So this might seem silly to some people who are runners or work out a lot...but on Wednesday I ran 2 miles straight!! I did my walking warm-up and planned on running two songs and walking one like I did on Monday...but I started and just kept going! When I got done and did my walking cool-down I was almost crying haha. One, because I actually did it and two, because I couldn't breathe haha. I have not run that long...ever!! I was really proud of myself!!
I haven't done any running since then...but I'm hoping to get back on the right track either after work tonight or tomorrow morning. This weather has been insane and is only going to get worse this weekend, but I really want to keep up with it!
Went to the doctor again yesterday and had more blood taken to check on my hormones and status of my cycle. I'm pretty much done...Cam's got all the tests to do now and hopefully next month we can try IUI.
On another note...T-4 days until BRUNO MARS!! I am so freakin excited I can barely contain myself!! My tickets came in the mail yesterday and I screamed haha! I haven't been this excited in a long time! We're right in the PIT!! Ahhhhh!! :)
Friday, August 26, 2011
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Upcoming Events
I have to re-cap a few things...
We never got to go to Six Flags because it poured and poured that day. We did get a lot of cleaning done, though. Cam had a really nice birthday. We went to dinner with his dad and step mom at Clinton Station Diner! Then, we had our 3 year anniversary and went to dinner with Cam's mom at Kome! It was the best hibachi place I've ever been to. The guy was so funny and squirted sake into Cam's mouth haha, it was hilarious!
I am just so excited for the next couple of weeks!! I'm going to see Bruno Mars on Aug 30th! I love love LOVE him and I can't wait!! I might have to go without Cam because yesterday he left for 2 weeks of Army training and might not be able to go with me...
Two weeks from today we are going to Disney!! It's going to be so nice to be on vacation and relax for once!
We also got a new washer and dryer! Last Saturday I woke up to start the laundry and when I put the clothes in the dryer it wouldn't start. We went to Sears on Sunday and they were actually doing an amazing sale so we got 2 top of the line machines! I'm seriously in love with them...I can't wait to do laundry!!
The new bed is amazing and I have been sleeping so much better...going to bed early tonight because I'm really hoping to get back into running tomorrow! Wish me luck!!
We never got to go to Six Flags because it poured and poured that day. We did get a lot of cleaning done, though. Cam had a really nice birthday. We went to dinner with his dad and step mom at Clinton Station Diner! Then, we had our 3 year anniversary and went to dinner with Cam's mom at Kome! It was the best hibachi place I've ever been to. The guy was so funny and squirted sake into Cam's mouth haha, it was hilarious!
I am just so excited for the next couple of weeks!! I'm going to see Bruno Mars on Aug 30th! I love love LOVE him and I can't wait!! I might have to go without Cam because yesterday he left for 2 weeks of Army training and might not be able to go with me...
Two weeks from today we are going to Disney!! It's going to be so nice to be on vacation and relax for once!
We also got a new washer and dryer! Last Saturday I woke up to start the laundry and when I put the clothes in the dryer it wouldn't start. We went to Sears on Sunday and they were actually doing an amazing sale so we got 2 top of the line machines! I'm seriously in love with them...I can't wait to do laundry!!
The new bed is amazing and I have been sleeping so much better...going to bed early tonight because I'm really hoping to get back into running tomorrow! Wish me luck!!
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Good Things Are Coming
I'm a big horoscope follower. I have to app on my phone and read it every day. Lately, my horoscope has been right on. It's been saying that good things are coming my way and all the hard work I've been doing will finally pay off (in a nutshell).
Good thing #1: Cam's birthday is on Saturday and I'll be working during the day, but then we are having dinner with his Dad and Step-Mom and I got him a cake from Cold Stone!!
Good thing #2: The next day, Sunday, we are going to Six Flags for the day!! I haven't been in years and I'm soooo excited!! Cam also wants to do the Safari, so that will be fun too!
#3: Our 3 Year Anniversary is next Tuesday and hopefully our new bed will be here by then! We ended up getting the Sleep Number and with the sales going on got $600 of free bedding!!
