Note to self: Never accept an afternoon appointment at this office. Ever. Again.
After I finished checking in, the guy at the desk informed me that Dr. G was running about 45 minutes behind schedule. OK. I can probably swing that. I had intended to get back to work for the end of the day, and to say good-bye to a good friend of mine, whose last day was Thursday. After an hour, I was told there was one more person before me, and it wold be about another 15 minutes. After an hour and forty-five minutes, I finally made it into the exam room.
Are you kidding me?
So, the nurse is going over my records, checking vitals, etc., and she sees the ginormous list of prescriptions I have for the IVF. I tell her that I am about to start IVF. She asks me if I need a refill on the bcps in addition to the le.voxyl. Oh dear.
Then, she proceeds to tell me, with a really big smile...."You know what? As soon as you stop trying, it will happen. It happens all the time. People just try too hard."
Good god, can I go home now? Seriously? You are a freaking nurse! You should know better than that!
I smile and nod, and manage to say briefly that I thought that at the point I'm at with IVF, I personally am not really trying at all. It's all about the doctors and the science. And I really believe that. I don't have to have sex to make my baby. I hardly think I'm trying too hard.
I mean really. We've all come up against this. Is it supposed to make us feel better that when people finally come to terms with the fact that they they will be childless, or at least biologically childless, they are so often rewarded by the gift of an actual baby?
Come on people!
In any case, Dr. G was not happy with my TSH of .5 as tested in July, down from 1.4 in April. She wants me between 1 and 3. Dr. A however, seemed fine with the .5. Although a call to her nurse says that's the absolute lowest. It turns out, Thursday's test was at 2.5. I haven't been that high since last summer, before my dose landed at 75. I guess I'm still in the right range, which is good. But I have to wonder a bit about the ups and downs. I haven't had a chance to ask the nurse, but I know some of you out there deal with thyroid issues. Has anyone fluctuated this much? From what I read, levels can also vary throughout the day, and be influenced by fiber in the diet, etc. The 1.4 was a morning, and the 2.5 wasn't drawn until 4:50!
That's right people. I didn't leave the doctor's office until after 5, and never made it back to work to say good-bye to my friend. I was extremely annoyed!
Ok, but enough about that. It's the weekend, and it's the perfect time for creativity. I plan on putting the finishing coats of polyacryllic on my coffee table this weekend. By next weekend, we should get it in the house!
Now I can't remember, have I told you about it? It belonged to my grandparents. It used to be a dining table that Grampa cut down. It was kept in the bet condition, which is one reason I'm painting it. But I also love the way an antique shape looks when it's done in s bright, solid color. I think it modernizes it. The table has been sitting in my mom's basement for about 8 years, just waiting for me to finally use it.
Here's a few in progress shots so you can see how it's progressing.
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| The table top after a lot of sanding. I'm attempting to fill in the crack between to the two halves. When it was a dining table, it had a leaf, so it was supposed to come a part. But, we don't want a crack that will collect gunk. |
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| The table base is up on the saw horse. The bottom of the table top is primed and ready for paint. |
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| One coat of paint on the base. |
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| Two coats of paint on the top. |
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| Claw foot detail. |
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| Pedestal detail. |
All in all, I'm really happy with the way it's coming out. There are a few areas which maybe I could have sanded better, but I was nervous about affecting the shape, and I think some of the roughness adds character. I am loving the color, and can't wait to see how it looks on my purple rug!
OK, time to go buy the poly!
first off that color will totally look great with purple!!!
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"You know what? As soon as you stop trying, it will happen. It happens all the time. People just try too hard."
Shit people are just ridiculous aren't they!!!!I wish I could say I couldnt believe she said this to you, but as you saw from my blog, all to common!!!I swear it should be grounds to sue for emotional distress, lol.
The other day my husband even said we shouldn't try so hard. I think it's just a natural response and very like "just relax". But seriously, who are these people everyone seems to know that stop trying and then get pregnant after being infertile, everyone seems to know someone, but I can't think of a single person!
ReplyDeleteYes, thyroid levels can fluctuate that much, but not because the test was taken at the wrong time (that's why they test TSH, not T4 most of the time). I try to keep my TSH between 1-2, and sometimes it will be stable for a year or so, but more likely it fluctuates every couple of months. Right before my first IVF cycle it actually jumped up to 12.5 for the first time in years. No one could tell me why it happened (though I think BCPs tend to interfere with the absorbtion of the meds even if you don't take them at the same time). And ever since then I've been on a rediculously high dosage to keep my levels normal, but they're still fluctuating. Basically, lots of different things change how much thyroid hormone your body needs and when your thyroid works fine it just changes naturally, but when it doesn't you just have to get tested more frequently until you hit a patch where you stabilize. It drives me crazy that doctors don't take it more seriously, but usually I have a referral for the blood test, but I see the results myself and change meds accordingly. I just add it in to my usual IVF blood work every couple of weeks and keep an eye on it. Good luck.
ReplyDeleteLove the coffee table and hate the "stop trying so hard" comment. Almost just as much as the "it will happen when you least expect it" comment. Usually comes from extremenly fertile people who just seem to think your not "doing it" right!
ReplyDeleteThe 'relax and stop trying' is number two on my Most Hated list. My current - very weird - situation has an added layer of frustration because the very, very few people we've told have actually brought this up - in sort of a 'SEE - told you so!?!' way.
ReplyDeleteObviously, I kill them with my eyes.
Arggggg....there are some comments that just break me and that is one of them!!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see the final product :)
That's right, if we all just stop trying, relax, and then adopt, we'll get pregnant IMMEDIATELY. Don't you know that? ;)
ReplyDeleteMy husband and I have had a ton of fun 'trying' over the past 11 years. Trust me, we're plenty relaxed, but outside of a clinic we haven't gotten pregnant yet. We have until I hit menopause to test the theory, but I'm not holding my breath :)
I love the coffee table. I totally know what you mean about doing creative projects around the house. In the past month, we have built a 15 foot curtain rod out of metal conduit, hung new curtains, re-finished an old stereo cabinet as an liquor cabinet, and we are now working on building a barn wood mirror frame for a large mirror that we have!! It's nice to have something else to focus on!! Oh yeah and I just bought new throw pillows!!
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