CONTINUATION OF YESTERDAYS STATUS: Remember this all happened in the year 2011.. The year my body fell apart, the year my life fell apart.. Yet the year that made me STRONG AS HELL!! I come to in my room for the next 3 days, its filled with family and friends. The doctor walks in to tell me IT WAS NOT CANCER!!! Oh did Tears Of Joy Fill My Eyes.. the cysts on my ovaries were just cysts, along with Endometriosis and Fibroids. The mass they removed form my abdomen area was the size of a basketball. The doctor could not figure out how all of that was inside of me.. That large mass was pushing up the bottom of my bladder, sealing it off. This was causing the bladder to shut down.. Now you would think this is the end of my story.. NOPE Due to the mental trauma, every time I went to the bathroom I would go into a panic attack.. The fear of Not being able to empty or even initiate.. That fear stayed with me a long time .. Oh that sucked... Then after a few months I noticed I was going to the restroom a lot.. Like I couldnt get dressed and out of the bathroom before I had the urge to go again... Ughhhh now what?!?!?! So back to the urologists I go. Good lord more tests.. Humiliating, PAINFULL tests. No numbing, no nothing! More catheters, probing inside the bladder to look inside, etc.. Rrrrroar. The 1st scan showed a spot in my bladder!! WHAT... Yes a spot. So now I wait a month and have to come back for another probing.... AWWWWW the pain... But the Good Lord took care of me and the spot was gone.. Basically, I have damaged my bladder by waiting as long as I did both times my bladder shut down. the 1st time in June and the 2nd in July.. I stretched out my bladder walls, which will not shrink back. If only I had known better... :( But I didnt.. The doctor started me on Flowmax.. which is commonly used in men, but worked for a little while helping to relax the bladder muscle helping me to empty a little better.. After being on the medication I noticed I was really light headed, especially in the mornings. The Doctor then informs me that this medication lowers my blood pressure, which is already low normally.. So now I have to be careful when working out and lifting heavy weights.. UGHHHHH Ive been on the medication now for over 2 years.. Ive had to double the dose.. Which of course lowers my BP even more... CRAP Now after 2 years, its not really working so now I have to manually manipulate my bladder in order to empty.. The doctor is not happy with my remedy.. He wants me to learn how to Self Catheter.. Hmmmm, no thank you... Then he suggested a PACE MAKER for my bladder... Bad thing is this apparatus is just under the skin on my hip just above my butt... Hmmmmm, yeah NO THANK YOU.. So instead I will continue with my remedy.. Unfortunately, there is a danger with my method. As I could end up forcing urine back up into my kidneys.. Which Is Bad according to my DR.. So now I have Ultrasounds and blood work on my kidneys once a year.. Shands is my 2nd home 7 surgeries in 2 years, scars from my collar bones to my inner thighs.. Dr visits I cant keep count any more.. But Im Alive, Tuff As Nails and I Appreciate Life So Much More.. Evan training for my 1st figure competition at 45yrs old, scars and all.. LIFE IS AWESOME!! I Thank God every Day for It...
Posted on: Wed, 09 Jul 2014 15:08:33 +0000
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