Well this is the end of the week and I am not sure I made much progress in teaching Nemi to use the potty. He thinks if he pees - anywhere - he gets candy. He does not understand that he only gets candy if he does pee in the potty. So anyway, I have my work cut out for me.
More to come... stay tuned.
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Friday, June 29, 2007
Pre-Op Appointment
Today was our pre-operation appointment with my GYN. It seems like things are not as dangerous as I thought them to be. They will be removing the left ovary, but there is no reason what so ever to do a hysterectamy even if things get complicated. He assured me that one thing had nothing to do with the other. He even told us that in the next month or two we could begin to try to expand our family. That was really exciting - we look forward to that.
So I will post again next week and tell you how it went.
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So I will post again next week and tell you how it went.
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Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Day Three of training
Well, today he went again. I was quite excited. He was not as scared as he has been. Of course, he was super happy once he got his candy. More to come tomorrow.
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
The joys of Potty training
Well, we have finally drawn the line in the sand and we are determined to completely potty train Nehemiah this summer. We began yesterday (again) by just letting him walk around the house without a diaper. We had originally decided to potty train him back in January when he had just turned three and began school, but it proved difficult since his school day began at noon. He knew he would get a diaper on to go to school and it became too much of an off-on thing. Wake up at 9 diaper off. go to school at noon diaper on. come home at 3 diaper off. go to bed at 9pm diaper on. It was difficult to keep it consistent.
But now his school days begin at 9am so I wake him up and put a diaper for school and when he returns at noon until he goes to bed at night he is diaper free. It has only been two days, but today he went peepee in the potty. Yeeeeppppeeee!!!! I am sure he will continue to do it because he just realized that his prize is a piece of candy, and what child would not do anything for candy.
Will keep you posted.
But now his school days begin at 9am so I wake him up and put a diaper for school and when he returns at noon until he goes to bed at night he is diaper free. It has only been two days, but today he went peepee in the potty. Yeeeeppppeeee!!!! I am sure he will continue to do it because he just realized that his prize is a piece of candy, and what child would not do anything for candy.
Will keep you posted.
Monday, June 18, 2007
Physically Better...
but an emotional mess. I am beginnig to feel a bit overwhelmed. I think it is sinking in what is to come and I am getting nervous, and scared and even edgy. I do not want to be all over the place like this emotionally, but whoah! this is serious. I hope it is a simple process. One of my good friends (Leah) came with me to the Dr's appointment where they said what was really going on and she took some great notes. This is basically what the doctor's said and how the consultation went after he did an ultrasound, which was (I want these notes for future reference):
It looks like a big endometrioma (the fuzzy-looking cyst on the ultrasound) by your left ovary, which could mean endometriosis. The cyst could weigh down your ovary and cause torsion, which is extremely painful and requires immediate surgery - torsion is when the cyst is at least 6cm and twists on itself.
You have three options:
1. Do nothing and see if it goes away (if perchance it is not an endometrioma).
2. Take birth control pills, which suppress the ovaries.
3. Undergo surgery, if the supposed endometrioma does not resolve on itself (or if you think it won't).
It's an outpatient surgery called a laraposcopy or laparoscopy (?) - a small incision below the belly button going down as far as they need to go to get out the whole cyst. Possible chance they will also have to remove the left ovary - don't remember why, might be if the cyst has gotten in there or damaged it or is not possible to remove without also removing the ovary.
Questions asked:
1. Will this make you ovulate half as much, with 1 less ovary? No, your one remaining ovary will work double time and pick up the slack from the missing ovary. You will still release an egg every month; just always from the same side. This may make you go into menopause earlier because your ovary can only do so much work in its lifetime, and will run out of time earlier.
2. The surgery requires a general anasthetic, which will completely knock you out. Kimani can be with you before and after the surgery. Recovery will technically take three weeks (and then you can go back to work - haha), though you'll really only be off your feet for a few days.
3. Will there be scar tissue? Yes, but that is always a factor with any surgery and it should not be a problem with future pregnancies. I'm assuming the scar tissue would be not more of an issue than with a c-section.
It looks like a big endometrioma (the fuzzy-looking cyst on the ultrasound) by your left ovary, which could mean endometriosis. The cyst could weigh down your ovary and cause torsion, which is extremely painful and requires immediate surgery - torsion is when the cyst is at least 6cm and twists on itself.
You have three options:
1. Do nothing and see if it goes away (if perchance it is not an endometrioma).
2. Take birth control pills, which suppress the ovaries.
3. Undergo surgery, if the supposed endometrioma does not resolve on itself (or if you think it won't).
It's an outpatient surgery called a laraposcopy or laparoscopy (?) - a small incision below the belly button going down as far as they need to go to get out the whole cyst. Possible chance they will also have to remove the left ovary - don't remember why, might be if the cyst has gotten in there or damaged it or is not possible to remove without also removing the ovary.
Questions asked:
1. Will this make you ovulate half as much, with 1 less ovary? No, your one remaining ovary will work double time and pick up the slack from the missing ovary. You will still release an egg every month; just always from the same side. This may make you go into menopause earlier because your ovary can only do so much work in its lifetime, and will run out of time earlier.
2. The surgery requires a general anasthetic, which will completely knock you out. Kimani can be with you before and after the surgery. Recovery will technically take three weeks (and then you can go back to work - haha), though you'll really only be off your feet for a few days.
3. Will there be scar tissue? Yes, but that is always a factor with any surgery and it should not be a problem with future pregnancies. I'm assuming the scar tissue would be not more of an issue than with a c-section.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Outpatient Procedure
Well, it has been a heck of a week. Last Wednesday and Thursday I was in bed with so much pain. The same pain that keeps coming occassionally since March, but it has been getting much much worst. My good friend Marisol came over to take me to the ER and after some tests they found some suspicious mass on my ovaries, so I followed up with my OBGYN the next Monday and it turns out I have an endometrioma on my left ovary which has to be removed and most likely so will the ovary itself. The doctor told me that the endometrioma is the most likely culprit for my infertility and he assured me that after the removal of the mass and the ovary the chances to conceive will be much greater.
I am so scared and I feel so wierd knowing that I will be walking around with one less body part. I mean am sure that it is for the best, and I am confident in the fact that if this were not necessary he would have suggested another option, but even when you logically know all these things your emotions are still on a rollercoaster. Kimani has been really supportive and amazingly understanding in terms of my lack of ability to do much around the house any more. He has really stepped up his game even when his plate is already so full of other things. I am so lucky to have him.
Not only that, but the family has really come in to show their support and have been giving me so much help in so many different ways. I am so thankful for each and everyone of them.
That is all for now, I will certainly keep you posted.
I am so scared and I feel so wierd knowing that I will be walking around with one less body part. I mean am sure that it is for the best, and I am confident in the fact that if this were not necessary he would have suggested another option, but even when you logically know all these things your emotions are still on a rollercoaster. Kimani has been really supportive and amazingly understanding in terms of my lack of ability to do much around the house any more. He has really stepped up his game even when his plate is already so full of other things. I am so lucky to have him.
Not only that, but the family has really come in to show their support and have been giving me so much help in so many different ways. I am so thankful for each and everyone of them.
That is all for now, I will certainly keep you posted.
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Visitors In town.
Great news! My sister in law is visiting from Florida. Yiiipppeeee... How exciting? I cannot wait to see her. We talk on the phone all the time and I always tell her she should move here and she always tells me I should move there. We just want to live near each other. I miss her and I cannot wait to her my little nephew too. He is just to cute and I am sure he is very active by now too.
Well, I guess I will tell you all about it later.
Well, I guess I will tell you all about it later.
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