Sorry about posting an old file on Friday. Hopefully this will clear things up.

I'm back from Disney World. Had a great time but had to come back to face the real world. Thyroid surgery went well. No complications. I've spent the week sleeping in and taking percocet--so it can't be too bad right?

No results yet from the surgery--those will come next week. Listen in this week as I talk about my new found positive attitude. Any takers on how long it will last?

Things can't seem to turn around. My DH says we need to stop asking questions because the answers are all bad. Yet more bad tests results this week: add antiovarian antibodies and low Inhibin-B (both predict menopause) and NK cells to the list. Crud. I feel lost in a sea of diagnoses that have no cure. I feel like my body is slowly killing off my organs and it's just a matter of time before I'm fully sterile. I'm gone next week to Florida (Gabby, you just found out your ovaries are dying. Where are you going to go? I'm going to go to Disney World!). So the next podcast (in 2 weeks), barring any surgical accidents with my vocal cords, I will be back to update you all on my thyroid surgery (did they find cancer?!?) and my follow-up with my RI.

To keep you entertained in the meantime, here is a list of words for your lady parts. It's fun to come up with new words for your cooter so you can mix it up at your monitoring appointments with your doctor. Next time I go in for an ultrasound, I plan to ask the nurse "Be gentle with the wand around my Notorious V.A.G."

I'm headed off to a cabin in the woods for the weekend so I just wanted to post a quick update about my appointment with the oncology surgeon yesterday. It went well although it was difficult not to cry while I went through the process. Every step made me feel like I have cancer (you get that feeling as you are in an oncology clinic signing lots of forms, getting blood drawn, asked if you have a living will, etc.). The doc upped my odds of cancer from 15% to 20%. Not a huge leap but I've been in the IF world too long--when your odds of getting pg are upped by 5% you get excited. These upped odds had the opposite effect. The good news is though the surgery is scheduled--2/20/07. Plus the incision he will make is only 5mm and it can be outpatient as long as there are no complications. Hooray for no overnight stays in the hospital! I also have my follow-up appointment with my RE on Tuesday. So next Friday's podcast will have lots of exciting updates! Stay tuned!