Six Weeks -- Feeling Pretty Fine

I haven't had my laptop so I haven't been able to upload any photos in a week. I'll have some soon of my healing belly. I don't think you can see much change on the outside but I can definately feel the difference on the inside. I'm a lot less sore now and I have more energy.

My cramps were awful last week, I thought I was going to die and I had spotting which isn't normal for me. My period came last week, over a week late, and it wasn't normal. I had more hemorrhaging for several days and felt very light-headed. It doesn't even take that much blood loss for me to feel this way. I was anemic to start with, something I've been working on since my surgery by taking iron supplements. I think my uterus might have had a hard time contracting properly and maybe it was still adjusting to all the recent changes.

I looks like things are getting back into order though, all biological signs are A-OK now. My incision is still sensitive but I don't have to wear the granny knickers anymore and I can comfortably sleep on my belly at night. Wednesday morning my body told me it was time to exercise again. I've been aching for the first time since my surgery, the kind of aches you get when you don't exercise for a while. I've been trying to pick it up and do more physical activity including a little jogging down the street and push-ups.

We babysat my 26 month old nephew at the beginning of the week and the kid had us running around for hours. My partner says that he's not sure he wants one now, that his life will be certainly over if he has to do that every night. I don't think he is serious, he would love a baby if we had one and be awesome about it. I told him we can get an au pair, though I don't know that we really would do that. We'll figure it out when the time comes.

My partner also noticed the other day that for the first time in a couple years there is this lightness to my person, some weight being lifted. I think it is from the fibroid mostly. It was a big psychological burden on me to know that I wasn't well and that I had to manage a condition that may or may not affect my fertility. My partner said that now I know I can get pregnant and now that the fibroid is gone things are looking a lot easier. Let's hope so.

It will be another 8 weeks or so until we're able to start trying to conceive. I'll be away on vacation for part of that time and then I'm going to try to take some art classes in the new year to help keep my mind off of it all.