I hear Gustav might hit tomorrow morning...or midday at the latest.

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/08/31/gustav.html

Good luck, folks.

Really.

That's all I got for now but I really, really mean it...good luck!

Moggy (and Von too)

Comments are turned off here because you're all being so incredibly sweet on Von's post of earlier today...I don't want you all to feel like you have to comment twice.

Here we go...

The Good:

1) We know it's endometriosis...
2) ...and that means it's not something really terrible like cancer. And that's a good thing.
3) I got (gluten-free) pizza for supper from La Dolce Vita. With extra cheese and olives.
4) I have a nearly untouched bottle of wine...don't underestimate the blessing of a nearly untouched bottle of wine on the evening of a very irritating day.

The Bad:

1) We know it's endometriosis...but the problem wasn't fixed.
2) The endometriosis is mostly near delicate bits, which is why they didn't remove it when they had me under...it'll mean more complex surgery or drugs or both. But not the drugs that give me almost-strokes, because that'd be very bad. I like my brain, after all.
3) I hurt all over again and I'm whiny about it...just for tonight. I figure I'm allowed one night of petulance. *stomps foot petulantly*
4) This nearly untouched bottle of wine isn't bottomless. *stomps foot again*

The Ugly:

1) The breathing tube used in surgery temporarily screwed up my tiny and apparently fragile jaw so I can't eat crunchy food...and did I mention that the problem wasn't even fixed?
2) There's still 10 feet of snow out there. 10 freaking feet of freaking snow!
3) I won't look very pretty tomorrow after having a good cry tonight and then getting a little tipsy drunk. Just sayin'.
4) And did I mention this nearly untouched bottle of wine isn't bottomless?

Thanks again, folks...all the good thoughts are really appreciated. This whole thing isn't the end of the world but I won't lie...it's frustrating and disappointing. It's been over a year and it's hard to think that it's not solved, after all, when I thought it was.

But you know everything's going to be fine if my sense of humour is intact.

And it's intact for now. *pulls a funny face*

Thanks again for all your thoughts and suggestions and support...it means a lot to me us.

Moggy

We definitely had some indication that the surgery for Moggy's Endometriosis was not a success over the past two weeks, but we got the confirmation today. Fuck. I think the only piece of good news is that the Endometriosis diagnosis was confirmed. The doc just couldn't get very much of it out. So the pain problems continue in a big way.

More in a bit, but it's frustrating and discouraging news. Moggy will now be referred to a more experienced doctor and she'll be facing either a more complex surgery or some form of drug treatment (possibly made far trickier with her complex migraines).

Fuck, fuck, fuck.

Von