We also just recently purchased a time share with Disney! We are so excited, because we finally have to means to do it and it will be well worth it...already is! Our whole trip coming up is the price we would pay for just the hotel usually, so we couldn't be more excited!
#4: We are going to Disney World Sept 4-11th!! Staying at the resort we purchased (Saratoga Springs) in a 1 bedroom villa!! I'm definitely bringing the video camera so I can capture the room and everything else this time! I'm thinking it's not going to be that busy because we got all our dinner reservations no problem this time. Last time we went it was slim pickings. But, we got everything we wanted and are very excited for a vacation! It is definitely much needed!!
On the baby-business...we are still at a stand-still. I'm supposed to call again when I get my period and do the hormone blood work and whatnot again...but since Cam has not yet gone to the doctor (Army training keeps getting in the way) I don't know if we're going to do IUI this month. I have to see what Dr. Lee says. She may still want to do it or she might want to wait for all of Cam's test results first. We've waiting this long, what's another month right?! When it's meant to happen, it will.
Hmm..that's about all that's been going on. I have been running and working out...trying to get into shape for Florida! Ugh, 24 days can't come soon enough...we are in desperate need of a vacation!
Good thing #1: Cam's birthday is on Saturday and I'll be working during the day, but then we are having dinner with his Dad and Step-Mom and I got him a cake from Cold Stone!!
Good thing #2: The next day, Sunday, we are going to Six Flags for the day!! I haven't been in years and I'm soooo excited!! Cam also wants to do the Safari, so that will be fun too!
#3: Our 3 Year Anniversary is next Tuesday and hopefully our new bed will be here by then! We ended up getting the Sleep Number and with the sales going on got $600 of free bedding!!
We also just recently purchased a time share with Disney! We are so excited, because we finally have to means to do it and it will be well worth it...already is! Our whole trip coming up is the price we would pay for just the hotel usually, so we couldn't be more excited!
#4: We are going to Disney World Sept 4-11th!! Staying at the resort we purchased (Saratoga Springs) in a 1 bedroom villa!! I'm definitely bringing the video camera so I can capture the room and everything else this time! I'm thinking it's not going to be that busy because we got all our dinner reservations no problem this time. Last time we went it was slim pickings. But, we got everything we wanted and are very excited for a vacation! It is definitely much needed!!
On the baby-business...we are still at a stand-still. I'm supposed to call again when I get my period and do the hormone blood work and whatnot again...but since Cam has not yet gone to the doctor (Army training keeps getting in the way) I don't know if we're going to do IUI this month. I have to see what Dr. Lee says. She may still want to do it or she might want to wait for all of Cam's test results first. We've waiting this long, what's another month right?! When it's meant to happen, it will.
Hmm..that's about all that's been going on. I have been running and working out...trying to get into shape for Florida! Ugh, 24 days can't come soon enough...we are in desperate need of a vacation!
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Done For Now
Yesterday I had my last round of testing and last procedure with the fertility specialist. This visit they took another vile of blood, did another ultrasound, and had a hysteroscopy. The blood work and ultrasound were to check to see if the added hormone pills I have been taking have been working. I'm supposed to receive a phone call today about the results for those.
The hysteroscopy was...interesting haha. It actually hurt less than the dumb x-ray I had. She numbed my cervix with a needle and then took a biopsy of it and my uterine wall. She said it would feel like a bad period cramp and that it did. Then, she took images of inside my uterus and everything looked really clean and no problems.
Cam got blood work done before he left for training and when he comes back he has a urologist appointment just to make sure there's nothing else wrong. So, we can't really do anything else until he comes back and goes to the doctor. I'm pretty much done for now probably until we have to do the insemination...
On another note. My car is still in the shop. We haven't heard from them at all and I don't even know if they have looked at it yet. Good thing I have Cam's truck and didn't have to pay for a rental car. I've had a nice 2 days off too. On Monday, I used the last of the buttercream at work and the store doesn't get their delivery until Thursday morning so we switched my days around for this week. I almost never have 2 days off in a row anymore, so it's been really nice. I've caught up on my cleaning and grocery shopping and got some much needed extra sleep!!
