Yummy addition to the Fruit basket! (was: Rhonda's post!)

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Ok, Rhonda-

In a message dated 12/16/03 6:17:34 PM Pacific Standard Time,

MMECURIE@... writes:

> And mine are pretty big - one 7.5 cm, one

> 4.3 cm and another one 4.3 cm plus a chocolate ovarian cyst

A CHOCOLATE ovarian cyst? ) Now THAT is interesting! Not sure I'd want to

have that one removed Maybe if I had some permanent chocolate inside, it

would tame those monster chocolate cravings?

" Just go for it " , huh, Rhonda? Sounds like we're in the same boat...so, tell

you what- I'll make you a deal- I'll jump if you do )

Elana

In a message dated 12/16/03 6:17:34 PM Pacific Standard Time,

uterinefibroids writes:

> Message: 17

> Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 19:07:46 EST

> From: MMECURIE@...

> Subject: Re: CHRISTINE ( & others)- I'm CONFUSED / Was: " new to group "

>

> Hi Elana,

>

> You should just go for it. Get those unwelcome invaders out as soon as you

> can. Spending time thinking about the what-ifs are just going to keep you

> procrastinating. I know, I'm not too swift at dealing with my own fibroids.

> Like

> you, mine are fairly symptomless - other than heavy, heavy bleeding for a

> day or

> two but I've gotten used to that.My goal for the myo

> was to lose the belly. Since I've lost weight, I've lost the " pooch " and am

> pretty happy with my reasonably flat abdomen. Without the fibroids, it would

>

> probably be even flatter...I can dream, right? That's the only thing that

> keeps

> me wanting a myo is a really flat stomach.

>

> Rhonda

>

>

>

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Hi Elana,

Yikes! I'm not ready yet for a myo! (Easy for me to tell you to go for it,

huh?) This is something I need to get psyched for and I'm not in a good place

right now. But we are in the same boat, I also have no one to look after me. I

think I could do ok by myself - I've always been self-sufficient - but there's

so many things you shouldn't do. Just the cab ride home from the hospital will

be a nightmare - lots of bumpy streetcar tracks near the hospital. I suppose

I could get someone to pick me up but I think the determination that one has

only oneself to rely on might really help the recovery. But I might get a

private nurse for the first few days at home.

Oh, about the chocolate cyst - it isn't actually made out of chocolate -

disappointing eh? :-) But it does add another food term to the fibroid fruit

basket - it had to be done - those melons, apples, dates etc. are getting

boring.

It's really called an endometrioma and it's not the kind that just goes away on

it's own. Well, just another thing to add to the list of things to remove.

Doesn't concern me at all - or should it?

But really Elana, you should get it done. You have an excellent surgeon with

an excellent record (at least I've heard this) - why worry? I'm sure you'll do

just fine. The timing is good for you - sounds to me like you have nothing to

lose except your fibroids.

Rhonda