Je' Taime Le Doughnut d'Orange

The following is being posted with a disclaimer. Since this has been a week of health care over share with family and friends, why not post it for the rest of the world to see. If you don't want to read it, don't read on! :)

You would think that I was on the verge of death this past week. I thought I had experienced "true pain" in my life before, but my threshold and perspective have changed. I have only experienced major discomfort up until the past week. We had family in town this past weekend. I took my sister, bro-in-law and their two kids down to the cruise terminal at Port of Seattle. When I came home all seemed fine, but I had to go to the bathroom. OMG...THAT was the most PAINFUL bowel movement I have ever had. Something was clearly not right with my digestive system.

I ended up in the Emergency Room for a few hours in excruciating pain. I decided to come into work on Monday, why, I don't know. I could barely sit, stand, walk or even lay down. Monday night, I was in so much pain I was shaking profusely and in a total and complete cold sweat. Not to mention shedding tears over the pain. Beep has never seen me like this before, and was very alarmed and concerned. I saw more doctors on Tuesday and it was determined I needed surgery on Wednesday. Everything was moving so quickly. I finally got put on some major narcotics, and viscous gels that numbed up my whole backside to manage my pain.

Long story short, four doctors and two surgeons group collaboration later, I ended up having a Polyp that apparently moved and tore my rectum. Can I just say...MAJOR OUCHIE! It was causing blockage, hence the excruciating bowel movements etc. I had two close friends give a priesthood blessing for comfort as well. The Polyp ended up rupturing on it's own and immediate surgery is now not needed. I'm on some alternative medical treatments and will re-evaluate in six weeks if I even need surgery. I just get to hang out at work with a "super-fashionable" orange doughnut to sit on in my office. Neat!

Through this whole experience, I have wondered the following question and/or scenario. How do women of the world give birth to babies in the rice paddies of the world w/o epidurals and narcotics, and then go back to hacking down rice or what ever have you? I am PERPLEXED! I gave birth to a small walnut at most, granted women dilate and men do not, but HOLY CRAP! Why would anyone not have narcotics and shots to just make it all go away from the waist down.

I have another new found appreciation for women. This is why men do not have babies. I understand God's plan a tad bit better now! :)