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2003-10-29 - 3:40 p.m. - Cycle day:
Had my 6-week post-partum doctor's appointment yesterday (at nearly 8 weeks p/p - whoops). My blood pressure was a little high: 118/85. I don't know if that's just from my new daily stresses or if it was just exacerbated by the day (Dr. Hippie was running late and I had to pick my mom up at the airport, meanwhile The Husband was panicked that M. would get hungry while I was in the exam room). My weight was good, though - 120.5, officially half a pound less than I weighed when I got pregnant (all the other moms out there can take a moment to hate me now; it's okay, I can take it). The bad news was that I have granulation tissue on my perineum, which means (from what I understand) that the new tissue that's supposed to be healing me on the inside is deciding to be on the outside as well. The result is a skin tag-like protrusion. Dr. Hippie asked if it was sensitive, but it's hard to tell considering that my tears are still healing and everything in the vicinity is still pretty sensitive. He said that it may resolve on its own, or it may just be there and not cause any trouble, or it may cause pain and need to be removed. I'm hoping it's not the latter, because I don't like hearing the words "perineum" and "cauterization" in the same sentence.
My exam was actually conducted by a young woman I assume is a resident on rotation, which was nice. She was really sweet and gentle. She also raised the birth control issue, which I expected. I sort of waived off the idea of going back on the pill, figuring I'd wait to see if I'm even going to start ovulating. But then last night I started to panic. I've never had to worry about getting pregnant. I was married when I started having sex, so even if the timing hadn't been ideal, a pregnancy would have been manageable and even welcome. But now the idea of getting pregnant while M. is still so small ... well, it's terrifying. So maybe I'll risk the menopausal dryness and all the other problems I had on the pill, just to be safe and not have to worry.
