November

My birthday came and passed, I'm sure that my parents did something for me, but for the life of me I can't remember what it was. I was in no real state to celebrate anyway.

On November 8, I was scheduled to get another lumbar sympathetic block at the hospital. Another ordinary day, nothing in particular made it stand out. We got to the hospital, did the pre-op procedures and they wheeled me into the operating room. They gave me my normal dose of medication to make me sleepy and started the procedure, at which time the doctor asked me, "When was your last period?" "I don't know." I answered. "Because there is a boney mass in your abdomen. We need to get an ultrasound."

At this point I had no idea what he was talking about because I was out of my mind on meds. I would soon find out.