Walking Away – With Dignity

I am going out on a limb here and saying that my woman’s intuition is slapping me across the back of the head, telling me to see the signs & move on.
I think I am officially being ignored. Its been over a week since I last heard from Iron Man.

A week is a long time – so I am going to do what every self-respecting woman does…. and walk away.

I always tell my friends to maintain their dignity and I am going to follow my own advice.

I cannot waste my time on a person who does not want me the same way I want them.
I must admit, I am sad about it, but let’s face it, just because I developed a soft spot for him, doesn’t mean it wasn’t just sex for him – and that’s how it was supposed to be.

I don’t have any regrets & it is something I will always look back on & smile. (and besides, thanks to my gynae trip today – I will not be doing anything for a while now!)

I am R1000 poorer & in less pain, but at least in 2 or 3 days I will be able to walk like a normal person again and not be in constant agony thanks to Mr Bartholin! (Think this is karma’s way of paying me back)

Mr Bartholin Rears His Ugly Head – Literally

If you have read this blog for a while, you will know of Mr Bartholin and how it plagues my cookie life.
Last year just before Thailand I had the emergency aspirating procedure and was supposed to go back for the actual operation upon my return.
I didn’t.
The procedure is simply too painful and I cannot handle the slow, painful recovery. So I have left it.
It has come back with a vengeance & sitting on the plane to Cape Town for a short holiday break last week Wednesday, I was in agony.
I finally go to the gynae today and will have to undergo yet another aspiration, sans anaesthetic.
We are then booking the operation for next or the following week and I will be flat on my back for Easter.
I have so much work to do, so this will be a great way to recover and not lose too much work time.
Wish me luck – this aspiration is a bitch

I broke it…

Thursday was my last day of leave – which I planned to spend relaxing before I eased into work on a Fri – purposely planned that way so that I would not have such a long, overwhelming week.

Instead: I had to go to the hospital for an emergency operation.

 I broke it.

 Its a bit embarrassing, so if you really want to know what it is, look up Bartholin Cyst.

 I had it done on both sides and now I am sitting (not literally, because I can’t sit) with 2 gaping wounds that better heal fast!

 

 So during admission, the nurse asks you a variety of questions about your health. 3 pages full.

I didn’t understand the way she was pronouncing some words, and some things they ask are ridiculous because you are supposed to give them dates. (I can’t remember what movie I am going to see at the cinema and I only bought my ticket an hour before!) Seriously.

I know these are necessary for my safety and so on and so forth – but so painful! At least they have nice food at Sunninghill hospital.

I was allowed to complete the form for my anaesthesiologist and had to sign to say that I would not:

• Drive a car
• Sign a contract
• Make any important decisions

in the next 24 hours.

I loved that!

So this is a snippet of how it went:

 

Q: What operation are you having done?

A: Drainage of 2 Bartholin Cysts

Q: What?

A: Drainage … of … 2…  Bartholin… Cysts…

Q: What is that?

A: Umm… its a cyst that needs drainage (I am too embarrased to explain this when there is a ward full of visitors listening to every word)

Q: How do I spell it?

A: Let me write it down for you…..

Looking at paper….. Eish……

…..

 

Q: When was your last menstrual period?

A: 23 December

Q: Have you had a hysterectomy?

Huh?

A: Ummm, no, I still menstruate, which means all my bits are there!

Q: Do you have weight fluctuations?

A: Yes

Q: When?

A: When I eat alot

Q: Do you get headaches?

A: Yes

Q: When?

A: When people piss me off

Q: Do you get sweets?

A: Pardon?

Q: Sweets?

A: Um, I don’t understand, show me the paper…. Oh! Sweats! Yes I do

Q: When?

A: When its hot

Q: Have you have Bronchitis?

A: Yes, but not in the last year

Q: When?

A: Um… (frantically picks a number) 3 years ago?

  Q: Do you have circulation problems?

A: Yes, very little blood goes to my hands and feet

  Ok, we need to take your blood sugar…. proceeds to prick the side of my finger, then lifts my whole arm UP … and wait…. wait… wait for it…a tiny drop appears.

 2 things wrong with this scenario:

1. Anyone who knows anything about bleeding, knows that to STOP bleeding you lift the bleeding area ABOVE the heart – well Sweetie, no blood is gonna come out now that my arm is way above my heart
2. I JUST told you I have circulation problems.

After coming out of theatre the nurse comes to check on me…

 Nurse: I need to check that everything is ok…. Um… where must I check?

 If I wasn’t in so much pain I think I would have laughed out loud.