September 2012

I used to do this thing where at the end of every month I would write about the month, things that had happened, ideas, thoughts, yada, yada, yada....you get the point!  Well for whatever reason (life), I stopped doing it & have decided that it's been long enough & well, I'm gonna do it again.

The kiddo went back to school this month!  5th grade, WoW!  Nobody really can prepare you for how fast they grow up!  I mean I know people tell you to cherish the time you have with them while they are young, but I didn't know I was actually supposed to take the advice, geez!  It's had it's up's and down's already and well, let's just say that I am a mommy on a mission right now with some things I have brought to his teacher's attention!

I think this has been the busiest school year so far.  He is involved in what seems to be EVERYTHING!  LEGO Club, band, Guys Read Club, Kindness Club and that doesn't include any sports the kiddo may want to pick up along the way.  It's sad to say, and this is how I am going to end my "Back To School" section.....but, he has more of a social life than I do, lol....who'd a thunk it!

After many, many years of pain & heartache, I decided to have a total hysterectomy.  Back in April of this year my doctor and I had decided it was the best thing since I had been through 5 other surgeries, countless medications & drug therapies....nothing worked!  It was time to face the inevitable.  So, I got all emotionally, mentally prepared and my insurance threw a 1st class fit about covering it.  So, I had my doctor's office fax over an insane amount of paperwork on my "case" and they decided that even though I had gone through eight years of crap with endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain, they weren't done putting me through more!  So I ended up on another drug therapy which was horrible to my body and after three months I just couldn't take it anymore, so I talked to my doctor and we petitioned again!  This time however, they didn't put up a fuss and it went through.  So I had my surgery on September 13th.

I had what is called a laparoscopically-assisted vaginal hysterectomy or LAVH for short.  Hospital stays and recovery times are usually shorter for this type of hysterectomy.  If you want to read the gory details please visit the link provided: http://www.atlasofpelvicsurgery.com/5Uterus/11Laparoscopy-AssistedVaginalHysterectomy/chap5sec11.html

Long story short....the surgery was successful and I got to go home after spending two days & one night in the hospital eating nothing but Jello (yuck) & having the most difficult time peeing!  After that, I was able to recover at home, which was nice.  At first it felt like a semi had run me over, but it's been just over four weeks & now feels like a pick-up truck hit me instead.  Total recovery time is between 8-12 weeks before I will start to feel like myself again and before I am allowed to start working out!

Speaking of working out.....after I am allowed to start that up again, I hope to slowly get back into yoga.  My goal is to either stay at my current weight or even loose another 5-7 pounds, but I won't be able to start that until around Christmas time, so until then, I just read, read, read.
Gotta try and meet my yearly reading goal for once :)

So that is it for September!  Hope everyone is enjoying the change of season, pumpkin latte's, bonfires, falling leaves, crisp air, & cuddling with a blanket by the fireplace!  See you in October.