The Not So Exciting Conclusion

I apologize for letting this post sit in my drafts box, but after everything was said and done I just didn't want to talk about it anymore. In fact, I explained the situation to Riley and let her fill people in when they called that day.

It turns out I have a hormone imbalance that causes very large cysts to grow and subsequently burst every month. Apparently it's common in "skinny girls" according to the Dr. The pain change I felt was the latest one bursting. They saw it clearly on the MRI and confirmed it had burst. The answer at this point is to start taking the pill to prevent ovulation. I'm not sure how long it will take my body to right itself, but I am grateful it isn't more serious. It's such a bummer to have to regulate your hormones when your no longer worried about contraception.

The Dr. maintains removing the whole apparatus or even part, would either do nothing or cause more harm than good. I will follow up with her in six weeks. After my appointment I expected a sense of relief to wash over me, but mostly I feel disappointed. I hate that I subjected my body to that process for a year, I hate the solution and I super hate how long it took to get to it!

So, now I am on the roller coaster of crazy that is restarting the pill after having been on it a decade and off it for four years. Poor Mike. At least I'm (hopefully) done with intense pain waking me up in the middle of the night because that really is the kids job after all. I'm not going to lie I am looking forward to more predictable clear skin too.