-My body is being slow to accept the IUD and slow to recover from surgery.
-Dr. Topping suggested I use a period tracker app or keep track of bleeding and pain on calendar over the next couple of months to see how my body is adjusting.
-The endometriosis is cured for now...emphasis on 'for now.'
-Dr. Topping found deposits of endo along pelvic linings and in stomach and she got them out, but they are NOT cancerous! I worried about cancer because my dad, grandparents, and uncle on my dad's side died from it and loads of people on my mom's side of the family died from it.
-The goal now is to stop bleeding...
-Dr. Topping told me to give the Mirena time to work and wants to see me in a couple months to see how my body and the IUD are adjusting to each other. She also now thinks I have irritable bowel syndrome, but I already suspected that and am managing that with changes in my eating. I cannot eat anything with peanut butter or cinnamon anymore, especially, as it makes me vomit on the spot.
-Dr. Topping will arrange the next appointment with her office for a couple months from now and if I'm still struggling, I'll probably get another medication along with keeping the IUD. The fact that the IUD is seemingly working is making me realize that the chances of having children naturally are LOW and that is something I have been working on accepting since this drama started.
-I can travel and I am looking forward to doing that!
-I CAN HAVE BATHS AGAIN! After the surgery, I was told I couldn't have baths for six weeks and I had my papa install a telephone shower in my apartment so I could shower more comfortably. I am so happy to be able to bathe again, though, as the baths are also a mental health buffer to decompress from daily stresses.
