/con-20028841 so I believed them. I am happy that I am done with my periods and that there is no more cancer! I will have to have my ovaries removed at or after menopause but that is about 10 years down the road I hope. For now I will see my OB once a year and do blood work every 6 months.
As far as recovery I have been surprised how long it is taking me to get back to full strength. I get so tired so fast and if I push myself I get nausea and throw up. Pain wise i think I am doing okay. I hurt a lot more on my right side then my left but I am hoping it will be gone soon. I am taking mostly Tylenol do to my tummy upsets. I the hardest part is Michael and taking care of him. No lifting is hard with a 18 month old. I am not quiet 2 weeks in and I am not sure how I am going to make it to 8 weeks. Plus with Michael he fights me with almost everything so I am holding pulling lifting with him a lot. Kaylee is super helpful most of the time and can do almost everything for herself! I get to start driving again on Monday and I can't wait. 2 weeks no driving has been so very hard. I have been home mostly and to grandmas a few times. Ken goes back to work full time after next week and I am hoping by then I will have most of my strength and energy back.
I have been doing a lot of thinking since this whole health scare started and if I live as long as my mom and dad did (they both died at 65) I have lived more than half my life right now at the age of 34. I really don't want to die that young. I am going to start really exercising a lot more and taking better care of myself. My regular doctor wants to run a few more tests with my lungs but after that I should be okay. I want to see my children grow up and live full lives and I want to be healthy while I am alive. I do not want to spend the last years of my life in a nursing home like my mom or go blind in my mid forty's like my dad. They both lived the last 5 to 10 years of their lives in pain and unhappiness. I am going to be different and the one good thing that I have is Ken who will help me, push me and encourage me all the way.
I have also had the time to do some research on stuff for Michael since all I do is sit around. Michelle took me to Parents helping Parents http://www.php.com/ The people there were so helpful and I got a lot of info and a few books to start reading. I am coming up with a game for his 18 month doctors appointment. I am going to be a little more pushy with his doctor and I will be a lot more educated on what I want for him.
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