Interrupted
My Life Thus Far
My Dysfunctional Vagina
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Another day, another disorder. I'm starting to wonder if
I'll ever be perfectly healthy again, or if this is it.
Maybe it all just goes down hill from here. If that's the
case at 24, I'd hate to see what 64 might look like!
I made it to my doctor's appointment on time, I'm pleased
to announce. I woke up at 4:30am, like my jammies were on
fire and couldn't fall back to sleep, so I got up with
Snookums' alarm at 5am. I took a leisurely shower, got
dressed without Kiki tugging on my leg and straightened up
the house. All before they got up at 6:30am.
Originally, my appointment was just to confirm that I
haven't fallen off the deep end yet and that the Celexa is
working (she has NO intention of taking me off it any time
soon. The minimum treatment time is 1 year, then another
year to wean off slowly). I figured since I was there, I
might as well tell her about my urinary tract infections.
I've been dealing with them for years and it just now
occured to me that maybe it isn't normal. I don't know
anyone who gets them as much as I do. To make a long story
short, it turns out I have a "disease" (I use this term as
it is used at WebMD) called Urethral or Interstitial
Cystitis. That's fancy-talk for recurrent UTI's not caused
by the conventional bacteria that usually are to blame. In
some cases it can be anatomical. I have to see a urologist
to find out what is causing my case, but in the mean time
I've been put on two drugs. Phenazopyridine 100mg to numb
my junk so I can pee without expecting razor blades to
fall out and Nitrofurantoin 100mg, which is a low dose
antibiotic I have to take at all times while Snookums is
home, because believe it or not, the size of his penis and
my possible anatomical abnormality may be the root of all
my discomfort. Isn't this the strangest thing you've ever
heard? I'm literally allergic to my husband! One bit of
comforting info I discovered is that all the gyno symptoms
I'd been having awhile back (the endometriosis and ovarian
cyst scare I never had confirmed, because I missed the
ultrasound) are all common misdiagnoses of what I actually
have. The painful intercourse, the lower abdomenal pain,
the pulling sensation in my sides, painful menstruation.
Now it all adds up.
Snookums and I went to the movies today! We don't get to
do that very often, so we made sure we saw a very adult
movie. Not so much the content, but the story line. We saw
The Fountain. That movie was an enigma, wrapped around a
conundrum, tucked inside a mystery. The best I could grasp
was that this woman was dying of a brain tumor and her
scientist husband was trying to find a cure in time to
save her. The entire movie was intertwined within a book
the woman was writing about the Spaniards taking over the
Mayan people on a quest for the fountain of youth. It was
crazy. I wouldn't recommend it if your IQ isn't over 200.
It was not easy to grasp at all. Snookums looked like he
was watching seeds germinate or paint dry. Grass growing
would have been too interesting of an analogy. I don't
think I would recommend it, although the scenes of them
together while she was sick and dying where very touching.
Right before she died, she asked her husband to finish the
story for her and that was the end of the movie. The
ending he wrote for her book. Snookums promised me that
should I die an untimely death, he'll write the end of my
diary for me. Isn't that sweet?
It's snowing again. God, I hope it melts. I just got the
e-statement for our electric bill. It's three times what
it normally is, because of how cold and wet it's been this
month. $100.22. It generally stays within the $30-$40
range, so it was a little bit of a shocker. I'd rather pay
a little extra to run the heat 24/7 than to be freezing
cold. That's just how I see it.
Well, I'm going to take my pharmacy of drugs (all 4
pills), which will hopefully get my dysfunctional vagina
back on track, then eat some watermelon Snookums found for
me, because he feels bad about breaking my hoo-hoo. It
isn't his fault, but his humungous penis isn't much of a
help! Ciao.
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