Am…musings

New Year’s Eve has never been particularly high on my holiday list. I always have a great time, but it seems like the hype and expectations are usually much higher than the reality … which tends to make it a bit of let down, no matter how much fun I have.

This year my expectations are pretty low. I anticipate hanging out with my parents, sleeping lots and taking copious amounts of prescriptions drugs.

What? Well … it seems I’m a bit of a withholder when it comes to health info. When I finally told you about my fibroid surgery (seven days after it happened), I wasn’t entirely forthcoming. I said “all went fairly well,” but didn’t elaborate. Well … “fairly well” meant there was a possibility I might need a second surgery. I was hoping it wouldn’t come to that … and figured why worry you needlessly or bore you with the details.

So here’s the scoop … when they went into remove the fibroids, they found endometriosis and removed what they could. But some of it was adhered to places it shouldn’t be and I wasn’t prepped for that surgery (ok, yes … I’m withholding again, but this time, you won’t be hearing about it later … it’s just a little too gross and personal to share). The verdict at the time was to wait and see how I was feeling … sometimes women can have endometriosis without even knowing it, as I did.

Unfortunately, a majority of the pre-surgery pain returned. I’d also met my very high deductible this year. I figured the endometriosis wasn’t going to get better … and given that I’d already invested so much into my health this year, it just seemed to make sense to have the second surgery.

I’m told the recovery time will be a fraction of the last surgery. And although it sucks that my (and my parents’) New Year’s will be ruined, at least I’ll have the extra days off work to bounce back. And the surgery prep, which starts Wednesday morning, will be like a fast at a fancy spa … perfect for recovering from the Christmas and pre-Christmas gluttony.

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