steph0823’s BodyBlog

**this is going to be my blog about my recovery and why I havent been working out**

Just as I was really getting into the whole lifting weights thing over the summer I started experiencing really bad lower abdominal pains, something I have had since having my son in 2001 but it has been getting worse.  As I was doing a box jump one day I felt like my insides were about to fall out.  I went to the dr shortly after, ended up getting an ultrasound, sent to ob/gyn, everything came back normal, other than a small cyst on my ovary.  The dr couldnt explain why I was having so much pain daily, even with just daily activity, not even working out since I had scaled back my working out by this time.  He said he was going to try some pills to see if that helped for 2 months if not we would try a procedure to help with the pain. 

Nov/Dec comes around, Im still in pain, I researched the procedure he wanted to do, ablation, seemed like winner, I get that scheduled, still not working out, still cranky from not working out and boy does everyone feel it around me.   I undergo this surgery, very hopefully this will help and I will be back in the gym a few short weeks afterwords.  Feb 2nd I hit the gym, still in pain after my post op check and the dr gives me the ok.  He tells me everything looks great gives me the blessings to do whatever, but that Friday I am back in his office I cant take the pain and believe me I can deal with a great deal of pain, I have had 6 surgeries on my foot while in the Navy. 

While in his office he tells me the only other step is a hysterectomy at this point, we have done all the other course of treatments.  Even though I am young (I think he was being nice) he feels this is the best course of action now.  I cant go on living day to day with the pain or on pain pills.  My daily life is being affected, Im not the same person I was this time last year, the pain gets worse with each passing day, and MAN HOW I MISS THE GYM! I miss looking in the mirror flexing my muscles, seeing all those changes, now I just feel like a bag of ass constantly.  So he told me to think about the surgery, research it in great detail and get back with him.  I have found other women who have had symptoms like me who had it done and felt wonderful after, none have regretted it that I have found, and I am hoping that is what will happen for me.  My surgery is March 24th.  I will be down for 1 week, light work for a week, then getting back to my "normal self" after. 

I hope by the middle of April I will be updating my site with supersexy steph progress pics, hahahaha!

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