I'm feeling a lot better today. The pain is being managed better by the pain meds. I seem to be able to move around a little easier. Sun is streaming in through the window, and I felt inspired to photograph the "Get Well" flowers sent by my parents and a few of my high school friends (pictures on the left; I also uploaded them to Flickr [Update: link now working] but they are having lots of issues right now, and I can't link out to my recently uploaded photos from here for the time being).

If I didn't sound as thankful as I should have in my last post--which I wrote while in a lot of pain, mind you--please know that, inside, I am jumping for joy. I am thrilled that things look normal "in there." I am thrilled that that cystic monstrosity is now gone. It's weird, because even though I have a lot of residual pain down in that area from the surgery, I can feel the void. I can tell the cyst is gone...and what a satisfying feeling of emptiness it is! The doctor said that after a few weeks of healing, we should be able to resume assisted baby-making activities. I think the mini-break will be good for me physically and emotionally, but I am also excited to start fresh. Let's hope this is the last major obstacle we'll encounter for a while...

-Em