My OB had me double up on my progesterone (to stop or reduce my bleeding) until I have the uterine ablation and I think it is causing me extreme fatigue. I am so very tired. I can barley function or keep my eyes open! I debated cutting back to the "normal" dose but I'm trying to tough-it out. I'm not sure it's worth it. I'll give it another day or two and then drop my dose back down. I've had the bleeding so long now it won't matter for two more weeks. I'd rather feel better than feel like I'm living in a fish bowl.
I'm still having a pain in my lower right side. I think it's the cyst(?) they mentioned on my last scan. Sometimes it feels like a burning pain and at others it just throbs. I'm going to tell my doc when I go in for my pre-op on Friday (next). Maybe she can take a quick look via ultrasound. I'm sure it's nothing but once you are diagnosed with CANCER, it makes you worry about everything. Cancer patients do have a higher chance of getting a second cancer than those without cancer. It just is what it is....
OK... I wrote the above a week ago. I am still very, very tired! I continued to take the double dose of progesterone until today. I went to refill it yesterday and the pharmacy said my insurance wouldn't let me until next week. The day of my procedure. I won't need it after that! ARGH.... they told me I would have to have my doc call in the dosage change. I sent her a message about it but haven't heard back. I only have 3 pills left so I'm taking two today and one in the morning (I've been taking two in the a.m. and two in the p.m). My pre-op appointment is tomorrow so I will ask her what she wants me to do. I'm curious to know if she thinks its the progesterone making me tired. I can't remember when my fatigue started. Before or after I doubled-up? I hope its the medication and not something else because I want to feel better! I just hope this ablation works. Wednesday is the day. The hospital called today to get me registered and fill out my "Health History". Hey, I'm not having surgery, it's just a "procedure"... I guess it doesn't matter. I still don't know if they are going to use "conscious sedation" or general. I'm sure it's propopherol--just like when I had my colonoscopy. I am nervous about it. I don't know why. Here I've had two major surgeries and I wasn't that nervous but here I'm going for a same-day procedure and I'm worried about it. I'm worried about possible complications. I think I will feel better after I get all the details tomorrow.
Tomorrow is the day! Ablation city... :)
I found this today:
It is a Zebra made out of Lego's! Its at the Houston Zoo. So cute!
My appointment with my doctor last Friday was mainly to just sign the release forms. She told me that she'll scrape my uterus and sent that to pathology. Just to be sure that there isn't anything else going on (more cancer). I sure hope it isn't. Then she will ablate the lining with a laser! I still don't know if it will be general anesthesia or not. It is up to the anesthesiologist.
I still don't know what time I have to be there. They are supposed to call me anytime now. She has two other procedures and wants to do mine last so that we're sure to have the octreotide on hand. Her other procedures shouldn't take long. I'm hoping it'll be before noon though! It is hard to not have anything to drink for that long. Not eating doesn't bother me but no coffee? Sad...
On the "fatigue" front, I am still really tired but I think it's a bit better. No progesterone now for 4 days. Not sure how long it take to get out of your system. Not long I think.
I will let you know how it goes....
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