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I am back home from Virginia Mason. I really, really, really liked my doctor. And the second doctor that was called in. And the two nurses. They made things a lot more bearable and I totally trusted them and felt like I was in good hands. A good thing, too, because the tests they did hurt a lot. Abnormally so, but they found the reason why and it can be mostly corrected. But it's going to require two surgeries, the first of which probably won't relieve the symptoms and might make them worse. The second one should make everything better, but it will be several weeks between so I have time to fully heal. I'm going to be in pain for the next couple of days because of the tests. I never want to go through something like that again. It pretty much hit labor levels of pain (just not for as long, of course). Gah. On the bright side the contrast dye was clear so no allergic reaction to coloring.

Thank you to everyone who sent me words of support and said prayers and offered good vibes, etc. I am overwhelmed. *HUGS*