Pelvic Surgery

This week has been such a blur. Starting about three years ago I began to have some pelvic pain. At first it was very irregular and not to painful but over the years it became much more frequent and extremely painful. Last week the pain was so bad that I decided to go to the doctor. The doc didn't do anything, I felt like going was a waist of my time. Because of a suggestion from me the Doctor referred me to an ob/gyn. A few days later I was sitting in an ob/gyn office to meet with Dr. LeClair. He did my annul exam and we talked about what could be causing my pain. We agreed that the next step would be to get an ultrasound since my exam went well.

The ultrasound for the most part looked good but the technician did find some polyps and fluid in my cervix. Reviewing these findings with Dr. LeClair he said the next step would be to perform a laparoscopy surgery.

Two days ago I went in for the surgery hoping that the doctor would be able to find the source of my pain. He found some endometriosis, a lesion on my small intestine and removed the polyps from my cervix. I am relieved that he found the problem. Now I am at home trying to recover before school starts on Monday. I will be meeting with Dr. LeClair again this week to go over what he found and to discuss further treatment for endometriosis as well as any fertility issues that may arise.

God why this, why now?

1st Corinthians 10:13 "No test or temptation that comes your way is beyond the corse of what others have had to face. All you need to remember is that God will never let you down; He'll never let you be pushed past your limit; He'll always be there to help you come through it." (MSG)

I love this verse, it just popped off the page while I was reading this morning. As I wait to hear from dental schools, as Eric and I decide what were doing with out lives next year, as we begin the school year, figure out finances...God WILL help us make it though all that comes our way.

Man that is so powerful, I just want to rest in that peace, knowing everything will be ok.

Am I going crazy?

Since my car accident in 2007 I have had severe pelvic pain. This pain comes and goes and in these last few months has become much more frequent and severe. Finally I went to an ob/gyn to try and figure out what is going on. From all the tests the doctor ran nothing is blatantly wrong with me. After having an ultrasound on Tuesday the doctor decided to do a laparoscopy surgery on me this Friday. Such short notice but at least it will be done before school starts on Monday and hopefully he will be able to figure out what has been going on. I am praying that he does find the source of pain so I know I am not going crazy.

My mother was diagnosed with endometriosis in her twenties. The pain that I have been having with not obvious source along with the genetic factors has led me to suspect I may have endometriosis as well. If that is indeed what the doctor finds, appointments will follow to talk about fertility. The last thing I want to have to consider right now is the possibility of not being able to have children but I know that if I do learn this on Friday, Eric and I will figure it out. We will be ok because I know God has a plan for us and in the worst case we will just adopt.