Thursday, September 13, 2007

I've Been Shot

...and it went WELL. Thanks a MILLION to Bea and WHOEVER put up their videos of intramuscular shots. They helped a bunch. I never even felt it.

YIKES. I know I've said that before but YIKES. I've never had this many possibilities on an IVF cycle before. (I think I have six possible follies. SIX PEOPLE!) I'm starting to get, shhh, come closer because I'm going to whisper... hopeful.

But I can't really be the "h" word, because that will ring all sorts of demons. The ones who feed on, ahem "h". There was a line I read somewhere, and I don't recall the details, but the gist of it was something like "the worst thing is to be in hell with hope." It's better, goes the logic, to be be in hell and resigned to your fate. Not have a thought that it might change.

H thinks I'm NUTS. "Of course this is going to work!" he says. He's already calculating delivery dates and arguing with me about c-section versus a vaginal birth.

(Note: We had this whole crazy conversation about Mama-care with regards to me and um... you know. Like, if I have a problem and have to go to the ER in the middle of the night, WHAT do we do with Mama? H pointed out that I wasn't "p" yet, but I replied that the whole thing was STRESSING ME OUT and I wanted to know what the hell we were going to do. So we figured out a plan...)

I am nuts. Cuckoo. Scared, excited, SCARED.

My procedure is in 11 and a half hours.

Please feel free to pray for me, send me positive energy, sacrifice chickens, say a few rosaries and complete five or six novenas. (I'll do the same for you).

Okay, Breathe. I can do this.

Right?

YIKES

12 comments:

Bea said...

Best of luck! Glad the injection went well and the vids were useful.

Bea

Knock Me Up said...

Okay, I just drew a circle on the floor. Marked it with a big X and then spit on it. I also turned around in circles -- counter clock-wise of course...I hope thats right!

Best of luck tomorrow. We'll be waiting to hear how it went.

Delenn said...

Wishing you the best of luck!

Anonymous said...

Lots of luck for you and your follies. Six is fantastic!

Esperanza said...

Praying.

**Dear Lord, Please bless Nica. Bless her in the way she is hoping and praying herself for years. Bless her, her husband, and Mama with beautiful healthy children. Give her strength and courage. I ask these things in your own child's name, Jesus.**

Serenity said...

Good luck!!! I'll be thinking of you...

LJ said...

Good luck!! Sending positive thoughts your way!

Schatzi said...

Good luck with retrieval! Looking forward to hearing how it goes.

Anns said...

I've got a voodoo doll if you'd like to send me a hair sample.

Good luck today, here's to hope!
Anns xo

Kristen said...

I hope everything went well today!

SULLY said...

Good luck honey! You deserve so much happiness!

gold star said...

Good luck at your retrieval! I hope you get a jillion perfect eggs.