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Re: Mutiple posts, sorry! question too

From: Melissa (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Dec 25 20:40:12 2007


The health field is a great field to be in with a lot of opportunities. I def know how fast endo/cyst can grow. Two months after my last surgery I already had another cyst growing on my right ovary. Things are a mess inside and I know eventually my right ovary will have to go too. Good Luck to you in school! Melissa At Tue, 25 Dec 2007, Michelle wrote: >
>Congratulations on your nursing degree!!!!
>
>We have some things in common. Both of us are in (still working towards
>right now) health careers and I too have one ovary and asthma. By the
>way, one ovary still gives you plenty of eggs to use all the way through
>menopause. At puberty you have about 300,000 eggs or 150,000 each. Of
>course some die each year but in the end there is about 1500 eggs per
>ovary that can become fertilized. My doctor told me this but I just
>learned it in school again which I didn't mind! Made me feel better. I
>do wish having one ovary made it so you had a period every other time!
>:)
>
>I just worry about the endo getting ahold of it. My right one went
>soooo fast. There was a small cyst and then it was a giant ovary with
>giant cysts all in a period of four or five months. I was 21 at that
>time and it was scary to loose it so fast.
>
>I guess we will find the right person when we are ready. I just don't
>feel like I will EVER be ready at the right time....
>
>Thanks for your post,
>Michelle
>
>At Tue, 25 Dec 2007, Melissa wrote:
>>
>>Hey Michelle
>>I can relate to what your saying. My last serious relationship was a
>>few yrs ago and I haven't really dated since. I really cared for him
>>and had my heart broken, so I decided to enjoy the single life and wait
>>to find a great guy.
>>Esp this last yr I have had so much going on that I haven't dated at
>>all. I had to have surgery and that was when I was diagnosed with endo.
>>I also have some other health problems and its just been a rough yr.
>>Sometimes I just didn't feel like going out or doing anything. I
>>decided to go bk to school for nursing and I just got a job prt time at
>>the hospital.
>>I'm 26 and I only have one ovary left, so I know if I want a child I
>>need to have one soon or I won't be able to, but I'm not in a
>>relationship and the timing is bad.
>>All of my friends are also married or engaged as well. I'm just sort of
>>convinced that if I'm supposed to meet someone, he will come around and
>>will be able to deal with my endo, asthma, etc.
>>Your not wierd, you have to look out for you 1st.
>>Merry Christmas!
>>Melissa
>>At Tue, 25 Dec 2007, Michelle wrote:
>>>
>>>Hello everyone,
>>>
>>>Sorry for posting two of the same earlier. It happened by accident and
>>>am not sure how I did it. I hardly ever get to go on this site and then
>>>when I do I start reading everything!
>>>
>>>After writing the earlier message I really am curious.
>>>Did any of you not date due to the pain of endo and therefore ended up
>>>dating later in life or not at all?
>>>
>>>If so, I am curious to know. I feel really alone in this area. All my
>>>friends are married (and most have kids) or are in serious
>>>relationships. I have not even seriously dated anyone and am feeling
>>>more awkward about it because of this.
>>>
>>>Any feedback would be most appreciated!
>>>
>>>--
>>>Michelle
>>>





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