Free Pass, I Guess

Today I learned about something that is completely freaking me out. That thing is "ovarian torsion."

I DO NOT currently have ovarian torsion, nor am I at a super-high risk for getting it.

What's ovarian torsion, you ask?

Oh, it's when your ovary twists on itself. Like inside you. Twists. Requires emergency surgery. Can result in losing your ovary if not treated immediately.

This ovarian torsion business came up in conversation today, because both my doctor and I agree that the reason my medicine made my body go crazy this past cycle is because my body is healthier because I've been working out on a regular schedule for a prolonged amount of time. I'm healthier on a cellular level.

That makes me giggle. I don't know why.

Anyway, if I continue to work out, I won't need as much meds, because my body's working better with lower doses. Good thing...wish we would have thought about it before last week.

During the workout talk I mention that "I've blown it though" because I didn't work out all last week, because I felt to sick. My doctor said, "Good thing. You need to not work out for at least another week. Your ovaries are still so swollen that you're not at high risk, but you at at risk for ovarian torsion. You need to take it easy on all physical activities. Keep jumping to a minimum."

Jumping...to a minimum...I have big boobs. No prob.

And then I asked what ovarian torsion is.

And then about 45 seconds after she told me what it is, she received a call on her "red" phone because one of her patients had just called in with an ovarian torsion and she needed to go into emergency surgery.

I will not work out for at least a week.
I will not work out for at least a week.
I will not work out for at least a week.

On the personal front, the ovaries are super swollen and I'm still super fertile. I'm going on birth control for a month and I'm gonna pray that these ladies simmer down on their own. We can't try again until they go back to normal. That will take at least one month.