I figured out why I was in a funk.
1 - I was coming down with a nasty flu.
2 - I was starting my period (which usually leads to some sort of funk-type behavior).
3 - My friend's husband was dying.
4 - We were in the same place we were in November (i.e. no job and no baby), only with a smaller bank account.
Add those things together and give them a stir - perfect recipe for a major funk. Not that I need an excuse or a reason to be in a funk, but it makes me feel a little better to know there were contributing factors.
So now that I'm on the other side of that, I can give you a proper update on my life.
The best news?
Michael got a JOB!!! It's only through the election (November), so part of me is worried that in a few short months, we'll be back to square 1, but I'm trying to tell that part of me to SHUT IT and just be happy for a change. We are hoping that something permanent will come out of this. He loves what he is doing, even though he has to commute 90 miles each way. I am so thrilled to see him excited about something - he's like a different person. I'm glad to really have him back now. So - YAY!
I just got back from my annual Girls' Beach Weekend with 6 of my friends. We had a great time - hanging out, talking, laughing, playing games, and of course a lot of eating and (too much) drinking. I brought my running clothes, but they stayed safely in my suitcase. My friend A-T asked us all a great question one night at dinner.
"What is the best thing that happened to you since our trip last summer?"
With that one question, I realized that I have been so focused on the crappy things in my life that I can't see the forest for the trees. Some pretty great things HAVE happened this year. Michael came home from Alabama. I got a new niece and nephew. I had some big successes at work. I ran some races that I never thought I could do. I reconnected with old friends. I spent some quality time with family. I get to see my little sister as a mom now. I'm getting ready to welcome a new sister-in-law to the family. When I step back and take a look, things are actually pretty darn good.
I just have to remind myself to keep doing that.
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The Follicle Report
About This Blog - I began this blog to have one place to inform friends and family about our fertility treatments. Eventually, I expanded it to others I met on-line who were struggling too. Now, there are links here from other blogs, so there are people I don't necessarily know reading this. I welcome anyone and everyone who's interested.
About Us - We've been trying to have a baby since May 2005 and are considered to have "unexplained infertility". The only test that has ever come back abnormal on either of us diagnosed me with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis - which all the doctors say is not impacting my fertility. We have been through 4 unsuccessful Clomid cycles, 3 unsuccessful IUIs with injectables, three unsuccessful IVF attempts and one IVF cycle converted to an IUI, also unsuccessful. We have reached the end of the road.
This is my space to share our struggles with you and to try to keep my perspective on the whole thing. Thanks for reading.
About Us - We've been trying to have a baby since May 2005 and are considered to have "unexplained infertility". The only test that has ever come back abnormal on either of us diagnosed me with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis - which all the doctors say is not impacting my fertility. We have been through 4 unsuccessful Clomid cycles, 3 unsuccessful IUIs with injectables, three unsuccessful IVF attempts and one IVF cycle converted to an IUI, also unsuccessful. We have reached the end of the road.
This is my space to share our struggles with you and to try to keep my perspective on the whole thing. Thanks for reading.
Resource List
- Center for Reproductive Psychology (from the authors of Unsung Lullabies)
- Stirrup Queens & Sperm Palace Jesters - blog of all IF blogs
- RESOLVE Info for Friends & Family
- Thyroid Disease & Fertility
- Shady Grove Fertility
- IVF Overview
- Hormone Level Chart
- Infertility Awareness - "Empty Arms" Slideshow
- NY Times Article on Infertility
Infertility Dictionary
- ART - Alternative Reproductive Technologies (for example IUI, IVF, etc.)
- ER - Egg Retrieval (surgery to remove the eggs from my ovaries for IVF)
- ET - Embryo Transfer (putting the embryo from the petri dish into my uterus)
- Follicle - sack that releases the egg
- HSG - Hysterosalpingogram (test to make sure tubes are clear)
- IF - Infertility (or Infertile)
- Injectables - shots in the tummy to stimulate my ovaries to produce more/better eggs
- IUI - Intrauterine Insemination (aka - turkey baster method)
- IVF - In Vitro Fertilization (aka Petri Dish method)
- RE - Reproductive Endocrinologist (fertility doctor)
- The Wand - Transvaginal Ultrasound
- TTC - Trying to conceive
6 comments:
Totally needed that; worth the prodding to get this reminder. Thanks!
Wonderful to recall the good stuff. Congrats on Michael's job!!
That's so great that Michael got a job!!! Yay!!!!
Thanks for the reminder to look at the positive...somehow it's just too easy to focus on the negative. I've been so impressed with your running!
Yay for some great stuff!!!!!!!! Break out some bubbly!
I remind myself constantly. And then I forget constantly.
Great post with a great reminder. So glad you are able to see all the goodness right now.
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