Full Recovery
I went on vacation last week and I have to say, I had a better time than last year.
Last year at this time I was in the process of scheduling my surgery and making my decisions.
I went on a nearly identical vacation - I take active vacations that involve hiking, canoeing, long walks, birdwatching, etc - to the one I had last year at this time.
What a difference a year makes. My energy level was much better. I got up early, felt like doing stuff (anemia gone!). We were able to go to places without bathroom facilities because I was able to go a full 6 hours without needing to pee. I could wear any sort of backpack or clothes without the pressing fibroid belly.
I wore any sort of panties I wanted and didn't worry about breakthrough bleeding or inaccurate cycles. I didn't have to plan my vacation around my bleeding.
Honestly, if I had to wish for something, it would be that the fibroids never got troublesome, not that I would have a hysterectomy and never have a period again. I know some women love it, and I do admit that I hated my periods because they were so long and so heavy and I ruined so many pairs of underwear. But they were a part of my body and my cycle and I'm sorry that I had to tinker with my essential nature in that way. Though I never wanted kids, I'm sorry that I can't have them (that's a tough one to figure out, but it's just the way it is).
Posted by Elizabeth M. on June 29, 2005 10:51 AM