I did go for a run yesterday!! I was laying on the couch with the kitties, watching Jeopardy, and I was falling asleep. It was only 7:30 so I figured I needed to get up and do something productive. Since it had rained earlier I knew it cooled down outside so I just decided to get dressed and go for a run. It drizzled for the first 5 minutes, but then the sky was clear and I had a pleasant run!
The hysteroscopy was...interesting haha. It actually hurt less than the dumb x-ray I had. She numbed my cervix with a needle and then took a biopsy of it and my uterine wall. She said it would feel like a bad period cramp and that it did. Then, she took images of inside my uterus and everything looked really clean and no problems.
Cam got blood work done before he left for training and when he comes back he has a urologist appointment just to make sure there's nothing else wrong. So, we can't really do anything else until he comes back and goes to the doctor. I'm pretty much done for now probably until we have to do the insemination...
On another note. My car is still in the shop. We haven't heard from them at all and I don't even know if they have looked at it yet. Good thing I have Cam's truck and didn't have to pay for a rental car. I've had a nice 2 days off too. On Monday, I used the last of the buttercream at work and the store doesn't get their delivery until Thursday morning so we switched my days around for this week. I almost never have 2 days off in a row anymore, so it's been really nice. I've caught up on my cleaning and grocery shopping and got some much needed extra sleep!!
I did go for a run yesterday!! I was laying on the couch with the kitties, watching Jeopardy, and I was falling asleep. It was only 7:30 so I figured I needed to get up and do something productive. Since it had rained earlier I knew it cooled down outside so I just decided to get dressed and go for a run. It drizzled for the first 5 minutes, but then the sky was clear and I had a pleasant run!
Sunday, July 24, 2011
The Day From Hell
Friday morning I woke up still feeling sore and cranky from lack of sleep. Cam left for AT but would only be gone for the day. I had work and I knew I had a ton to do, figures the one day that I really just wanted to stay home!
I get into work and my boss was talking about how hot it was the night before and because of all the equipment running it would probably get hot that day too. He told me to slow down and not get too crazy...but I had so much to do. As the day went on it got hotter and hotter in the store. The thermometer was reading 88 degrees and we literally had sweat dripping off of us. Finally around the time I was leaving he got someone to come out and look at what was happening. Turns out that one of the compressors was broken and they fixed it that night.
As I left the store, walking outside, it felt just like I was still in the store. I got in my car and because of what happened the day before I didn't turn on the a/c and drove home with the windows open. So far so good, I was rocking out to my Bad Meets Evil CD and then...cut to me having to pull over again because my car was doing the same damn thing. Did I mention that I was less than 10 minutes from my house?!
So, I pull over, shut off the car, and bake in the heat for about 10 minutes while bitching on the phone with my mom. It starts up again and I make it home. I get home and Cam is mowing the lawn. I pull into the garage and go over to him and proceed to tell him how insane he is because it's too hot to be doing yard work and tell him about the car. I go inside to change because I am literally soaked from sweat. Cam comes inside too and after screaming at each other for about 15 minutes, he told me to get changed and we were going to Giant for a few things we needed.
We get in his truck and start driving. I figured out pretty quickly that we weren't going to Giant...we were heading toward the movie theater. I was right! First we had dinner at Red Robin (YUM) haha and then we took a quick trip to the book store and then to our movie. We saw Captain America and it was awesome! Oh, I forgot to mention that while Cam and I were waiting for a table we ordered some drinks and there was an other couple sitting at the bar (we were standing because it was so crowded) and he told the bartender to put our drinks on his tab (Cam was still in uniform). It was so nice and I actually got a little teary-eyed. It's just so nice to know that there are still some decent people left in the world!!
Saturday at work was much better. The air was fixed and set to a comfortable 70 degrees. I didn't have many cakes to make for the display, but I had 2 large rectangles and a small rectangle. They take forever to make and freeze. Not that I had anything else to do...
