It is time to catch up

[chelelev]

Some of this will fall under TMI and the girly girly stuff. 

Monday I went in to the real doctor appointment to have the testing done to see if I was a good candidate for the bladder sling.  They put me back in a room, everything off waist down empty bladder and they would be right back with the Dr.  Two nurses came in to get something out of the fridge, I learned all there is to know about a couple new forms of birth control - vagina rings? and I waited and waited for about 1/2 hour.  Finally the nurse and doctor came in and the testing began.  What they did was cath me to empty the bladder (that is one of the problems, it doesn't empty as well as it should) and then pump in saline.  I was to let them know when I first felt the urge to go potty, then when I was at the point of "get off the the highway at the next exit", then the "hand me the big glup cup now!", finally "Oh shit, pull over, I am peeing in front of everyone, I don't care".  Then I got to go potty and get dressed and off to the Drs. office.

I am a good candidate for the sling operation.  We also decided to take the uterus, tubes and ovaries, less of a risk of cancer and quite honestly, I am not using them.  I am also willing to toss in a gall bladder, and appendex too, they aren't doing much either.  He upped my estrogen, ordered a bone scan and I was off to the scheduling girl to find the surgery time.  We decided on November 15 at 2 pm.  That is after the Christmas Bizaare that I am co-chair off at the church, after a couple of meetings and before Thanksgiving.  I did have the Thanksgiving week option but might not have been a bad idea now that I think of it.  I do pre-op early in November.

Tuesday was regular doctor.  Changing of anti-depressant to generic Prozac.  I need to take the capsules back to the pharmacy and see if they come in tablet form.  I am gradually withdrawing from one and working up on the other and I can't cut a capsule in 1/2 and get the right amount of drugs in me.  Amanda (I love being on a first name basis with my PA, I do like her alot) also is giving me some long term sleep help.  I take enough stuff that should be putting down a horse and I am up after 4 to 6 hours everynight.  I am not well rested at all.  I tried one Lunesta last night at 1:30 am , it was supposed to work in 20 minutes.  I was still up at 3 and back up at around 8.  I had a Lunesta hangover and kept taking naps.  I will try another one tonight but might have to go to Ambien instead.  I've had that before and if I nod off during the time I get sleepy, then I am good for the night.  If I ignore that feeling, sometimes, I can't get to sleep.  This sucks a whole lot if I want to function during the day.

 

 

Comments

[walktrotcanter.livejournal.com]

Sounds like an interesting test...

[maryjo.livejournal.com]

Oh I just love stripping at the doctor's office ;o)

At least you'll get this taken care of soon! Would it be okay if I had your snail mail address to send you a get well card? If so, please e-mail me @:

j_m_36@yahoo.com