The Two Week Wait… Some people find this two week wait excruciating. They start testing at 5 days past (dp) and then stress because they’re not sure if they see a line or don’t see a line, so they post … Continue reading
Two Week Wait
Tag Archives: Positive Thinking
Hello from Prague!
After missing my connection in Paris, I finally arrived in Prague at around 8pm at night….unfortunately, my luggage did not accompany me and I was told by the luggage counter that it should make its way to Prague by lunchtime … Continue reading
A missed connection and a little spotting
The day finally arrived to fly out of the country toward my destiny, or at least toward the Czech Republic where I was going to have an embryo transfer in the hope of having a baby. That morning I went … Continue reading
Final ultrasound before transfer
This time I took the day off. The full bladder thing and all. Plus, there was a time constraint. I needed to get my results to the clinic in the Czech Republic before the end of the day, because it … Continue reading
My Magnificent Body
I am feeling grateful for my magnificent body. A wondrous feeling! On Friday, like clockwork, as expected my body produced the last period I will have before the transfer. Earlier in the week I had a few moments of panic … Continue reading
The Seedy Side of Artificial Insemination
Artificial Insemination – The Who. Well. This is where the whole Artificial Insemination decision gets a little weird and sometimes a little ugly, and the ugly was only on day four of navigating this option. My first step was to re-watch … Continue reading
Screaming for help – Final Words
Final words on Screaming for Help! Continued from Part Seven… It’s been a long journey, and while the healing is not yet over there is now light at the end of the tunnel. I’m still seeing the physio once a … Continue reading
Screaming for help: Part Six
Behind the curtain! Continued from Part 5… The next appointment with the surgeon was four weeks away. During that time, I managed to cut physio down to twice a week, and then once a week. I did the exercises every … Continue reading
Screaming for help: Part four
The first two and a half weeks after surgery…
Following on from last week…
I’m one day out of surgery, my arm is bandaged – not cast – swollen, and very warm.
I had pain killers that the hospital prescribed that I was to take every 3-4 hours (or as needed) along with Tylenol Extra Strength every 6 hours.
Those first few days, I set my alarm for both doses – even through the night.
When Karen left the morning after the surgery I felt sure this was the time to grieve. I wanted to cry my heart out for the experience of the past four days. Continue reading
Crisis outweighs heartbreak
Not for the first time in my life has a crisis outweighed what could have been a heartbreaking experience for me. Crisis outweighs Heartbreak. A good friend, someone I considered up and in line with my best of friends, “broke … Continue reading