When Blake was 18 months old, I developed continual and severe pelvic pain. My doctor thought it was the endometriosis back. I was given the choice of getting pregnant again, a drug menopause with neurological side effects, or a hysterectomy. Jim and I talked it over and decided we couldn't afford for me to be off work for another 9 months and I couldn't emotionally go through another pregnancy. I was 32 and I opted for the hysterectomy. When my doctor opened me, I had a polycystic ovary which a... Sign in to see full entry.