Couch Potato

So I have been on the couch since Wednesday.  I feel so bad lying to so many people at work.  A lot of people have emailed, texted and chatted me to see how I'm feeling.  My response has been the same "strep is a bitch".  My mom called on Wednesday just to chat and tell me about Marlene.  She warned me that a funeral could be coming soon.  I told her we have testing going on at school and I don't think I can miss.  I can't tell her that I haven't been at work for 4 days and I can't miss another one!  Of course I'll go to shivah but there is no way I can go to the funeral.  I'll explain to Uncle Ken later.  I know he'll understand.

So it turns out seeing Ashley at Dr. Kaplan's has been great.  We've texted each other checking in.  She gave me tips that her acupuncturist gave her.  Thanks to her I'm no longer eating ice cream or drinking ice water.  It's all tea and pineapple for me!

Even though I have been couch ridden I have gotten so much done!  I pretty much have all my lesson plans done for February, planned our Parenthood finale dinner, posted things for our LEAP grant and organized all my NWEA data.  I also FINALLY started reading The Andy Cohen Diaries and it's hysterical!  I love behind the scenes gossip and that's what this is!

Amanda came over on Wednesday to check on me and bring me a present.  She researched what to eat/drink after a transfer.  She brought me pineapple, decaffeinated tea, and gatorade.  I can't believe how thoughtful she is.  I have such a wonderful friend!

Wednesday night was tough.  Mike and I went into the bathroom to do my ass shot.  I prepared everything.  I gave Mike the needle.  He stuck it in and it REALLY hurt so I jumped.  He kept going and it hurt so bad that I yelled out.  He got really frustrated I could tell, but I can't help it!  He took the needle out and said I was bleeding.  I looked in the mirror and blood was dripping out of my butt.  I felt it running down to my leg.  I started hysterically crying while he cleaned me up.  He kept saying that he fucked everything up and if I don't get pregnant it will be all his fault.  I tried to tell him it was ok through my tears but obviously he didn't believe me.

I called the nurse the next day and explained what happened.  She totally calmed me down.  She said that he most likely hit a capillary and that's why I was so bloody.  She also reassured me that he didn't mess everything up.  I am getting tons of progesterone since I take it 4 times a day.  She gave me some other tips to make it easier.  She said I can use ice to numb the area first, lay down, she also said Mike could slap the area to make it tougher so it won't hurt as much.  I didn't tell him that one!  We tried the ice last night and it worked!!  I didn't jump at all!  We found our new trick!!

I have felt pretty much the same.  I have had some cramping and tightness in my stomach.  It has really freaked me out and made me super nervous.  I texted Ashley about it and she was feeling the same thing.  It made me breathe so much easier.  I told Mike about the cramping when he got home from work tonight, he told me the nurse said it was normal.  Apparently that Valium did work!

Mike has really been great these last few days.  He's made dinner every night, done the dishes, cleaned up.  All he wants me to do it just relax.  He hasn't been happy that I've done so much work.  What he doesn't understand is that the work that I have  been doing isn't stressful, it keeps me busy and takes my mind off of everything.

The rest of the weekend I plan on staying on the couch and just letting gravity do its thing.  All I keep singing to myself is this...