Posted on August 8, 2009 by forcesofnature
I’ve been waiting for things to take a wonderful turn for the better so I can report something lovely. Hasn’t happened, so here’s the boring, difficult truth.
The June uterectomy/ooferectomy surgery was a success (seems I had debilitating endometriosis), and I still have one healthy ovary intact. Also survived a July, fully of birthdays and anniversaries [...]
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Posted on May 19, 2009 by forcesofnature
Although I’m not King Henry and I’m not battling the French, I am in need of a speech of valor.
I landed in the ER this past Saturday, and was kept overnight until I could prove I could keep down semi-solid food. Ready for this? It was exactly a year — to the day — since [...]
Filed under: Emergency Room, Hospitals, Mucosal Fibrosis, Surgery | Tagged: belly pain, diagnosis, health, surgery, symptoms | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 12, 2008 by forcesofnature
Or I was until about six weeks ago, when I started having sporadic, severe belly pain, mostly in my upper abdomen. My doc thought it was possibly an ulcer caused by a medication for joint pain. I cut the medication and started treating the ulcer.
The episodes of pain got worse and came more often, became [...]
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