Wow, its crazy to think that I am ACTUALLY a grad student. It's not that I didnt think it would EVER happen, but the way it happened to me is just amazing. I didn't think I wanted to go to grad school, I thought I'd go to nursing school and be happy. But when I got that job at Wilson as their head trainer I instantly fell in love. I realized that my love was running on the field to helped an injured athlete. When basketball season came around those boys showed me what true love really was. They actually needed me, I felt like a part of the team and they came to rely on me. It was simply amazing and the entire reason I even applied to UNO.
And hey look at me now, I'm into my second semester here, living life and loving everything that has been thrown at me. Not gonna lie it's been scary at times and very frustrating. But I truly do love what I do so I don't think anything will throw me off my path here.
Most of you know my health history and some may not but either way I do have an update since my last blog (yes I know I need to blog more). After my hysterectomy in March, I was feeling better I didnt think that I'd be feeling as good as I was and I loved it. The first time in almost 9 years I actually thought I knew what it was like to be a normal person without constant pain. Then about a week after I got here the pain sort of hit me--I thought it was because I had been up and moving stuff so much but when it started getting worse and was so concentrated on my left side I knew I had to do something. Well I met a new doc, he did an ultrasound and he figured that since all my pain was on my left side and there were a decent amount of cysts that it would probably be a good idea to just take out my left ovary. I said agreed because once again I hate being in pain and it's sooooo irritating. So last thursday I had my left ovary removed--unfortunately non of my family was able to fly out here to be with me because the surgery was literally scheduled only 2 weeks ahead of time. Doc says he was very surprised I didn't have more problems than I did. Evidently my left ovary was so tied down to my abdomen that it wasn't moving causing cyst after cyst to build up along with the adhesions from my surgery. So I am now recovery from my hysterectomy and my ovurectomy and the slight complications I did suffer from the surgery. I am feeling different than I did before, however i know I have a long road ahead of me and it's not going to be fun. I know I will probably have to take hormones to compensate for the ones my left ovary was producing. I know that I am not going to be pain free anytime soon if ever. I know that all my cysts and problems could easily just move onto the Right ovary and I will be going through the same surgery again....but that's something I will handle when the time comes!! :) For now I am recovering and trying my best to just be happy.
Well that's the update for now. Nothing else special going on--just that I do get to come home in 3 months and I CAN'T WAIT!!!!