I've been driving Cam's truck for two days now and it's not so bad. Much bigger than I'm used to, but I can definitely manage. My car will be towed to the dealer tomorrow and hopefully won't cost too much to fix. Good thing it happened while Cam was away and I can use his truck and not have to pay for a rental, at least!
Today, Sunday, Mack and I took a trip to NJ to see my parents. We went to the China Buffet for lunch and when we got there it was closed. Indefinitely. Sad because we loved that place, but the new owners were horrible and so was the food so we kind of saw it coming. We got pizza instead!! Then, I headed home sans Mack (Dad wanted him to stay for a few days haha) and got some cleaning done.
Cats are happy there's no Mack :( It's really sad how different they are when he is not around. I wish they would get along. I always hear about cats and dogs sleeping together and hanging out...two years later they still hate the dog. Fail.
I get into work and my boss was talking about how hot it was the night before and because of all the equipment running it would probably get hot that day too. He told me to slow down and not get too crazy...but I had so much to do. As the day went on it got hotter and hotter in the store. The thermometer was reading 88 degrees and we literally had sweat dripping off of us. Finally around the time I was leaving he got someone to come out and look at what was happening. Turns out that one of the compressors was broken and they fixed it that night.
As I left the store, walking outside, it felt just like I was still in the store. I got in my car and because of what happened the day before I didn't turn on the a/c and drove home with the windows open. So far so good, I was rocking out to my Bad Meets Evil CD and then...cut to me having to pull over again because my car was doing the same damn thing. Did I mention that I was less than 10 minutes from my house?!
So, I pull over, shut off the car, and bake in the heat for about 10 minutes while bitching on the phone with my mom. It starts up again and I make it home. I get home and Cam is mowing the lawn. I pull into the garage and go over to him and proceed to tell him how insane he is because it's too hot to be doing yard work and tell him about the car. I go inside to change because I am literally soaked from sweat. Cam comes inside too and after screaming at each other for about 15 minutes, he told me to get changed and we were going to Giant for a few things we needed.
We get in his truck and start driving. I figured out pretty quickly that we weren't going to Giant...we were heading toward the movie theater. I was right! First we had dinner at Red Robin (YUM) haha and then we took a quick trip to the book store and then to our movie. We saw Captain America and it was awesome! Oh, I forgot to mention that while Cam and I were waiting for a table we ordered some drinks and there was an other couple sitting at the bar (we were standing because it was so crowded) and he told the bartender to put our drinks on his tab (Cam was still in uniform). It was so nice and I actually got a little teary-eyed. It's just so nice to know that there are still some decent people left in the world!!
Saturday at work was much better. The air was fixed and set to a comfortable 70 degrees. I didn't have many cakes to make for the display, but I had 2 large rectangles and a small rectangle. They take forever to make and freeze. Not that I had anything else to do...
I've been driving Cam's truck for two days now and it's not so bad. Much bigger than I'm used to, but I can definitely manage. My car will be towed to the dealer tomorrow and hopefully won't cost too much to fix. Good thing it happened while Cam was away and I can use his truck and not have to pay for a rental, at least!
Today, Sunday, Mack and I took a trip to NJ to see my parents. We went to the China Buffet for lunch and when we got there it was closed. Indefinitely. Sad because we loved that place, but the new owners were horrible and so was the food so we kind of saw it coming. We got pizza instead!! Then, I headed home sans Mack (Dad wanted him to stay for a few days haha) and got some cleaning done.
Cats are happy there's no Mack :( It's really sad how different they are when he is not around. I wish they would get along. I always hear about cats and dogs sleeping together and hanging out...two years later they still hate the dog. Fail.
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Medical Update *Warning...a little graphic*
So, I gave myself an hour to get to the Doyelstown Hospital...good thing because I just made it on time. I go in and sign in and then sit down to wait to be called in. It wasn't very long before another girl and myself were calling in. I thought it was weird that we were called together, even weirder that we both went into a locker room with stalls to put on the gown and wait again. AWKWARD. We just sat there and joked about how weird it was waiting together.
