A weird side-effect of a hysterectomy

[reynardo]

is that, as I still have my ovaries, I still get the monthly hormone swings - just not as badly as I used to.

But I now have no bleeding obvious marker that tells me where I am in my cycle. So it can take me a while (and trying not to cry at videos of lost puppies) to suddenly realise "Hey, it's ok, it's just the smegging hormones screwing me over again".

I think I'll try and keep a track of the timing, too, to see if it *is* changing now. I have a sneaky suspicion that the Red Knight, despite having been evicted, is still trying to close down the rest of operations anyway...

Comments

[shiv5468.livejournal.com]

Crying at videos of lost puppies isn't really a test. I do that all month round.

[fenrischained.livejournal.com]

Would it be really rude to ask why you got a hysterectomy? I didn't realise you had.

[timestep.livejournal.com]

*points above*. Oh yes. It is the strangest thing ever. Either I'm in a bad mood, or I'm trying to figure out what I did to my back. Not monthly for me so it's not trackable.

[fluidsparkles.livejournal.com]

I'd have it ripped out too. but i first wanted that at 16 so..

points to timestep yes i hate the omg what did i do to my back pain.

[unseen1969.livejournal.com]

*HUGS*

I had my hysterectomy almost two years ago (end of June 2011) and kept my ovaries. The hormones are DEFINITELY still swinging high and low.
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