tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152943581476520044.post3328492015233547716..comments2023-05-10T07:56:37.400-04:00Comments on The Musings of My Mind: Medical Update, Part Floppity JillionMinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17314806455130852142noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152943581476520044.post-75864743209516557752012-03-19T22:08:12.974-04:002012-03-19T22:08:12.974-04:00{{{{{hugs}}}}}{{{{{hugs}}}}}Normahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04264271111823270927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152943581476520044.post-36332241313158584082011-12-29T12:44:44.942-05:002011-12-29T12:44:44.942-05:00{{{{{{{{{{{{{hugs}}}}}}}}}}}}}
I went in for surge...{{{{{{{{{{{{{hugs}}}}}}}}}}}}}<br />I went in for surgery in the fall of 1998 when I was 36. I woke up with a surprise total hysterectomy. It was necessary, they found precancerous cells and some necrotic cysts, but dealing with no longer having the option to give birth is rough. It wasn't totally about having a child to raise, but a very deep-seated, almost visceral shift in how I viewed myself. Now, 13 years later my perspective has changed enough that I am glad to not have children, mostly because of my health situation and age, but it took a long time, and it was a distinct grieving process to reach this point.<br />Be gentle with yourself. My own mom said some things meant in kindness that hurt quite a bit ('well, with your allergies it is probably just as well you won't have kids' for example). The process of dealing with the possibility of not being able to give birth is intensely personal, and you are justified in whatever emotional reaction you are experiencing.<br />All my love,<br />DianaDiana Troldahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04995861214213617151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152943581476520044.post-27478852814784605622011-12-24T13:23:22.850-05:002011-12-24T13:23:22.850-05:00{{{hugs}}}{{{hugs}}}Riahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14269825324849426616noreply@blogger.com