Medical Update

I went in for the procedure on Friday. We tried for about 15 minutes to find the strings. Didn't work. :( So, now, I am to have surgery on August 7. Actual knock me out surgery. It is outpatient, but I am still not looking forward to it. Not sure if I am going to have the doctor insert another IUD or just wait for a bit.

My boss has been on vacation and gets back tomorrow. I've turned in my request for my days off already. I'm going to call him tomorrow afternoon and talk to him. Hopefully I'll just be able to get the days without having to go through HMLA.

I believe that the correct term for the surgery I am having is an operative hysteroscopy. I think I am spelling that correctly.

Just My Medical Luck

Went to the OB/GYN for my yearly exam. This is the first time I've been to an OB/GYN since A. was born. I usually just use my family doctor for my paps, but this year I needed to have my Mirena IUD removed and replaced. I have to say that I really liked my new doctor. And I'm lucky in that going to the OB/GYN never seems to bother me. Pelvic exams are old hat to me. However, in walks my medical luck. :((

While the doctor was doing the culture for the pap and the future removal/replacement of the IUD I hear an "uh-oh". Now, it is never a good thing to be laying on a table, naked but for a simple gown and a cloth over your lap, with your legs in stirrups, and in the most vulnerable position for a woman to be in and hear the words "uh-oh".

"Uh-oh what?" is my simple question.

"Well, I can't see the strings for your IUD. I need to get a little more aggressive if that is alright."

"Sure. Go ahead." Even though I'm screaming on the inside. Because I know aggressive = painful.

And sure enough, there it is...a nice sharp stabbing pain where no woman wants pain.

"I still can't see them. Why don't we get you an ultrasound to figure out where they are."

I ended up having two ultrasounds. One by the tech and then one by the doctor herself. I believe her exact words were that the strings were "wadded up" in there. Lovely. Joy. Hip-hip-hooray. Sigh.

So, next week I am going back to the doctor. The doctor with attempt to aggressively (remember aggressive = painful) find the strings under ultrasound. If she can't then I will have to have sugery to remove the IUD. I already know that I will have the surgery. Even though the doctor tried to sound positive about finding the strings, I can read between the lines. She has to try things this way, but she isn't very optimistic about finding them this way. I'm just hoping that I will be able to go to work that night. It is a Friday, so I don't have to be there until 1:30am.

But this is just another example of my medical luck. Simple procedure turns into something not quite so simple. Go team go!

A New Piece

I started a new cross stitch piece last night. I decided to work on Jeannette Douglas Designs - Take Time to Read. This is one of the patterns I got when I went on my cross stitch retreat with my mom. We had a great time in Pigeon Forge, TN.

I got all the little squares done and a little bit on the inside done. It's about 4.5 hours worth of work for me.

The design called for 32 ct Lambswool. I didn't have any on hand, so I went with a 32 ct Dirty Linen. It's a bit darker than the called for fabric, but I think I am going to like it better. I hope that I am going to be able to work on it some more this week/end. Not sure how my days will play out since I'm on vacation.

Jeanette Douglas
Take Time to Read
32 ct Dirty Linen
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Death of a Bird

I'm not quite sure how to handle this. Any information or ideas will be welcome and helpful.

Yesterday my 5 year old son was helping his granny pick up the sticks from the bottlerockets. He wondered off and when he came back he told his granny, "I won't stomp on anymore birds. I like birds."

My husband and I got the story today as we were all about to leave for town and run errands (a favorite thing for my son). I took A. and tracked down the bird. Yep. You guessed it. There was a dead bird.

Now, my son and I have are home while Daddy is running errands alone. Daddy is very upset and told A. that he didn't want to be around him right now.

I stayed home to have a heart to heart with A. over this. I'm upset and I've talked with A. about this. Maybe I'm expecting too much out of him. I know that he is five. But, there seems to be this disconnect there.

He is being punished. It may not sound like much, but for him it is. He is not to go outside, he didn't get to run errands with his daddy, he can't listen to KISS, he doesn't get to watch Star Wars. Numerous other things.

To be honest, it is the disconnect I am most concerned about. Is this common in five year olds. Am I expecting too much from him at this point in his life?

I once killed a turtle when I was a bit older than he is now. I fed it to death, but it wasn't intentional. A. just wanted the bird to stop squawking at him.

Help????

Starting Anew

I've missed blogging, so I have decided to start fresh with a new blog. This one will cover not just my love of books and cross stitch, but other things going on in my life and around the world.

I hope those that follow this blog will enjoy it and let me know. :)

BW