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M.I.A.

Posted Jun 20 2008 7:00pm 1 Comment

I have to apologize for not being involved lately. I've been rather flakey in my "real" life lately as well. (And let's not get into whether internet life is real or not, LOL)

The truth is I've recently been diagnosed with cervical cancer and have been quite batty lately. Next week I'm set to have quite a bit of my cervix removed, and although it doesn't seem to be a big deal (I've never been a super emotional person) I am all of a sudden feeling emotional all the time. Being more on the analytical side of things, it's thrown me through quite a loop. I don't really know why I feel so crazy these last few months. I'm not sick, I'm not dying, I've had my kids....apparently I didn't even tell ANYONE other than my husband for months. I didn't even realize until I talked nonchalantly about it with my sister like she already knew (and she didn't, I guess).

But still, that's what's going on. And hey, if I can't share it with a bunch of faceless strangers online, then who?

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I'm new here and don't know you but I'm sorry to hear this is happening to you. You are emotional about this because it is a very personal experience and it has deep meaning to you. It doesn't matter how you think you "should" be feeling about this, it is what you are feeling and it's good you were able to share it here. There's something about the finality of removing a part of our body that defies any logical thoughts we might have, like being done with childbirth, or knowing we are going to be healthier afterward. Especially so when it is a part of our femaleness (or maleness for the guys), there's nothing more personal than that. I wish you the best outcome.
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