Hiding a big belly with a scarf
I decided to distract myself from my ovarian cancer concerns today by taking some pictures to illustrate one of the...
So that’s what a hot flash actually feels like
With everything that's going on as far as the ovarian or other cancer possibilities that have brought me to the...
You think you don’t deserve to be fibroid free?
I'm sitting here trying to maintain my focus and to not listen to the voices in my head that are...
There’s no need to dress like you’re pregnant
Life goes on and so do I... Yesterday before I saw the results of my CT scan, I setup my...
CT scan – concerns that mass is coming from ovary
So I had my appointment on the 20th, and I have been told the results yesterday (21st). Basically I have...
Not looking forward to CT Scan tomorrow
My anxiety is already beginning to rise in advance of tomorrow's CT Scan appointment. I've been feeling pretty confident that...
Good morning Sunday
With the sun shining so brightly outside my window it's hard to believe there is snow on the ground, but...
Good morning Saturday
It's 2016. I just turned 45 two months ago. I feel as if I'm supposed to say that with a...
My Fibroids today January 13 2016 #2
Around 12 AM EST January 13th I wrote my first real post in several months; but I titled it My...
My Fibroids today January 13 2016
This is my first real update since June-July 2015. Things have been good for the most part. I have been...
My name is Monica. I started this blog years ago to document my attempt to shrink my fibroids naturally. I tried many things over many years. Some methods seemed to help. Others not so much. But in the end I had to get a hysterectomy and I had to get my ovaries removed. I had surgery in March 2016. Mine was apparently one of the biggest and most gruesome fibroids the surgeons had ever seen. I am now trying to rebuild my life and re-invent myself.