Feelin' Frisky
What I think is a little odd about my situation is the way I feel like my hormones have reacted lately.
I'm a perfectly healthy woman in a long relationship. We love each other and have wonderful intimacies and a great sex life.
But lately, since I was diagnosed, I've been feeling a bit of an increase in my libido.
I chalk this up to a couple of things. First, I was hiding my condition from my husband. I suspected the fibroids and with a uterus 16 week size, you can imagine that it's a hard thing to hide on a woman who's normally about a size 6 ... That went on for two years, me hiding this hard mass in my abdomen. Now that I'm not hiding it, now that he's felt it and agrees that it's not normal and should be taken care of, I'm not afraid of it anymore. I've been diagnosed, my general health is not in jeopardy and I'm feeling like my old self again.
Second, it turns out that the late thirties are the sexual peak for most women. So I'm hitting that now, and damnit, I'm gonna try to enjoy it as much as possible.
Third, I'm trying to make up for lost time. There'll be a period during my recovery where I won't be able to fool around (well, I'm told that fondling is okay after a few weeks, but no intercourse for at least six), so I need to stock up on all that good stuff now. I look at it as a workout - to make sure everything is in good working order before the procedure.
Any questions or feedback? Feel free to email me.
Posted by Elizabeth M. on July 12, 2004 03:23 PM
