"Ode to my Ovaries and Uterus"

For those of you that have been asking "how I'm doing" and "where I've been", I'm at home recovering from surgery. I really appreciate all the concern and prayers. The surgery went off without a hitch. Good news! No cancer! It's party time!

Last Wednesday, I had surgery to removed a tumor, along with my ovaries. I had already had a hysterectomy in '05. I have to say that I already miss my ovaries. So, I decided to write "An Ode To My Ovaries and Uterus". This will hopefully make it a little easier.

For those of you that are facing a hysterectomy, it will be ok. Maybe this will put a different perspective on things:

"Ode to my Ovaries and Uterus"

You did your job
Through puberty
Through childbirth
And recovery

You made my babies
And did a great job
And kept me from
A constant sob

But now my friend
Your job is through
I find myself not
Needing you

Don’t need the pain
Of fibroids and cysts
The periods
Will not be missed

Don’t need the blood
That never stops
That flows in pints
Instead of drops

Don't give me symptoms
I always feared
Don't need a mustache
Or a beard

Don't need hot flahes
Or mood swings
I'll be just fine
Without those things

Gonna throw away all
My “heavy day” clothes
And line my new panties
Up in rows

And so my friends
A week ago
You and your cysts
Just had to go

Goodbye, old friends
I'll miss you so
I'll miss the way
You used to grow

With cysts and tumors
And who knows what
Now I have to deal
With this large cut

It's a small price to pay
For no more pain
I just hope now
There's no weight gain

No night sweats
Or Irritibility
No hair loss
Or Anxiety

So as you head off
To that Big Blue Sky
Keep in mind
That I will not cry

I may brush a tear
From my cheek
As I remember the days
When you didn’t leak

And as I live a
Pain-free life
I’ll toast the doctor
And his knife!

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