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May is Mental Health Awareness Month. I'm sure a lot of you noticed a lot of posts about mental health on May 1st. I know my feed was full of people openly talking about their stories. I'm a little late to the party because I've been thinking about what to say. I appreciate "health focused"… Continue reading Mental Health Awareness Month
I had my post-op on Monday, and while I understand it’s purpose, we probably didn’t need the appointment. I was there for 5 minutes - she checked my incision sites and asked how I was feeling. Fucking excellent. Happier than I realized I would be. Relieved. Awesome, all done. I’ll see you for your annual… Continue reading Post-Op + Insurance update
It’s fitting that this line from J.R.R. Tolkien’s poem The Riddle of Strider from The Fellowship of the Ring is one of two of my favorite quotes. If you’ve never read or seen LOTR, Strider is actually the kind of Gondor, but he appears to be a Ranger. The poem is primarily about looking past… Continue reading Not all those who wander are lost: another trip
Tuesday was the first gym session since January meaning first time at a gym that isn’t my living room or my garage gym. It was also the first one since surgery. Monday I went on a birthday hike and did over 7 miles - not intended, but clearly what I needed. I’ve been pretty mobile… Continue reading One week out + gym time
Going into my surgery, I was feeling overwhelmed. It was the first time in months that I had nothing distracting me and I was focusing on just me. I never questioned myself or my surgery, but everything I have been feeling for the past few months from school, work and life hit me - hard.… Continue reading I just feel really happy
You know what’s exciting? Throwing out the box of ovulation strips and not caring about wasting the money you spent on them. I’ve gotten a few questions and I think this is a good time to say that sexual and reproduction health education is seriously lacking in the US (and probably abroad). While I don’t… Continue reading Ovulation test strips + reproductive health talks
Yesterday I had a 20 minute interview with the assessment team at the hospital where I’m having surgery. Questions were pretty standard and included: Verifying the surgery I was having Medications I’m taking, if any Transportation and post-24 hour care Scheduling pre-surgery blood work Verify my post-op appointment And they asked if there was anything… Continue reading Prep and Landing
Over the weekend, I was notified that my insurance approved the pre-authorization for the salpingectomy and stated it was medical necessity. Honestly, I was shocked that it came in so fast, especially after I had been told it would take up to 2 weeks. I waited though until I received a message from my doctor's… Continue reading Birthday present to myself
It’s been a long week, but also, it’s only been a few days. My perception of time is just nonexistent and I can’t even blame the pandemic anymore. I got an update about the deposit for the salpingectomy. It's not going to be $1,500, but instead it's $1,124.19 based on my current benefits with my… Continue reading The deposit could be worse
Let's get personal. It's not like we haven't had a lot of personal conversation already over the past decade, but let's talk about something new. Health is inherently political. Health is also a business, and in the US, it feels a lot less like healthcare and more like "sick care". This is something that is… Continue reading Permanently Childless