Topic: So here's the scoop about me this week coming...ughh.

Hey ladies....

I know I've been a bit quiet here lately, I just seem to not have any extra time on my hands lately...I'm having more surgery on this Friday coming...tried to avoid it at all costs but it seems to be the logical answer at this point...Finally having my ovaries and tubes removed..not sure about the uterus yet (waiting to hear what test results showed)..and probably won't know that until I wake up....Had all my pre-op stuff done last week, and had to go and give my own blood ahead of time just in case...yep, just in case I bleed to near death as I usually do with surgery...They weren't really sure they should take two bags of blood the other day, iron was only at 12.5..so the second bag may not be able to be used, if the iron shows to low anyway..Won't know that until the hospital either...Hoping to not have to use it either way...but some of you may remember, I tend to bleed ( for no reason --other than I pump my blood very hard and very fast)...That would be why I tried to avoid the surgery in the first place, and put up with having lupron for over 3 1/2 yrs.....BUT...last scans showed some slight change in the nodules in my lungs...nothing much but  still change, meaning that the estrogen just isn't stopping enough...After all those shots one would think  I'd be done with estrogen...Only thing we could think of was to get them out finally, oh and start on the tykerb...which has been horrible..down to 2 pills a day instead of 4 because of the side effects...I've had a few days off of the tykerb because of the surgery, and my body feels so much better off than on....

In general I feel kind of crappy since giving my blood the other day, not sure if the iron is just too low, I have black and blue marks all over the place....Seeing my oncologist tomorrow, see what he has to say...Oh...forgot to mention that they sent me for my first bone density test before the surgery, and of course the lupron and probably all the other drugs has put me into osteopenia....Fracture risk moderate for spine, hips and femur...hmmm.....so after all of this we have to address that part of it...I'm sure my bones would be much worse off if my estrogen hadn't been so  high..It's all such a vicious cycle...I'd like to get off this merry go round for a bit, but I guess that's not really the option I want.....

Say an extra pray for me tonight that I have any easy surgery, but then again I figure if  I don't wake up from surgery I probably don't even know it..huh ???? Surgery is Friday, my birthday Sat. what the heck was I I thinking when I planned this..??? Oh I know, July starts the beginning of the year with all the new deductibles and co-pays, amazing the things we try to keep straight...and save a few bucks...I'll keep you all up-dated on my results, hey I wonder how much the ovaries and tubes weigh ??? I could be lighter when I get done, dropping a few pounds...Hmmm  Take Care KLynn....xoxox