Now what?!

A couple of weeks ago my boobs were really sore. I really thought that, if I didn't know any better, I was about to start my period. EXCEPT that I haven't had a period since the beginning of 2006! Lo and behold, last weekend I spotted for about 3 days. Ugh.

So I contacted my GYN and asked her if I should be concerned. She said not yet, but I should have it checked. She wanted to do an endometrial biopsy. I have had an IUD, so I figured it wouldn't be any worse than that. WRONG! Yowza! I can't even describe the feeling. It's not pain like stepping on a nail or cutting yourself, but damn, that hurt. I know I was doing a lot of heavy breathing. I think I hyperventilated almost to the point of fainting because my fingers were cold and tingling like crazy. I finally asked her to stop and she did. She put a cold compress on my head and left me to lie down for 10 or 15 minutes which I very much needed.

The good news is, because there are relatively few nerves in the uterus (though I'm pretty sure she found them all), or whatever, as soon as she stopped, the pain/uncomfortableness stopped. And there wasn't any lingering discomfort or pain. I just felt weak from almost passing out. We even rode our bikes after work like we always do.

So now I wait to find out if I have plain old hyperplasia or nasty dysplasia and the course of treatment that will ensure that I never have to have another endometrial biopsy.

I swear, it's 2 steps forward and 1 step back. I've lost weight. Improved numbers in my blood work. Am feeling better and more fit. I just have this uterus issue to sort out. At least, for now, I'm still ahead overall. Eventually it will be 1 step forward and 2 steps back. :-( So I guess it's not that bad yet.