Today brought my second dose of Lupron and a new doctor. Or Nurse Practitioner to be more accurate. She was a dream. Took me at my word and kept me on my treatment. Then she asked me the dreaded fertility question. Give me a break. Is there any woman anywhere who can go through two […]
[Continue reading...]Dr. Hero saves the day
April 13, 2006
To recap: we left off with me getting my first dose of Lupron from Dr. I’mnotlooking’s office and recovering from surgery and a chest infection. Now, some interesting developments:A couple days after my shot I emailed Dr. I’mnotlooking to ask for more pain pills. I take 4-6 pills a day, which is far inside the […]
[Continue reading...]Here we go…
April 3, 2006
On Wednesday I went and got myself shot up with Lupron. So far, so good. My nurse was fantastic, I literally didn’t even feel the needle prick, and by now I’m so used to being poked and prodded that I wouldn’t have cared even if I did. The worst part about the whole thing was […]
[Continue reading...]I’m Disgusted with Myself
March 29, 2006
Ever since the recent crash of Diary-X, I’ve been meaning to back up the blog. I normally write my entries right in the blogger browser, first and only draft. Until tonight I didn’t have a single entry in my posession. Now, this is a good thing to do. Certainly smart and productive and worthwhile. But […]
[Continue reading...]Sigh. Religion.
March 28, 2006
I just got back from reading Dooce’s latest post and it made me so sad. Sad for her, sad for her family, sad for everyone who has ever been hurt or burned in the name of the faith that I love. I love being a latter day saint. It is one of the first things […]
[Continue reading...]#@$%**^%^# Doctors!
March 23, 2006
So apparently that cold I came down with last week was not, in fact, a cold. It was a raging chest infection brought about by the intubation and anesthesia. After ten days of having glands so swollen I couldn’t swallow, I finally called to try to go to a regular doctor. I thought I had […]
[Continue reading...]Today’s a better day
March 17, 2006
The appointment yesterday actually turned out to be totally anticlimactic. He looked at my incisions, satisfied that I wasn’t infected, wrote me an injection order and got the hell out of there. Although he couldn’t resist one last dig and asked me if I wanted a referral to a psychiatrist. By that time I’d spent […]
[Continue reading...]Well apparently I’m crazy after all.
March 16, 2006
Hey folks, Thanks for all the comments and emails this week, I really appreciate the support. Boy Howdy have I needed it. [deep breath] OK, here’s the story. Remember how much I hated Dr. I’mnotlooking after my first visit because he kind of alluded to the fact that I might be making up the pain […]
[Continue reading...]update
March 12, 2006
Hey everyone this is Bear. Tresa is doing well. There were a couple of snags that she will tell you all about, but for the most part, she is going to be fine. This is just another step in a long trip to parenthood. Until then, my punk rock girl and I will be traveling […]
[Continue reading...]T minus three days and counting
March 8, 2006
Dudes. My surgery is on Friday. FRIDAY! How did this happen? Ever since I got my date I’ve been in hyper-list-making mode. Lists for the grocery store, lists for projects around the house I want to finish before the legions of people start traipsing through, lists of things to clean and craft projects to prep […]
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