Chronic Ama

Well, I see it's been weeks since I've posted anything about my lovely health issues. Last time, I had a cyst on my left ovary that was giving me a great deal of pain. About a week after that, I was back in the doctor's office with more pain, on the right side of my pelvis. An ultrasound revealed a cyst on my right ovary. "F my life" ran through my head a few times. I was still finishing the Provera prescription, so my doctor was confident that the pain would go away once I got my period. But, it was also time to discuss other options. My other option was surgery, which I kinda knew would have happened sooner or later. The doctor submitted the paperwork with my insurance and said they would call me before the week was up. Halfway through the week, I got my period! But, it was the worst pain I had ever felt. I was up most of the night moaning and groaning in pain. I kept my husband awake too apparently. I called the doctor the next morning again and went back in t

Many of you have asked when and how I potty trained my daughter, so I decided to blog about it and share it with everyone. I heard about a program called "diaper free toddlers" on TV once and it got me interested. I did some online research, tweaked the program to fit us, used it and had a great success. I believe the key is early potty training. Can your toddler walk? Stand? Sit? Follow simple instructions? Then, your toddler is ready to be potty trained. The longer you put it off and the "terrible 2's and 3's" have hit, it may be harder to potty train your toddler who is trying to take control of their own world. By 2 and a half, it is harder to hold their interest. I started at 18 months with Bella, but the stomach flu set us back a little. She was full potty trained by 20 months. Here's how we did it: First, you will need to set aside 3 full days that you and your spouse/partner/mother/best friend can dedicate to this program. Two people are a key

More pain. Same story. It started about a week and a half ago as a dull pain around my C-section scar area. Last night it got worse. I was wide awake with sharp stabbing pains on my left side. I was finally able to go back to sleep and wake up fine. But, after a few hours today, the pain came back. I could feel it in my leg and my butt! I called the doctor and they said to come in right away. I went in and had a ultrasound to reveal another cyst. Yuck. Ouch. The doctor said it may be because I should be getting a period, but since my period was late, maybe not. I'm taking another round of Provera starting tonight and I'm gonna take some pain killers to help ease the pain. This sucks. I can't believe that after switching doctors and after more tests and meds, the same problem is still persisting. The doctor also wanted me to try increasing the dosage of my Metformin, but the last few times that happened, I was so sick and miserable. I had blood drawn today, with results comi