New updates and whatnot! Things have happened that I can’t believe, and I’ve been working towards getting my endo treated and it’s not working, so a hysterectomy is coming and I’ve scheduled it with my doctor in April 13, 2026. Everything is set up because I’m doing all these things to help myself and I’m still having pain and have already met with the surgeon/doctor about it. There are lot of risks and I’ll be losing my uterus and cervix, but not my ovaries though there are risks and my doctor explained them all in two hours. That’s awhile plus I’m having trouble with the pain and increasing gastric acid, so they are checking that all out this week along with the mri before my major surgery in April, April 13th 2026. This is a long time coming, honestly and I don’t blame myself for this outcome but I do blame the doctors that misdiagnosed me and also, discounted my own experiences. Be your own advocate and whatnot because no one else will do it for you!
Author: Shellyyum
Snowmageddon 2026 Plus Some Needed Updates
Upcoming: New layout that is both responsive and beautiful coming soon. This layout now, fting. the Phoenix Wright cast is just temporary via Snowdrops aka Karen. Don’t forget to give her a visit via my exit page. She is my much wonderful friend and also, how has admin Shelly been? Much better after going to therapy and getting shots in my pelvic area to help relieve the tension. It has really helped me a lot and I cannot discount how much it costs in the end because it’s still expensive despite my great insurance because in America, there’s no such thing as single health care nor socialized medicine in any respects. I don’t have to recount the horrors that people would rather die than get help…but I have no choice. Pain, or rather being in pain has put a big damper on my moods and it’s why when I did telahealth with my psychiatric nurse practitioner that we changed nothing but the placement of how I take my anxiety meds. It’s a miracle!
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Surgery Blues/Thanksgiving Joys/Beginnings Mount
So, it happened- I had my surgery and I had endometriosis, very badly and they also managed to scrap a lot of it away which is great but recovery time in two weeks for me and then I’ll return back to work on the 14th of December. I miss it. I miss being active and hate having to rest but I gotta because they did the surgery laparoscopic, and man does it hurt still. They gave me strong medication for the pain but I’m using it sparingly because it is a schedule II narcotic and I could get addicted and I don’t want that. Anyhow, I’m doing better since I had the surgery on the 24th, a few days before Thanksgiving. Better than missing out on Christmas. Plus, I made it to my deducible and out of pocket costs if you aren’t familiar with US private health care insurance. Once you reach a certain amount you pay for, then, your insurance company covers the rest of the year until the 31st of December. Then it rolls around for next year to meet a new deducible.
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The Many Perils Of My Heart
My surgery is in less than a week or so-November 24–and yesterday, I did the preop and preregistration for it with my aunt whom is like my mother at this point and goes to all my appointments and is my consolation in all this journey. I don’t owe anything but the surgery costs like 67K which is ridiculous. At the end, I am from the US and have employer based private insurance which is unreal and crazy through my husband’s job. At the end, there’s no guarantee that my doctor will find the endometriosis in me. I was told that there weren’t be any damage but that’s the risk, risk with all surgery, honestly especially any kind.
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Sometimes Things Do Get Better
So, I was pleasantly wrong with my SOM aka Department Head manager and I’m grateful for that—Sometimes being proven wrong is a good thing because I’ve shown her what an asset I am with the front end and she appreciates that. I always take my work seriously. And things have considerably have been looking up with the set up with my surgery date being before Thanksgiving which was hard to take because I rather miss one minor holiday than the biggest one- Christmas plus had to do it before my benefits expired on the 31st of December. And my new ones begin after on January 1st. Insurance is crazy complicated for no reason especially with the government shut down.