Wednesday, September 23, 2009

I've been distracted

My final appt was on Monday and I have yet to update. I am slacking. Basically all we did was the questionnaires again, weight, blood pressure, measurements, skin test, basic stuff like in the start of the study. They did a final round of blood work, one of which was checking liver levels. K had a cold so I couldn't leave him with a sitter and he got to go along. That was a blast. We had to be up and out of the house at 6:30, and he already wasn't feeling well, so he was quite the handful at the appt. We talked a little about the last round, a little about the length of the cycles that did work. Out of the 5, I ovulate 3 times. The first time was ruined by the gall bladder attack. The 2nd I still blame on the fact that we didn't have a good start to that cycle because we started without a period. Then nothing worked again till the last round. That one I have yet to understand because we did everything right. Anyway, she said to keep her updated with everything going on and told me not to give up. She's been great support this year with all this and I really wish she was part of the clinic too. But she's research only so hopefully the new nurses I'll deal with are just as nice. My first clinic appt will be Oct 27th. Mostly I'm just going to see what they suggest, find out prices for treatment options and I'll tell them I'll call back when I'm ready to schedule all this and give it a go again. I definitely want a break from the constant appts. My plans as of right now is to do the herbal stuff starting in November. I've been emailing them back and forth this past week and have gotten a lot of info and it sounds like a really good choice right now. It sounds a lot easier than some of these meds, and has extremely good success stories. At this point I'll just be happy with better cycles and controlling these pcos issues.
And I've been distracted lately because of this drama with my brother. His girlfriend kicked him out "for a few weeks" on Sunday and my mom took pity on him. He's now staying here at night. And causing our lives to be turned upside down and dramatic. All of this has proved to us that no matter how much we help them, we will never be anything more than extra money. At this point, we're putting in an application for the townhouses we use to rent from for something by next summer. I want to be 100% sure on what we are doing in the spring when it's time to sign K up for Kindergarten. Things will happen a whole lot quicker if this temporary drama turns into more regular nonsense. I know that mentally I just can't take much more. I hate to move, and I hate to be back in the city life, but it doesn't make much sense for us to stick around and bust butt to help out and not be appriciated. Plus closer to work would save us a lot. I have to decide which is better long term before any big decisions get made.
But, that's the latest. Honest things didn't use to be so crazy and dramatic with my life. And I typically wouldn't even mention it but it's been on my mind and driving me crazy and helps to get it all out.

1 comment:

  1. I think you just needed a few more shots. It's a numbers game.

    Your brother sounds like a mess. My parents would probably do the same thing. Bail him out again is how I always feel.

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