She was called before me and there I sat. Waiting. Playing on facebook and twitter. Waiting some more. I'm not the most patient person, so I was so happy when she came in for me. I walked down to the x-ray room and started to feel the butterflies. Will they find something that shouldn't be there? Will I have a blockage or mass? Thoughts were running through my mind...
I don't know about you, but being a woman is the most uncomfortable thing sometimes. I always feel so awkward laying on the table there...then the pain came. How can an instrument the size of a spaghetti noodles hurt so bad?
I found out today that I have a tilted uterus so the first try with the dye didn't take at all. Take Two. The left tube filled up and drained (what is supposed to happen), but the right didn't drain. Take Three. The third time I was in so much pain I was trying not to cry. This time the right still didn't drain and she didn't want to do a fourth test. While I got cleaned up and dressed Dr. Lee and the technician (did I mention it was a guy...how embarrassing) looks at the x-rays. When I came out she said that because of the tilt I kept pushing the dye and catheter out, but the tubes don't look inflamed or anything so she doesn't think there's a problem. It would be more visible if there was anything.
So, I left for home feeling violated, extremely sore, and hungry (I missed lunch haha). I was driving home, rocking out to the new Eminem cd (Bad Meets Evil...it's amazing btw) and I was about 20 minutes away when my car started jolting and pressing on the gas was doing nothing. I got off to the side and just couldn't go anymore. I call Cam in a complete panic. Thank God he was in Allentown and could get to me quickly. Where are you? He asks...I don't know. (For anyone who knows about me and driving...I have no clue of road names or numbers and I can't read a map).
I figure out where I am and he finds me. After turning off the car for awhile we start it up again. I wasn't convinced it was the gas because I still had 1/4 tank and my light wasn't on. Cam followed me and we slowly made it to the next exit and to a gas station. After filling up, I drove his truck and he drove my car (he's much better in stressful situations than me). We had to get to the mall so Cam could get him hair cut for AT and we ate Subway for dinner! Yum.
He drove my car home again and it was fine. So, I still don't know what happened. I'm thinking it over-heated and just had to rest for awhile. I think it's time for a new car...Anyways...so I've been laying in bed for a couple hours now, trying to get comfortable. My body hurts all the way from my butt to my stomach. Not very pleasant. And forget about coughing or anything.
But, during the third attempt of the x-ray, Dr. Lee said to me how this will be a great story to tell my teenage when he/she is bitching and saying I never do anything for them. Haha I can remind them of all I went through just to have them. It's crazy!! I hope I do get to tell them this story one day. God only knows!!
She was called before me and there I sat. Waiting. Playing on facebook and twitter. Waiting some more. I'm not the most patient person, so I was so happy when she came in for me. I walked down to the x-ray room and started to feel the butterflies. Will they find something that shouldn't be there? Will I have a blockage or mass? Thoughts were running through my mind...
I don't know about you, but being a woman is the most uncomfortable thing sometimes. I always feel so awkward laying on the table there...then the pain came. How can an instrument the size of a spaghetti noodles hurt so bad?
I found out today that I have a tilted uterus so the first try with the dye didn't take at all. Take Two. The left tube filled up and drained (what is supposed to happen), but the right didn't drain. Take Three. The third time I was in so much pain I was trying not to cry. This time the right still didn't drain and she didn't want to do a fourth test. While I got cleaned up and dressed Dr. Lee and the technician (did I mention it was a guy...how embarrassing) looks at the x-rays. When I came out she said that because of the tilt I kept pushing the dye and catheter out, but the tubes don't look inflamed or anything so she doesn't think there's a problem. It would be more visible if there was anything.
