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Dating, IUDs, & hysterectomies

Liz Rizzo — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:24:31 -0500

Thanks, Vered! I don't always *feel* so awesome, but even when I'm down, I just try to keep taking positive steps so I'm a little down the path when I feel up to really walking it again.

NurseBarb - My insertion was P A I N F U L, but there was numbing and the insertion was expertly fast. Open, in, close. And totally worth it!

Sarah - Absolutely. This time around I was just a couple months late, and now that my appointment was around Labor Day, I think it will be easier to remember. Thank you for the reminder about the importance of those annual pap smears - I'm so sorry you're facing such a difficult decision. I do hope you will get at least a second opinion before getting a hysterectomy.

Liz Rizzo

I blog at Everyday Goddess.

I was a little concerned

thompsonsaraht — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:01:40 -0500

I was a little concerned when you wrote that you have a hard time making your appointments because you have the IUD and aren't concerned about birth control. I would urge you to still make those appointments. I hadn't been to a doctor in about five or six years and now I'm dealing with the possibility of cervical cancer. My doctor wants me to have a hysterectomy. It's still stage 0, but still pretty scary. I can't help thinking that if I had gone sooner, my doctor wouldn't now be urging me to have a hysterectomy at 33.

Sarah Thompson

Gentle exams

NurseBarb — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:17:14 -0500

Hi Liz,

Loved your post. I insert lots of IUDs in my practice. I always use anesthetic to numb the cervix first, I hope your provider did too.

Fingers crossed that you'll be meeting lots of interesting and worthy men. I posted recently on Herpes and thought maybe it might be interesting for anyone who's thinking about a new relationship.

Here's the link:www.NurseBarb.com

Have fun, be safe,

Barb

You: Honest, intelligent and FUNNY. Awesome.

Vered — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:18:07 -0500

I don't have much to say or add. Just wanted to tell you, in case you didn't know, that you're awesome. I have a close friend who must be your twin. Same age, same outlook on life and on love. I am emailing her all of your posts. She adores you too. :)

"I briefly perused some dating sights this week. I'm taking new pics
with friends on Sunday. I'm not quite ready to throw myself out there,
but I'm taking steps in that direction. And I'm ready should someone
new come around." - GOOD LUCK!

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