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“You’re so young.”

On February 16, 2012 · 13 Comments · In Coping and Emotions, Milestones, Premature Ovarian Failure

100 days from now, I’ll turn 30.

Realizing this has left me a little contemplative about growing up, aging, expectations and mortality. It’s not all doom and gloom, but as I let my thoughts wander on these subjects, I’m struck at the diversity of my opinions and experiences on the whole matter.

I’m turning 30. [...]

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An artist's rendition of my new doctor

Checking in on My Lady Bits: A Doc’s Appointment Update

On February 6, 2012 · 17 Comments · In Doctor's Visits, Donor Egg, Fertile Living, Good Stuff, Premature Ovarian Failure, Reproductive Health, Thyroid Issues

So when I’m not posting about the State of THE Uterus, I thought it was time for an update on the State of MY Uterus.

(Previously, on Keiko’s Uterus: An Overdue Post About My Lady Bits.)

Since we changed health [...]

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Artist's rendition.

An Overdue Post About My Lady Bits

On January 23, 2012 · 14 Comments · In Doctor's Visits, Premature Ovarian Failure, Reproductive Health

So, it’s been about two years since I really posted about how my lady bits are doing. For the first few months of this blog, it was all lady bits drama all the time. But since mid-2010, things have calmed down in my down there since I started taking birth control [...]

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Welcome to November’s ICLW!

On November 21, 2011 · 8 Comments · In Blogs, Coping and Emotions, Donor Egg, Giveaway, ICLW, NaBloPoMo, NaNoWriMo, Premature Ovarian Failure, RESOLVE, Social Media, Work, Writing

It’s been a while since I participated in an ICLW, so I figured it was time to jump back in. (Don’t know what ICLW is? Find out here.) Not like I’m already doing NaBloPoMo and NaNoWriMo at the same time or anything this month. I also realized [...]

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“Moo.”

On November 13, 2011 · 5 Comments · In NaBloPoMo, Premature Ovarian Failure, Reproductive Health

Confession time. Let me go ahead and just start this out with a big ol’ TMI warning. So, if you don’t like to read about a lady on her period, I would change channels now.

So, about that period. I have it now. Having POF/POI means that I get to take hormone replacement therapy until [...]

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Taken my first weekend of college in 2000.

A Letter to My 18-Year Old Self

On November 6, 2011 · 10 Comments · In NaBloPoMo, Premature Ovarian Failure, Reproductive Health, Women's Empowerment, Writing

Dear 18-year old Keiko,

It’s early November 2000. You’re swamped with school work; you’re already reconsidering the major you came in with (music ed/vocal performance) and you’re euphoric that you and Larry got back together just over a month ago.

It’s a big time in your life. You’ll lose your virginity next month and yes, [...]

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Dear Fat.

On October 14, 2011 · 14 Comments · In Coping and Emotions, Milestones, Premature Ovarian Failure, Support, Women's Empowerment, Writing

Dear Fat,

You and me need to part ways like whoa. You came into my life when I was a skinny young thing of only 118 pounds, a young whipper snapper college freshmen just 18 years old and ready to take on the world. You snuck into my dorm room during those formative years, always [...]

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