So, I left for home feeling violated, extremely sore, and hungry (I missed lunch haha). I was driving home, rocking out to the new Eminem cd (Bad Meets Evil...it's amazing btw) and I was about 20 minutes away when my car started jolting and pressing on the gas was doing nothing. I got off to the side and just couldn't go anymore. I call Cam in a complete panic. Thank God he was in Allentown and could get to me quickly. Where are you? He asks...I don't know. (For anyone who knows about me and driving...I have no clue of road names or numbers and I can't read a map).
I figure out where I am and he finds me. After turning off the car for awhile we start it up again. I wasn't convinced it was the gas because I still had 1/4 tank and my light wasn't on. Cam followed me and we slowly made it to the next exit and to a gas station. After filling up, I drove his truck and he drove my car (he's much better in stressful situations than me). We had to get to the mall so Cam could get him hair cut for AT and we ate Subway for dinner! Yum.
He drove my car home again and it was fine. So, I still don't know what happened. I'm thinking it over-heated and just had to rest for awhile. I think it's time for a new car...Anyways...so I've been laying in bed for a couple hours now, trying to get comfortable. My body hurts all the way from my butt to my stomach. Not very pleasant. And forget about coughing or anything.
But, during the third attempt of the x-ray, Dr. Lee said to me how this will be a great story to tell my teenage when he/she is bitching and saying I never do anything for them. Haha I can remind them of all I went through just to have them. It's crazy!! I hope I do get to tell them this story one day. God only knows!!
The Heat is Killing Me
The East Coast is having one hell of a summer. The temperature just gets hotter and hotter. The only time to run is before the sun comes up, but I can't get myself to get up then knowing I'm either off from work all day or I don't have to be at work until 11... needless to say my running schedule ha suffered quite a bit.
Last weekend Cam and I emptied out the garage (believe me, it was full of all kinds of crap), swept the floor, and then power washed it. I had a dinner-date with my girlfriends so Cam put away everything going back in the garage. I got home and it looked amazing! I have to figure out how to post photos on here to show you all!
Fertility Testing:
In the past week I've had 20 viles of blood drawn for testing. Everything came back great. I had another ultrasound and Dr. Lee said my left ovary looks poly cystic, but she's not really worried about it. Today, is my hysterosalpingogram (dyed x-ray of my uterus and ovaries). This is to make sure I have no blockages or anything else that shouldn't be there.
I'm also taking, in addition to my multi-vitamin and prenatal pills, 2 new medications. Thank God they're pills and not shots, I hate needles. Next week I'll be getting a hysteroscopy and then hopefully when Cam comes back from AT we can gets this baby making on the road haha!!
I wasn't sure if I should write/tell anything about what we're going through with infertility, but I figured that enough people know we've struggled and I also want to remember all these awful things when we finally have the little miracle we've been waiting for and wanting for so long!
I will keep you all posted on what is coming next! And thank you to those family and friends who have been so supportive and kind through all this. Your constant prayers and well-wishing is greatly appreciated!!
Last weekend Cam and I emptied out the garage (believe me, it was full of all kinds of crap), swept the floor, and then power washed it. I had a dinner-date with my girlfriends so Cam put away everything going back in the garage. I got home and it looked amazing! I have to figure out how to post photos on here to show you all!
Fertility Testing:
In the past week I've had 20 viles of blood drawn for testing. Everything came back great. I had another ultrasound and Dr. Lee said my left ovary looks poly cystic, but she's not really worried about it. Today, is my hysterosalpingogram (dyed x-ray of my uterus and ovaries). This is to make sure I have no blockages or anything else that shouldn't be there.
I'm also taking, in addition to my multi-vitamin and prenatal pills, 2 new medications. Thank God they're pills and not shots, I hate needles. Next week I'll be getting a hysteroscopy and then hopefully when Cam comes back from AT we can gets this baby making on the road haha!!
I wasn't sure if I should write/tell anything about what we're going through with infertility, but I figured that enough people know we've struggled and I also want to remember all these awful things when we finally have the little miracle we've been waiting for and wanting for so long!
I will keep you all posted on what is coming next! And thank you to those family and friends who have been so supportive and kind through all this. Your constant prayers and well-wishing is greatly appreciated!!
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