The Decision That Changed Everything

After my D&C procedure, I finally felt relief.

For the first time in months, the intense pain was gone. I could breathe again. I could move without bracing myself for the next wave of contractions.

A couple of weeks later, I followed up with my new gynecologist. After a long discussion about my options, we decided to start a medication to help suppress my periods.

I was hopeful again.

What I wasn’t prepared for was the side effects.

I really wish doctors would tell you that the medication you’re about to start taking might make you gain weight. A lot of weight.

Over the next eight months, I gained nearly thirty pounds.

Looking back, I honestly think I might have chosen a hysterectomy sooner if I had known that was coming. At the time, though, I was focused on stopping the bleeding, stopping the pain, and getting my life back.

By April of 2018, I was exhausted.

Exhausted from the medication.

Exhausted from the constant medical decisions.

Exhausted from feeling like my body was no longer my own.

I remember thinking, I just want to be done with my stupid uterus.

So I made the decision to have a hysterectomy.

The surgery was scheduled for May of 2019.

At the time, it felt like the final answer. The permanent solution. The way to finally close this chapter.

But had I known then what I know now, I would have stayed on the medication.

That decision would become another turning point in my journey, one that led to consequences I never imagined.