I had court today for the first time with my new job. I was nervous and excited at the same time. Last night I went shopping so I could buy a blazer to look more professional for court. I even got up earlier than usual so that I could actually do my hair which I don't normally do. Got to work, gathered my files and off I went to meet with the judge and five attorneys. About three hours later, I was leaving the office to grab lunch and start my field visits. As soon as I stepped off the elevator and into the sunshine, I looked down and saw that I was wearing two different shoes!!
I cannot even believe that I did this. I was so embarrassed and immediately called my coworker who had gone to court with me. She, of course, thought it was hilarious. In my defense, I have two pairs of boots that are the same style, different colors. Plus, Caleb was off work today and when I was getting dressed he was still asleep so when I sat down on the bench at the end of the bed to put my shoes on, the lights were off. I totally blame him.
What I don't understand is not how I ended up with two wrong colors, but how I got a left and a right and not two lefts or two rights. My shoes are lined up in my closet by pairs, or so I thought. Luckily I was meeting Caleb at home for lunch so I did change my shoes before doing field visits. However, I remembered that I wore my black boots to work yesterday as well.
Or did I?
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Monday, March 16, 2009
Crazy day
I was supposed to be going on vacation on Wednesday to visit Colleen now that she is home from her deployment, but a couple weeks ago she and I decided to postpone my trip as she is going to be busy at work. Today it turns out that I would not have been able to go anyway so I am pretty thankful that Collen and I made the decision, rather than being told by work that I could not go. Today I did my first emergency removal and placement into foster care. It was sure not the way I expected to spend my day. It took over the entire day. I didn't eat breakfast or lunch and had to do a ton of paperwork for our attorney. A few people stopped by my office to tell me that I had done a good job, including the Director of DSS which felt really good. There were times that I started to second-guess myself today, but overall, I am confident that I did a good job today and definitely earned my salary! Plus, tonight there are children who are in a safe place and that is all that really matters.
On another note, tomorrow brings another doctor's appointment. Keep your fingers crossed!
On another note, tomorrow brings another doctor's appointment. Keep your fingers crossed!
Thursday, March 5, 2009
More Clomid
When a doctor tells you that they will call by the next morning at the latest, you should automatically know that you will have to call and remind him at four in the afternoon. So as not to bore you with any of the details, the cyst is nothing to worry about and fertility treatments start again tomorrow! Clomid has been increased to 100 mg per day and I will be taking it on cycle days 5-9 instead of days 3-7 in previous month. Another ultrasound is already scheduled for St. Patrick's Day to check follicle size. Maybe there will be something even more special on St. Patty's Day since that will be two years since Caleb and I started dating :)
I am a little nervous about increasing the dosage since last cycle I seemed to skate through without most of the side effects. The only effects I had last time were facial numbing for approx. twelve hours on day one and then night sweats for two days. Most reports show that majority of women have severe headaches, crying, and general bitchiness for 5 days. Keep your fingers crossed for us!
I am a little nervous about increasing the dosage since last cycle I seemed to skate through without most of the side effects. The only effects I had last time were facial numbing for approx. twelve hours on day one and then night sweats for two days. Most reports show that majority of women have severe headaches, crying, and general bitchiness for 5 days. Keep your fingers crossed for us!
Monday, March 2, 2009
Frustrated
Just this morning, my friend Amy asked me how Caleb and I are doing with the infertility stuff and I was able to honestly say that we are doing fine and that we are not letting this take over our lives. That has honestly been true...until this afternoon.
I am currently on cycle day 33 with no period. This is the first cycle for Clomid and FSH. You can read all about it in the previous posting. I have learned so much about female reproductive issues since starting all of this that I am a little embarrassed that I didn't know this stuff before. My issue is anovulation which means I do not ovulate consistently. A woman's cycle has two stages, with the follicular phase being the first half of a cycle and the luteal phase is the second half. Apparently, the luteal phase cannot get screwed up, meaning that if you ovulate and there is no pregnancy, you WILL have a period within 14-16 days. It is the first half of the cycle that gets screwed up, prolonging ovulation, etc.
Knowing that, and after having three negative pregnancy tests within the last week, I don't understand how I can be 18 days post FSH injection and no period. I called the doctor today and explained what has been going on to his nurse, Christy who I think is awesome, she told me to come in to the office. My temperature has been elevated since the injection which can be a possible indicator of pregnancy if it continues with no period.
I went to the doctor today and of course, surprise of all surprises, I got to have another pelvic ultrasound examination. I really wasn't expecting him to say that I am pregnant since I have had three negative tests. I just wanted to find out what is going on since my cycle should have started and hasn't and we can't start the next round of fertility treatments until my cycle starts.
What I wasn't expecting him to say is that I now have a noticeable cyst on my left ovary. This is my third ultrasound in three weeks and there was no cyst prior to today's' exam. Cysts are a common side effect of Clomid but the doctor said that he couldn't tell me anything else until he got my lab work back. He didn't even order a pregnancy test because he felt there was no point. Labs ordered were for progesterone and estradiol. I know that progesterone levels increase with pregnancy and this is what causes cycle to begin again in the absence of pregnancy. Still not clear on what estradiol is for. Honestly, I got tired of reading about all of this stuff online.
Now I am waiting for the doctor to call with my lab results which may not come until tomorrow morning. There is no point in going into what this could mean until I hear from the doctor. It is just so frustrating to hear that now as a result of the medication that I have to take in order to improve fertility, there is a complication that could put off the next cycle of treatments.
I am currently on cycle day 33 with no period. This is the first cycle for Clomid and FSH. You can read all about it in the previous posting. I have learned so much about female reproductive issues since starting all of this that I am a little embarrassed that I didn't know this stuff before. My issue is anovulation which means I do not ovulate consistently. A woman's cycle has two stages, with the follicular phase being the first half of a cycle and the luteal phase is the second half. Apparently, the luteal phase cannot get screwed up, meaning that if you ovulate and there is no pregnancy, you WILL have a period within 14-16 days. It is the first half of the cycle that gets screwed up, prolonging ovulation, etc.
Knowing that, and after having three negative pregnancy tests within the last week, I don't understand how I can be 18 days post FSH injection and no period. I called the doctor today and explained what has been going on to his nurse, Christy who I think is awesome, she told me to come in to the office. My temperature has been elevated since the injection which can be a possible indicator of pregnancy if it continues with no period.
I went to the doctor today and of course, surprise of all surprises, I got to have another pelvic ultrasound examination. I really wasn't expecting him to say that I am pregnant since I have had three negative tests. I just wanted to find out what is going on since my cycle should have started and hasn't and we can't start the next round of fertility treatments until my cycle starts.
What I wasn't expecting him to say is that I now have a noticeable cyst on my left ovary. This is my third ultrasound in three weeks and there was no cyst prior to today's' exam. Cysts are a common side effect of Clomid but the doctor said that he couldn't tell me anything else until he got my lab work back. He didn't even order a pregnancy test because he felt there was no point. Labs ordered were for progesterone and estradiol. I know that progesterone levels increase with pregnancy and this is what causes cycle to begin again in the absence of pregnancy. Still not clear on what estradiol is for. Honestly, I got tired of reading about all of this stuff online.
Now I am waiting for the doctor to call with my lab results which may not come until tomorrow morning. There is no point in going into what this could mean until I hear from the doctor. It is just so frustrating to hear that now as a result of the medication that I have to take in order to improve fertility, there is a complication that could put off the next cycle of treatments.
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