More Lady Parts Missing...

I believe I mentioned in an earlier post that I was going to have a hysterectomy because of the type of breast cancer I have being fed by estrogen. I decided it would be worth it to me to have all estrogen producing parts (i.e. ovaries) out of my body. The doctor said if I was going to remove those, that I should just get rid of all my "lady parts" and have a total hysterectomy. At this point, I am so consumed with the fear that cancer will return in some obscure organ and I won't know for a very long time that I'm wishing they would just take all the organs I don't "need". I'm joking (kinda) but after much discussing with the Hubby and family we decided it was the right decision for us. So, now I don't have any lady parts. They already took my breasts, why not that stuff too?
Well, my surgery was July 13th, a little over a month ago, and I'm happy to report that I feel 100% back to normal! How cool is it that I've officially been operated on by a robot now, too? The doctor stands in this Wizard of Oz looking booth across the operating room from you and controls the robot while everyone else in the room does their thing and they all watch what the robot does on several big screen tv's all around the room. That is amazing to me! It's also amazing to other women who've had a traditional hysterectomy that I was able to go home the next day, walk around & get back to normal activity rather quickly. I am so thankful for this procedure, otherwise I probably couldn't have been away from work and family life for as long as it would've taken for me to recover. I was driving in 10 days and feeling good rather quickly!
I was told to give it 6 weeks and not return to full activity until that period was up but I'll tell you (ssshhhh don't tell my Doctor) that I'm pretty much doing what I normally would, just at a slightly slower pace.
Anyway, I say all that to tell you I'm doing very well and appreciate all the thoughts and prayers of those of you who knew about it and have been thinking of me through yet another surgery! The doctor told my family after surgery that he removed several cysts from both ovaries and sent them to pathology to be tested just in case. He also said I had some endometriosis that no one knew about and would've definitely caused me problems down the road so it was good to have these things removed. Who knew I was such a MESS inside?! The pathology came back fine, no cancer praise God!!!
Oh, and I have 5 pretty, new scars to add to my road map to no where of a body I've got now. Haha!!

Now, the hot flashes that Tamoxifen brought on were bad and I know I complained...I wish I could go back to those. The actual menopausal (yes, I'm menopausal at 31) hot flashes and night sweats are NO JOKE! I have a fan I pretty much carry around the house with me and point at my face at all times. I'm also about 3 night sweats away from buying a window unit a/c for our bedroom too. Oh yes, we have central a/c but if I could get my bedroom to a comfortable 65 degrees at night I would sleep great :)