One LONG week...

Well, it's been a while since I've posted.  What can I say?  Life gets crazy and I have forgotten to stop and think about things lately.

This week started on Saturday (I know, that is usually when the week ends, but mine started here).  I was at Jordan High School standing in the pouring rain watching athletes racing hard in the miserable weather on Saturday, and then we took a weather delay after some thunder and lightning came rolling in.  Eventually, the meet was called off and we all went home.  When I got home, the weather was actually nice in Mebane (where I live), so I went for a run of about 6-7 miles.  I was feeling good, but when I got home, I suddenly had severe abdominal pain and nausea.  I could pinpoint it to my right side and right away Steve & I thought the same thing - appendicitis!  So we had Grandma & Papa come watch the kids and we rushed to Urgent Care. 

From there we were sent to the ER for further imaging - either appendicitis or ovarian torsion.  I began to actually feel better on the way to the ER (isn't that how these things go?), but we still went to get everything checked out.  After several ultrasounds and a CT scan, the doctors found that I had a large ovarian cyst (4.5 cm) on my right ovary, and the weight probably caused the ovary to twist on itself from the running, causing intense pain.  The good thing was that it had untwisted itself at that point, so I didn't need to go through surgery.  They suggested a follow-up with my OB-GYN.  We got home a little after 2am Sunday morning.

Jake woke me up at 6am Sunday morning.  Fun times.  I spent the day trying to spring clean the house.  I started in Jake's room and never finished.

Wednesday I went to Walmart for groceries.  Ella tells me she doesn't feel well, so we head straight home instead of the park (as I had planned).  When we get home and I get Jake down for a nap, Ella starts complaining that her eye hurts.  It has lots of green eye boogers coming out of it, and she's running a fever, so I call the pediatrician.  No available appointments for that day, so I have to take her to Urgent Care.  I drop the spirit pack at practice, let the coaches know what's going on, and leave.  Long story short - Ella has pink eye.  Fun times, I tell you.

Thursday I have my follow-up appointment in the afternoon.  The cyst is still the same size, and I am scheduled for a re-check in 6 weeks.  I basically have 3 options for how this cyst will turn out:
1) the cyst will burst, and it will be incredibly painful, but the body will heal itself and everything should go back to normal
2) the cyst will NOT burst, but it may cause an ovarian torsion, which will be incredibly painful, I could lose my ovary, and it will require surgery to fix
3) the cyst will NOT burst, I don't have an ovarian torsion, and it's still the same size at the 6 week check up, so I get scheduled for surgery to remove the cyst.

So in 2 out of 3 options, I have surgery.  I'm actually really hoping for #1, but really praying against #2 at this point.  I'm also restricted in my running activities because that can cause the torsion.  I was just getting back into a good running routine.  I'm going to go out of my mind!!!  ARGHHHHH!!!