HOPE RUSHES BACK IN

It is hard to find the privacy to blog while living with my parents, and it is next to impossible to blog from work, so instead let me post this email that I just sent out to my family:

"I just got back from my doctor and wanted to give you all the latest update:

First and foremost, the nasty polyp did not grow back in my uterus. Yay! This means no surgery before our next IVF!!!

Secondly, she said that during a first IVF, they (the doctors) basically have to treat me as an "average" patient because they don't know how IVF is going to work on me. That being said, now that I have one "under my belt," they know what to tweak to maximize its chances of working better the next time. They can tailor it to me. For example, my eggs developed slower than they should have during my last IVF, so they are going to give me a second drug (yes, ANOTHER injection!) this time to try to correct that. Additionally, she said that if Anthony and I have discussed selective reduction and we are "okay" with it, that they typically like to put 3 embryos back in during the second IVF to maximize the chances of one working.

Overall, she said "on average people get pregnant with their second IVF." Plus, she doesn't want us to go through any more IVF's than are absolutely necessary because she is more than aware of the physical and mental toll it takes. I told her Anthony and I had discussed selective reduction before the first IVF and we are okay with it, so next IVF 3 embryos will be put back in.

She handed me my birth control pills and said "you can start the next one with your next period" which is a week from Friday, or November 12th. I asked if we could look at that on the calendar and see how it played out, and wouldn't you know it the day of the embryo transfer fell on CHRISTMAS DAY! (Could we have more things scheduled for Christmas this year?)

I asked if we could please begin instead with my December period, which means all the procedures will happen in January, AFTER we've moved and AFTER the holidays. She agreed that this would be a great idea.

So that's the story. Once again I have my hopes up!!!! grrr......hey, at least if this doesn't work I already have my application for the adoption from China!!!"

Ugh....I hate having hope!!

POLITICAL INCORRECTNESS FOR ELECTION DAY 2004

Now, originally I was going to use today’s post to urge everyone out there to make sure they vote today, but

a) I didn’t want my blog to become all soap-boxy, and
b) Everyone apparently DID go out to vote today anyways, without my coaxing and cajoling.

That being said, the remainder of this post may offend some. I don’t care.

While I am happy to see that so many people went out today with the intention of performing their civic duty, I have been overwhelmed by the droves of elderly people out and about trying to get to the polls. They keep getting in my way! Every single place I have attempted to drive to today, I have been stuck behind someone driving between 15 – 20 mph. No exaggeration. I mean, it is good that the elderly are involved, because without them who would volunteer at the polling places? (See, I am REALLY going to offend the masses today).

Come to think of it, aren’t I hearing about all sorts of mistakes and problems and errors occurring at the polling places today? Again?!?! Just like four years ago, when our treasured voting system became a sham and something other nations would mock. And my God, Florida, where all the elderly in the country retire to, with their “butterfly ballots” and “dangling chads”….can I say that I just heard on the radio that at least 60,000 ballots are “missing” from Broward County. Broward County….hmm…aren’t they the same problematic Florida County from the 2000 election? Aren’t there a ton of elderly retirement communities there?

I think I would like to vote on something else besides our future President today. In fact, maybe I ought to run for office. My campaign slogan would go something like this:

“If you are over age Sixty-Five, You are no longer allowed to Drive.”

Yeah. That will go over big.

Better yet, how about this one?

“You’re Sixty-Five, Happy Birthday! You’re Voting Rights have now been taken away!”

Ugh….of course this won’t really work because we’ve also got to figure out how to nullify all the stupid-people’s votes too.

(sorry if this post offended anyone – I am just very annoyed today.)

MY BIG FAT OBNOXIOUS COUSIN?

For all you reality show junkies out there, I have something interesting to say. Well, it is interesting to me, if to no one else.

The Fox Network is premiering “My Big Fat Obnoxious Boss” this Sunday night. Anthony and I were planning on watching it, simply because the idea of totally spoofing Donald Trump’s success is pretty hilarious to both of us. Anthony doesn’t even watch reality shows but the commercial with the contestants trying to send a fax while being paintballed to death was just so silly that he is already hooked.

Then….

We learned that his cousin is a contestant on the show.

Now we HAVE to watch!

We don’t know if this is going to be something we’re necessarily going to want to brag about!