Surgery?
I've learned that when I'm really scared, I'm kind of like a turtle. I just want to keep to myself and I pull everything in.
After running the 10 mile run in March, I felt like things were "not right." I went to see my regular doctor and she said my pelvic organs were prolapsed. But she said I could continue running. I wanted to see what my ob/gyn had to say but couldn't get an appointment for five weeks! So, for five weeks, every time I was scheduled to do a run, I was afraid to run and afraid not to run. Not fun.
My ob/gyn confirmed that I was prolapsed and said I was a good candidate for a hysterectomy and repair to the the organs "down there." However, she also said that I didn't have to have surgery. It was just to relieve the symptoms. And, she stated that I could run and confirmed that if I felt discomfort at mile 7, nothing would fall out before mile 13.1. Ha!
It's strange. I love the running. I love pushing myself. However, the worrying that I should not be running at age 60 is mentally challenging, to say the least. Surgery seems like no big deal to the doctors. It is a big deal to me. I would rather not have surgery.
After running the 10 mile run in March, I felt like things were "not right." I went to see my regular doctor and she said my pelvic organs were prolapsed. But she said I could continue running. I wanted to see what my ob/gyn had to say but couldn't get an appointment for five weeks! So, for five weeks, every time I was scheduled to do a run, I was afraid to run and afraid not to run. Not fun.
My ob/gyn confirmed that I was prolapsed and said I was a good candidate for a hysterectomy and repair to the the organs "down there." However, she also said that I didn't have to have surgery. It was just to relieve the symptoms. And, she stated that I could run and confirmed that if I felt discomfort at mile 7, nothing would fall out before mile 13.1. Ha!
It's strange. I love the running. I love pushing myself. However, the worrying that I should not be running at age 60 is mentally challenging, to say the least. Surgery seems like no big deal to the doctors. It is a big deal to me. I would rather not have surgery.
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