Day 11

It’s been a few days since I’ve updated. I went for my follow up on Tuesday and I got a good report. Nothing suspicious in my ovaries or tubes. Lisa came to have her questions answered and I think she’s going to get the IUD and patch as well. My doctor and hers have different treatment views. Her doc says take oral birth control if you’re having menopausal symptoms. Mine believes that I should be on HRT till I’m 50. Progesterone IUD and Estrogen patch. Enough studies have been done to show that estrogen does not increase breast cancer risk and that progesterone if systemic will. Local progesterone (in and IUD) will not increase the risk of breast cancer.

I talked to the doc about my UTI. She apologized for the doctor on call. Standard procedure is to give the patient an antibiotic immediately (especially if they’ve been catheterized) and then if they don’t respond to the treatment, switch antibiotics according to the culture. She also said, I can do things when I feel ready … sex, working out, etc. I can take motrin. Bleeding is normal and will last a little longer than a normal period.

After the visit, Craig & I ate in the cafeteria. I was sad because I ate there with my father before when he was getting treated at Roswell. We tried to fill the prescription at Rite Aid but they have to special order the patches. After that, we stopped at Aunt Roses and Joe’s for a little while. Then we ate at the Family Tree and went back to my mom’s.

Yesterday, we drove back to Queens … 400 miles. I drove 180 and was ok but feeling tired and sore after. Craig had to carry all the luggage and bags up 3 flights of stairs. He was not happy but I can’t lift anything too heavy. While we were unpacking things and I was bending and reaching and lifting, I was feeling strain and soreness. It was great to be back in my bed and I slept really well. 

Today, I had some coffee, a shower and a con call at 10. After, I felt really tired. I moved the car and went to Rite Aid to fil the script. They don’t have the patches handy either so I have to wait another day. I took a 2 hour nap and then did some computer work while Craig was with clients. I’m a little sore today but I think everyday is an improvement.