{{{Erin}}} Health~ma, hon. That blows that you're going to lose money. Any chance you could sweet talk the admin? At my old school, we used to have a sick day "pool" where everyone donated one sick day a year to help cover someone who ran out, but the admin always did their best to extend our time a little if something big came up.

Also, if you don't mind me asking, did you have symptoms, or was this a routine check? I'm paranoid since I also have cystic ovaries, though none were big enough to worry about last time they checked. I'm wondering if I should get re-checked.

That's a good point, Megan. THey live about an hour away, and asked me to ask the doc about the car ride.

Thanks for all the sympathy, guys. I've had a broken arm when I was 9 and a leetle tiny bump taken off my arm, but never any kind of surgery that required a hospital stay. I'm not nervous about it, just pissed.

Kristin, I have started to have irregular, painful, long periods in my 30's, BUT my mom had horrid, horrid periods and my sister does too. They just gotten wretched, so when my annual came up, that was one of the things I mentioned, and when I was palpated (like a giant KY covered grapefruit) she said it felt like I was 12 weeks pregnant (NO possibility of that, thanks) and wanted me to have an ultrasound.

So I did today and she was all "Wow! Come look at this, nurse! Last time I thought it was your UTERUS! Take your underwear off! SQUICK! WOW! Feel that."

Except she was much more professional and jargon-y.

Apparently, even my cyst is an overachiever.

{{{Erin}}} Surgery~ma.

vw, definitely either call back to complain tomorrow or go in to complain. That is unacceptable.

Well, I had a major incision and it might be different. I just remember cringing at every pothole and being incredibly happy to reach my apartment.

In fact, I distinctly remember my ever-clueless sister feeling a bit guilty leaving me alone in the state I was in and (instead of her staying a few more days) suggesting I go home with her. To Boston. From Brooklyn.

Aside from the craxyness of 6 hours in a car, don't underestimate wanting to be in your own home.

To answer Kristin's question, I was having general period wonkiness, which my first doctor said was all in my head (and actually I think was caused by the six fibroids they found during my surgery), but then started to be woken up pretty regularly with mid-cycle pain (since mine was an endometrial cyst it would have cyclical growth bursts). And I mean curling up on the bathroom tile sort of pain.

Aside from the craxyness of 6 hours in a car, don't underestimate wanting to be in your own home.

^1,000

Just about the last thing I'd want to do after getting out of the hospital is go somewhere.

Just about the last thing I'd want to do after getting out of the hospital is go somewhere.

Especially with my sister.

Didn't need to be said twice. Or, come to think of it, maybe it did.

Okay, I'm creepy and weird, and I'm only saying this because megan is hale and hearty, and because Erin seems fine....

I've never known anyone with a teratoma before! Neat-o!!!

Also, "Cyster" made me laugh and laugh and laugh!