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I am an East Coast expatriate hiding out in the Midwest...

I am an urban gal living in the suburbs and occasionally hiding in the country

I am a yoga practitioner, fitness enthusiast, believer in the mind-body-spirit connection...

I am a mid-life "revert" to the Roman Catholic faith in which I was raised and which has become an enormous source of support, encouragement, inspiration, and joy in my life...

I am a mom, sister, daughter, and wife...

I am an explorer; adventurous and curious about the world and people around me...

I am educated in the formal sense but I gain insight through everyday living...

I created this blog at a time of great fear and apprehension in my life. I chose to sustain it because of the discoveries about myself and the world around me that it has revealed.



What you can expect to find here:
  • the documentation of a love-hate relationship with the greater Philadelphia area
  • reminiscing about the good-ole-days (the 80's!)
  • complaints about my various ailments and injuries, both real and imagined
  • pictures and stories of gardening, decorating, shopping, sewing
  • my love of irony
  • links to kooky news stories
  • way too much scatological musing for sane people


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    Friday, November 28, 2008
    Consider it chukked

    After a near-breakdown, I did some more research, verified my suspicions, and then chukked the Nuva-ring hormonal treatment I have been on to stop ovulation in order to shrink the masses on my ovaries I have been dealing with since September.

    I had not done artificial hormones (via The Pill or in this case, the Ring) since the late 1990s. Back then , I ALSO had every negative side effect that comes with messing with body chemistry.  I tried to be open-minded and try it, as I wished to get rid of the pain. But then I got migranes, which faded into daily headaches. Then the boobs, ass, and the rest blew up like balloons. Now my hair is falling out or breaking off and looks like straw (I usually have OILY hair!)

    I had noticed that I pretty much cried EVERY day over stupid little things. Sometimes merely a commercial on TV would set me off! Now, in addition to teary=ness, I am snippy, no patience, just not myself. So...enough. I have had it. I now know I have fibroids so the ring cant stop the bleeding issues anyway.

    I have no idea what I will do for birth control. Until I get some sort of PERMANENT solution via surgical procedure,  I guess I will have to follow the advice of NeNe Leakes: *Close your legs to married men!* Except, in this case, the Married Man is the one I am married TO! ;)

    Posted at 06:11 pm by brandy101

    brandy101
    November 29, 2008   12:00 PM PST
     
    I have very few options:

    I am allergic to latex, cannot deal with hormones, and hubby wont get the snip (and I dont blame him nor would I press him to - long story there...)

    So its either another IUD, hysterectomy (which solves a multitude of issues but could create new problems) or tubal ligation (which also has risks.)

    I am frustrated, to say the least.
    AbbyNormal
    November 29, 2008   11:23 AM PST
     
    Yikes, considering the side-effects, I say run to the nearest exit from "The Ring". (You know that's a title to a HORROR movie!)

    I was never comfortable with the idea of messing with body chemistry, therefore never did it. We did the diaphragm up until the husband got the old *snip*snip*, but then, I wasn't dealing with ovarian pain. I hope you get a postive and permanent solution soon!
     

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