Spot - No, Not the Name of My Dog

For the first time since my endo ablation, I was spotting. Normally, this would be no big deal but I am talking close to 4 years with absolutely nothing even resembling such an occurrence. I was also a bit crampy. I'm attributing this to the war being raised between the estrogen and testosterone. Since I know what the outcome is going to be, I'm not too concerned.

It should be noted that I am under active care with a physcian and I told her about these new symptoms. Because I have direct family history with ovarian cancer (my mom had it but survived), my doc has a very low threshold for anything like this that is going on. Because I have lived under constant fear of getting cancer since my mom was diagnosed, I happily agreed to an ultrasound to make sure everything is in proper working order.

My doctor is so concerned about the mental health of her FTM patients and it is kind of cute. As I mentioned earlier, she and her staff are fantastic as far as respect and knowledge goes. But it was almost like she regretted me having to go through a pap smear during my physical. And she kept re-assuring me that I would be in control of the ultrasound because she only likes to refer patients to healthcare providers who are also respectful of trans health needs.

Now, I'd like to be rid of my female parts and that will happen in due time. For now, though, I consider it vitally important to take care of all aspects of my health so I am pretty matter of fact about such medical issues. This female genitalia is still a part of my body and I cannot afford to simply ignore it.