Another thing to worry about

[figmo]

My period was due the day before GAFilk. I have been very regular since I moved into my house.

It's over a week later, and still no period.

Unless sperm fly, I am not pregnant.

I had a normal pap smear, so I don't think it's cancer.

That leaves only one other thing: What I euphemistically refer to as The Big M. Yeah, that.

I'm not ready for this! I haven't had a chance to "be fruitful and multiply!" Warren still hasn't found someone who will perform the surgery he so desparately needs, and he won't propose till after he gets it.

Several folks I've talked to think it's a combination of the stress of losing my job combined with having been on prednisone around the same time. I'm not sure. I've been having dribs and drabs of hot flashes, but nothing to write home about. The last time I had them my thyroid had been screwed up by a combination of prednisone and a viral infection (both of which I'd had), so I assumed the hot flashes were from that.

Comments

[maedbh7.livejournal.com]

I think it's a good thing that you are considering the Big M as a possibility, given that I lived for 3 years with a woman in denial of it (not good, very not good). But I agree with your friends; rule out the stress/prednisone vector first. Stress alone causes that in many women. Recent weight gain will cause both that and feelings of being too warm. And who's to say you aren't fending off a virus? Give it a little time (and maybe a doctor's visit) before you jump to the Big M conclusion. -H...

[figmo.livejournal.com]

I figure I'll wait a month before hitting the doctor, given that it's been less than a month since my last visit to the gynecologist.

Denial isn't my shtick. Dealing with things head-on is.