ljv,

I am so very sorry to hear about all you have had to go through.
I am currently waiting to MC,have not had one before so therefore am no help but it does sound to me like the other ladies said that you need to get it seen to. I can totally relate to the work issues though,it's so hard to take all the time off but you know you need to look after yourself and rest and get over all this before you can take everything else on.Be kind to yourself,
hugs,
Claire