Here's the good news: after SIX years of working at night so we didn't have to leave the children with people we didn't know (or, worse still, WITNESSES), Big Tex got a day job!!!!! His law firm decided that they didn't want to lose him -- they knew he was interviewing for day jobs -- so found him a spot in the daytime. We signed the kids up for the school's after-school program, which is excellent, and it is so incredibly wonderful to have him home at night! The kids, believe it or not, eat more when we are all four together at the table, and talk animatedly about school and how they feel. This is the right thing at the right time. And I love it too, for a lot of reasons that I'll leave you to figure out.
Now for the bad news: last week I went to the doctor for my annual 'grams (mammogram, ovarian sonogram, and bone density scan) and this year (I was bad and missed last year) they found three fibroid tumors in my uterus and osteopena, a precursor to osteoporosis. I had a doctor's visit today to discuss the situation, and he says my spine and hips are really severely degenerated, so I have my prescriptions and my orders. As for the tumors, I think I'll end up with a complete hysterectomy within a year, if they continue to grow as they have.
Now, I wasn't planning on having any more children (I'll be 48 in December), and both of my parents had/have osteoporosis, so this isn't entirely unexpected, but, damn, it's still a shock. I guess it's just one step closer to the grave, at the risk of sounding all Greek and over-dramatic.
I'm glad it's not worse than it is, but I'm just indulging in a little pity party tonight. Also, I'm hoping to garner advice from any of you out there with similar conditions.
Nina