Kristin, I would alternately want to hug my dad to death and beat him with a truck if he did something like that to me.

I am grey-ish but while I am at my parents this evening I wanted to pop my head in, with news. I hit recent, so I am sorry if I missed anything, but I need to ask a question.

Barb, hope your gyno has excellent news for you. I feel ya. Cause...

I found out yesterday I (YAY) need to have a hysterectomy. I am 36. Woo hoo fuck-a-doodle-doo.

I am interested in info on the effects, experiences women have had with premenopausal estrogen. I didn't expect to have to educate myself about this issue for at least 4 more years, so anything I know is vague, so in addition to more trad med sources, I am interested in personal experiences, if anyone wants to share.

I hate to post and run, but my home net is down, I am visiting the rents, and my dad wants to play WoW.

Hee. My dad plays a chick dwarf mage. I love it.

{{{Kristin}}}

GAH! Parents is soooo weird. (And I say that with the full realization that I may well drive my own kids equally nuts one day.)

Still-- I can't believe he thought withholding something like that from you was a GOOD idea. Oy.

ETA: {{{Erin}}}

Oh sweetie- argh. What a thing to have to hear. I mean, as far as I know so far for me, it's an "option" but probably one to consider fairly seriously, so I feel ya right back.

Aww, {{{Erin}}}

Erin, as you're talking about hormone treatment, I take it they're nuking the whole reproductive package from orbit?

Oh, yeah, Plei. I had Cystopolooza 2008 in May -- left girl nut and part of a FoTube, and now the right ovary, had a cyst that was lanced and it's growing back...and back...and IT'S STARTING TO SPLIT OMG ARGH RUN.

I take it they're nuking the whole reproductive package from orbit?

So, yeah, all my junk. Sadly, there is no hope for an interesting teratoma this time, just boring excavation work. Likely no aliens either. Le sigh.

Annoying Officemate comment of the day (this time, not about religion!) He asked, "Did you get that email from (mutual friend)?" I said no. He said, "Oh, he's having this party with (weird theme), isn't that weird?" Dude. Basic politeness. I learned in first grade that you don't mention a party to someone who isn't invited.

I also showed him a clip of the movie of Godspell. He said, first, that it isn't really accurate, and second, that he maybe doesn't think it's blasphemous. (I showed him the "Prepare Ye"/"Save the People" scene with the baptism in the Central Park fountain.)

happy Birthday, Anne.

and I am sorry Erin, but I really know nothing to tell you

Oh, crap, Erin! I don't understand at all. I'd think that your girl parts should be constantly high-fiving each other and saying, "WOOT! Check us out, we're in ERIN, how lucky are we?" instead of going all ferwonky.

And {{{Kristin}}}. I'm so, so glad your dad came through it all right, but that was a spectacularly awful decision on his part. Did he ever think about how devastated you'd have been if he'd kept it all from you and the outcome was bad? Yay paternal desire to protect you and shield you from more worry on top of everything else you'd been through in the past year, but FAIL on the actually thinking it through part.

But, oh, I'm glad they got it all.

Eep. Everybody's inside parts need to shape up and start behaving.

Aw Kristin!

My Father had a double bypass without telling us until several days later. The phrase "could have died on the table" was part of the conversation.

Once the initial CONSIDERABLE shock passed it was easier to deal with his terrified deep-seated denial/appalling attempt at "protecting" us.