My surgery was successfully performed yesterday at noon. Basically what happened is my doctor found an enlarged ovarian cyst on my right ovary. They needed to remove it immediately due to its size. They performed a laparotomy to remove it (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laparotomy). It measured 20 cm across and filled with 500ccs of fluid/mucus. ( Read more... )

I VOTED ( Read more... )

Today I had to make the one and a half hour drive to Bedford to go to my doctor. After a near-traumatic experience with my bladder (it has to be full for the sonogram) I was finally able to talk to my doctor face-to-face for the first time in months. I know that may seem weird, because most people only see their doctors once every few months. But I ( Read more... )