I should just throw myself a pity party and get it over with…
Posted on | October 5, 2005 |
..Because my day has NOT gotten better. Just when things were looking up I had to go to the doctor to follow up on the mysterious disappearance of my IUD string. Turns out the whole damn thing has been gradually (over the past week) migrating south. So it needed to be removed. And then replaced. I’m sure I don’t need to convince anyone how horrible it is to go to the obgyn. Nothing about cold metal down there, or the word SPECULUM is pleasant. But the one thing that can make that experience worse is definitely having an IUD removed and then replaced. Only one word remains. C R A M P.
So now I’m eating Ben & Jerry’s Mint Chocolate Cookie Ice Cream and watching my son eat a Plout (I’ll be posting pictures of this later. So cute.) And contemplating digging a hole and climbing in with my pint of ice cream and my spoon.
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October 5th, 2005 @ 6:13 pm
that sounds terrible! i dread those types of doctor visits - - and cramps are my worst enemies. i send you a peaceful evening with an old movie, a good night’s sleep without interruptions, and a big mug of hot chocolate - chocolate always makes me feel a bit better. i hope you feel better soon.
October 5th, 2005 @ 6:31 pm
You need pampering! Make your hubby give you a massage or go get a pedicure, quick!
Sorry today was so rotten…
October 5th, 2005 @ 7:30 pm
Poor thing! I know what you mean.
October 5th, 2005 @ 8:27 pm
uuuuhhhgggg.
I forgot about what that feels like.
“you’ll feel a pinch - and some discomfort.”
hey- I don’t know what a plout is.
October 5th, 2005 @ 9:11 pm
The word speculum makes me shudder. I had my postnatal last week and it reminded me of how I got used to the plastic speculums the OB uses when you are pregnant — as opposed to the metal ones at the doctor’s office. Shuuuddddder.
October 5th, 2005 @ 9:49 pm
Bleeeehhhhhh! I had my annual exam yesterday and I was so nervous- No matter that my doctor is a woman, I LOVE her to death, and she had examined a hundred or so times during my pregnancy… Somehow, it’s different when you don’t have your belly buffer!
I can’t imagine what you must’ve gone through. So sorry.
October 5th, 2005 @ 9:54 pm
I swear it was Tracy at Durtee Martini that was talking about her copper IUD from Europe a while back, and how much better they were. Not sure if there’s some kind of IUD snobbery going on in the contraceptive community, but it was an interesting read.
And yes, the word “speculum” has that dreadful feeling to it, much like the term “prostate exam”. “You may feel some pressure.”
October 5th, 2005 @ 11:34 pm
OUCH!! I could never have one of those. Sorry to hear you’ve been having a bad day, take some ‘you’ time’ and do something nice.
Take care.
October 6th, 2005 @ 12:49 am
feel better soon! and little bean over on flickr is too cute!
October 6th, 2005 @ 1:08 am
Ugh.
October 6th, 2005 @ 4:04 am
bleah. I feel for you. That shit HURTS. Take your ice cream with you for distraction (yours) and the spoon for beating upside the head (theirs). Also, what the heck is a plout?
October 6th, 2005 @ 10:23 am
oh no, and I thought your day was improving… I had my annual exam two days ago and I hated it!!! hope you feel better today.