Crampy

Misoprostol's side effects can totally suck my ass. I guess it's working the way it should, since I'm sure as fuck bleeding more than I was earlier. I'm also crampy and having innard issues. I took a couple Immodium, so hopefully that will help. I get to take one more at 6am, so yay for my morning/afternoon.

We got our tree tonight. Laura let us use her car to pick up the tree, which is apparently a "good tree, lots of sap". Actually, it's a really nice tree that Laura found while wandering. I'm watching it settle right now. I think Steven is going to put lights on it tomorrow, while I lay around and am crampy. Well, and while I download Christmas music and whine, too.

I need to get some frames this week so I can finish our presents. My parents, my inlaws, and my grandparents are all getting copies of our engagement photos. We never had time to do a family portrait this year, before it got all cold and crappy.

We actually got snow all day today. We have like 2" and I guess we're in for 6"+ Tuesday. I'm still not feeling very Christmasy yet, though. I played Christmas music all day and I helped the kid write a letter to Santa. I actually need to print out the reply so I can send it out on Wednesday with my Christmas cards. We also glued together the little foam things I bought for him to make for his mother and for my inlaws.

Oh god, apparently my MIL has relented on having their Hanukkah party on Christmas Day. She was super pissy that Steven told her she could go right the fuck ahead, but none of us would be there since, well, it was Christmas Day and I am Catholic, as well as his divorce decree specifies that Elliott spends Christmas with the ex. Of course, we all know that only my MIL matters. I should totally post that to stuck_with_them. I think I shall. I guess she's having the thing on Wednesday now. I kind of wish we could just have it here. She always pisses and moans about how Steven and I should come over and clean her house for her. You know, because we live in a self-cleaning apartment or have a maid or something. We still have plenty of cleaning to do here before our holiday party.

Yep, mark December 18th off on your calendar. We're having our party the Sunday before Christmas. If you want an eVite, let me know and I'll get that and directions to you. The more the merrier. I'll be sending the eVites out by Wednesday or so. I think we're doing potluck again this year, so if you want in on that, just let me know what you're bringing.

IUD hopefully goes in tomorrow. I'll be super pissed if I can't get it after all the misery from the goddamn misoprostol. I'm going at 6pm, so please think good thoughts for me and my cervix.

I should have Steven make chicken soup out of the delicious chicken leftovers. I roasted a chicken for dinner tonight, complete with mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy, and peas. I tried to feed Laura, but she gave me some lame ass excuse about having to work tomorrow. Pfft, who needs work? We actually didn't eat until like 11, since I fucked around with the chicken until like 9:30. I called Dawn, at least, who's now in on the lovin' my pie thing. We've got a pie threeway going here. We're going up in January and I told her I'd bake a pie for everyone while I was up there. What I might do is make it all here and then just bake it there. I'm not sure yet.

Blah, I got no knitting done today. I guess I at least accomplished a few other things. I'm going to go print stuff now and then head to sleep, if my innards will knock it the fuck off. 

Survey

( Who else do I steal them from? )

Uterine Power Switches and Delicious Babies

( Not Laura C for once )

Yay! I'm IUD'ed!

I'm IUD'ed! The whole thing, from sitting down in the waiting room until I walked back into my complex was 48 minutes. 78, if you want to count the drive over. 

As prep, Dr. McCue had me take two 220mg of cytotec (misoprostol) 24 and 12 hours before the procedure. That made my cervix feel really gross and mushy, like the bubbles in bubble tea. It was really squishy. I had some not fun side effects with the cytotec, like cramping, gas, and diarrea, but it was livable. I also took a valium and a Tylenol 3.

I got in, found out that I didn't have to pay another copay, since they weren't charging me for Friday's failed appointment. That was good, anyway, since I don't think I had cash on me. I barely sat down in the back waiting room when the nurse came in and brought me into the exam room and had me undress from the waist down and hop on the table. This is why I love my OBGYN: her exam tables are heated. Steven and I waited about 5 minutes more and the doctor came in and chitchatted a little with me about the wedding and such. I was telling her about my StD (save the date) cards, which she thought was the funniest thing ever. She tried to surprise the nurse by calling them StDs, but the nurse already had heard it and we had a good laugh about sending our future mother-in-laws StDs. I felt a little more relaxed after laughing a little.

She had me scooch my butt down and got out the speculum. I swear to god, that was the worst part. She checked my cervix, which she said was perfect and then got down to business. She swabbed me with betadine which didn't feel like much, and then got the tenaculum ready. That wasn't too bad, it just felt like a pinch and an ache. I started doing my breathing and squeezed Steven's hand. Next item up was the Mirena sound. That didn't hurt at all getting it in, though I could feel it sliding through my cervix. (For those interested, my cervix is 6cm deep.) Next, she told me she was going to put the Mirena in and that actually hurt a little more. It felt like a really big cramp, sort of like when you have very bad gas or have to really go to the bathroom. After that, the only thing that kept being uncomfortable was the damned speculum. As soon as she got that out, all I feel was a little crampy.

I laid down on the table for about 5 while my wonderful fiance washed down my kitty and thighs and dried me off. I sat up for another 5 before he helped me get my pants and shoes on and we went to make my two week check up.

I'm still a little crampy, occasionally, but it's more of an achy/burning sensation than out and out cramps. I haven't used a heating pad or anything yet, but I am going to put looser underwear on and take a quick nap.

All in all, though, it was no where near as bad as I thought it would be. I think last night's cramps and diarrea were far worse than these. I'm very happy to finally go in and be off the pill!