I was getting ready for bed. It was late, probably after eleven. She followed me into the bathroom. She was trying to talk to me about something. God knows what. She was drunk. I hate it when she gets drunk. That’s when she wants to talk. Not when she’s sober. No. And it’s not really [...]
Entries from October 2006
October 31, 2006
So very negative
Apparently the docs are just as surprised as we are that we didn’t get pregnant this time. The stars were all aligned. We know I produced a good follicle. We know I ovulated. My cervix was open, and we had good cervical fluid. Our nurse practitioner says that my tubes might be blocked– so I [...]
October 30, 2006
Dear OBGYN offices of the world
It’s cruel and unusual torture to tell someone the results of their pregnancy test will be in at 3 and then not answer the phone after 3. This will likely pass, particularly if we are pregnant this month, but right now, I hate you.
October 26, 2006
Detecting Lung Cancer
A new study recommends the use of CT scans for detecting lung cancer. If the advice is taken up, it would be the only screening test for lung cancer. Unlike breast cancer where mammograms are used for early detection among higher risk populations, there are no such tests for lung cancer. In my mom’s case, [...]
October 26, 2006
Not Knowing
I want to take a pregnancy test, and I’m dreading taking a pregnancy test. I’m so pathetic. Tomorrow will be 14 days past the day I got the trigger shot of hcg and 13 days past ovulation, so all the hcg from the shot should have dissipated. So I could probably get an accurate result [...]
October 21, 2006
Lost Voices
There’s a letter on CounterPunch attributed to Kevin Tillman, Pat Tillman’s brother. Pat was the former NFL player who was killed in Iraq by friendly fire. When he died, the military told everyone, including his parents, that he died in combat. Kevin’s letter shows that even the folks who are on the front lines don’t [...]
October 20, 2006
Crabs– the good kind
You never know what treasures you’ll find at Aldi’s. The other day we noticed they were selling frozen King Crab legs– $8.99 for a 16 oz package. Neither of us has ever prepared any kind of shellfish other than shrimp at home before, but for the price we decided to give it a shot.
Too easy. I just [...]
October 13, 2006
A good time was had by all
Except for our sperm not being unthawed or spun when we got to the cryobank this afternoon, making us 10 minutes late for our appointment at the doctor’s, the insemination could not have gone more smoothly. Our nurse practitioner couldn’t be there, so she had another nurse practitioner perform the IUI– the one who used the [...]
