Many of you may have already found out via my Myspace that the operation was successful. My cyst was ginormous (even bigger than they thought). It weighed almost ten pounds, and was the size of a freakin' watermelon. It was the talk of the whole floor. As I told a friend, I felt kind of like a celebrity. A freakish, sideshow kind of celebrity. There were absolutely no indications that it is cancerous. Official results on that in about a week.
It was a rough couple of nights at the hospital because, as it turns out, I'm pretty much immune to oral painkillers. Once they took me off the morphine drip I was miserable. I've now found the right balance (read: two darvocet every four hours) to keep the pain mostly at bay. I have the attention span of a squirrel and find it difficult to walk a straight line, but I feel fabulous!
Until I can tackle the stairs at home, I'm staying at my mom's house and convalescing. Within my first hour here, both the Beagle and the Burmese Python had both escaped--but since then we've been almost entirely without incident.
One thing I'm super-excited about is the fact that I have instantly lost ten pounds! Man, that was easy. It almost makes me wish that I had some ass and/or thigh cysts.
Thanks to everyone who sent emails, comments, chocolates, flowers, slippers, and hugs. This experience has been surprisingly positive. I've been given a new appreciation for my health, and surprised by the amount of support and affection that has come my way--some of it from the very unlikeliest places! It just proves what I already knew--that those I let into my life are quality people.
I really appreciate everything that you guys have said and done. I feel better now than I have in years. It could be the darvocet, but I'm gonna say it's Love.
(Ok, I couldn't resist at least offering a view of the cyst here on the blog. Be warned, it is repulsive...the kind of face only a mother could love. I called her, Mini)
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Wow - that is a wildly huge cyst. They should have put you on one of those medical shows on TLC. It's kind of cool, really.
I'm glad you're okay :)
Posted by: savia on December 8, 2007 08:06 PMI'm glad you think so ;) I do feel like I deserve a ribbon or a trophy or something, but the shock and horror on people's faces when they see that picture makes up for it all!
Posted by: Helena on December 8, 2007 10:30 PMThere was definitely some shock and horror on my face. And I'm serious about that mac n cheese (or comfort food of your choice)! Let me know when you're home and ready to accept. :) So glad you're okay. I don't know if I could live without your poetry. ;)
Posted by: Jenn on December 10, 2007 12:36 PMExcuse my French, but OH MY FUCKING GOD! You had that on your ovary? Is your ovary on steroids to be able to have hoisted that thing around? Seriously, you have one buff ovary!
I'm not as much with the shock and the horror as I am with the impressed. You are one tough woman! I'm so glad you got this taken care of, and are recovering with some good meds.
By the way, the more I look at that picture of your cyst, the more I'm convinced it's staring back at me. Wierd.
Speedy recovery :)
Posted by: cookiebitch on December 10, 2007 12:39 PMCookiebitch suggested I come over and wish you well. Unfortunately while here I also took a gander at your cyst. Um, that's fucking gross. I know I'm going to have nightmares about it. But I hope you're doing better. God I'm glad I'm a dude.
Posted by: HeyJoe on December 10, 2007 10:11 PMI am so glad you feel better, and I ditto cookiebitch's response, and I don't speak french ... I'll never eat haggis!
Posted by: Batonga on December 11, 2007 11:53 AMI'm too squeamish to look at the cyst photo. But here's a wish from both Valarie and I for you to get better soon.
Posted by: Terry McCarty on December 12, 2007 11:20 PMI'm too squeamish to look at the cyst photo. But here's a wish from both Valarie and I for you to get better soon.
Posted by: Terry McCarty on December 12, 2007 11:20 PMHO. Lee. Shytte.
Posted by: witchypoo on December 14, 2007 04:24 PMSo glad you are doing well. I know we see each other once in a blue moon but know that you will always have a special place in my heart & i think of you often. Oh and my little cousins think the pic of your cyst is the coolest thing ever.
Posted by: Perla X on December 14, 2007 07:16 PMI cant believe that I am just finding out about this site now...jesus!
Posted by: Gracelyn on December 15, 2007 12:28 AM
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