It’s been several weeks since I found out my right ear was blocked with wax but it seems to finally be clearing up. I’ve used various commercial products which I think did help break it up but then it was dry and block even more. More recently I’ve done a lot of ear irrigation and that was about as effective at times. For the better part of two or three weeks, it’s been blocked without even short periods of clearing up. A couple of nights ago we were are tai chi and I yawn or made some movement like a yawn and I heard a crackling and could hear much better for about two seconds. Then it blocked up again. But later on it started happening more and more. That night I thought I would use one of the commercial products again to help speed up the process but it all blocked up again. Then yesterday morning it started to improve until I took a shower and got it wet. It blocked up again, which was unfortunate as I had an appointment with a new doctor yesterday. It did eventually start clearing again so I think it’s definitely getting better. Meanwhile, the itchy factor has been maddening but I have avoided further poking around anyway.

My menstrual issues are still being investigated.  After literally skipping one cycle, I had one that more than made up for it in both amount and length. I saw my gp at what turned out to be one of the last couple of days and she sent me for an ultrasound. That showed my endometrial lining was 15mm, which was quite thick considering my period had just ended. She referred me to a gynecologist to rule out any serious issues and gave me some tablets to help cut down for the next period. That one arrived exactly on time and started a bit more normally than the previous one. I did have to take the tablets and it did last longer than usual and was heavier than usual, right up to the end. But it was much more manageable after the first five days passed. My gp  had advised me to eat more red meat while my body recovered. Of course, my appetite for it really dropped when faced with needing it. She also had me do a blood test and it turned out my iron was very low. The nurse called me and advised me to take iron tablets for three months and then we’d do a recheck. So far that has gone okay and I haven’t suffered from the worst of the side effects. I have been more tired than usual so I have been even more incline to less activity than I had been before all this started.

Yesterday was my appointment with the gynecologist and it was disappointing to have my ear block up again just as I was going there. But it was mostly okay in the end. I had to keep turning my head to fully understand him. He has a bit of an accent although I’m not sure what accent it is. Anyway, he discussed possible ways to deal with the heavy periods. The first issue was either to have a biopsy on the endometrium or to go into the hospital and have the doctor look at everything under anesthetic and take samples then. In the end he did a biopsy in the office. I wasn’t really expecting that to happen on the first visit but I guess it was okay. It was a most unpleasant experience, though, with the usual uncomfortable position. It took a lot longer to get a sample because while he was able to find the opening to my uterus, it couldn’t find a way in with the pipelle that was going to extract the sample. He did eventually get there and it was rather painful at various points. Then it was over, I was given a pad for bleeding and saw the doctor briefly again to get a couple of brochures on the two options he offered to handle bleeding. One is the Mirenda device, which is an IUS and the other was the ablation process. He has left it to me to see how the next cycles go and decide which process I prefer if we do anything further. I still have plenty of tablets to deal with the bleeding in the mean time.