for all these years, i figured “the pill” was just messing up my hormones and i would be better off if i were au natural.  apparently, not so.  as soon as i stopped taking them, i started growing cysts on my ovaries.  they say this is a perfectly normal and common thing…  but it sucks.  the remedy for ovarian cysts?  going on the pill!  yeh, seriously.  so much for my body being better off without all the hormonal trickery.  so the cyst that masqueraded as appendicitis finally ruptured and i’m assuming i’ve got one on the left side now.  here’s hoping the whole getting pregnant thing works quickly when we start trying.  apparently, i need to go back on the pill.