Happy Friday!

jennamarie10 · May 2012

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Happy Friday! : I think it will. They already have one kid, and they've been preparing for another one for quite a while. I have a good feeling about it, but I know it's been tough for them to deal with.
Posted by AllAboutTheBenjamin[/QUOTE]

My SIL has been trying for only 6 months and she is really having a hard time with the fact she's not PG yet-she's already been to the Dr several times for hormones, etc... I'd like to think I'd be calm about it but I have a feeling that once I'm ready for baby, I'll be READY.

[Deleted User] · May 2012

Marrin, I'm sorry about Bo. I understand the decision though. At this point it's management only for Whisky too, since X rays and surgeries are too traumatic for him now, at his age. I hope he keeps doing well on his own.

brandichamberlain · May 2012

I'm feeling pretty sad for one of my best friends. A few weeks ago her Mom was diagnosed with lung cancer. They then found bladder cancer and a tumor in her brain. She had a few surgeries and was undergoing chemo therapy when they found two tumors on her spine yesterday. She was sent in for emergency surgery last night and they removed one of them along with three vertebrae and rib and insterted a rod. The doctors still seem hopeful, but it is doing a lot to the family. She doesn't have a great relationship with her Mom, so she is experiencing some guilt with all of it. It is really hard to watch them go through this.

jcg98 · May 2012

Happy Friday!

We sent flowers to MIL, and will spend Sunday with my mom and aunt and brothers in Philly where my youngest brother lives. I'm making shadowboxes for both my mom and aunt of wedding photos and memorabilia. My aunt is my mom's sister, also my godmother, she never married so my brothers and I are like her kids and we're very close to her.

AllAboutTheBenjamin · May 2012

Omg that sounds like a nightmare, brandi! I hope things turnout okay but what a terrible rollercoaster for the family. My sister's MIL, I think, is about to go through some shiit of her own. She wasn't feeling well, went in and after getting scanned and stuff they found "nodules" in her lungs. Six weeks later they scanned her again and the nodules were bigger and there were more of them. WTF are nodules!? I don't know much more than that, and I feel bad because my sister and my mom are always kind of complaining about my sister's MIL. She's a really sweet lady but she's always kind of a bit... much. I'm going to feel like shiit if something is seriously wrong with her. I've been praying.

And jenna I totally know what you mean. We are both 28, and will start TTC around 30. I think it will be frustrating if it doesn't work right away because we are a little "older" and are waiting, you know? But my mom was Fertile Myrtle, as was my MIL, so hopefully that works in our favor.

kd.joseph · May 2012

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[QUOTE]My son mentioned getting together on Mother's Day, but something has always come up on previous MDs. H will take me to breakfast tho. My brother sent our mom flowers from all of us and I sent her a Panera CG since she and her friends like to meet there one morning a week for coffee and sweets. Sick cat is exceptionally clingy today. Luckily, he has remained hydrated on his own so there's been no need for subcu fluids. We were at vet last Sat. for fluids (no, ladies I was unable to do it at home despite all your good suggestions) and he started bleeding from mouth and nose so vet came in and administered epi and things went BSC from that point on. So no more - we have pain meds if Bo needs them, and our goal is to keep him comfortable and loved. No more trauma.
Posted by Marrin713[/QUOTE]

Aw, sorry for the sick kittie. I know how hard it is. {{hugs}}

brandichamberlain · May 2012

I found out pretty young that I would never be able to have children and even though I struggled for a long time with that, I am glad that I found out when I did. I don't know how I would have felt not knowing until I was 30. It has allowed me to really look into options and think about if I will ever pursue them. It was also a major factor when FI and I started dating. He definitely wanted kids so I was open about my situation from the beginning. I think the hardest so far was telling my parents and then his when we got engaged.

AllAboutTheBenjamin · May 2012

I didn't know that about you brandi

I'm sorry. Although maybe you hate hearing stuff like that? I dunno. I never know what to say in these types of situations.

In our marriage counseling we had to talk about that for a while, and we are both very open to adoption. Is that something you guys are considering? I think medical interventions are awesome but I know I couldn't put my body through it, but I do want kids. In my perfect world, I'd have two of our own children and adopt a third.

brandichamberlain · May 2012

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[QUOTE]I used proflowers too for my mom too. The delivery was $9.99, but I had a 20% off online coupon so it kind of voided the delivery fee. I used FTD last year for mom and they never sent her flowers. Thankfully, I asked her about them when she didn't mention receiving any. I called to complain and was on hold for 45 minutes. Then they sent a completely different bouquet. I ordered pink and white daisies, and red roses in a square glass vase. They sent a couple tulips with some green filler and some yellow mums in a green ugly vase. I was pissed. I called to complain and they resent flowers to my mom but again, nothing even close to what I ordered.
Posted by kodakitty[/QUOTE]

A friend used FTD to send flowers to me for my birthday last year and when I got them I snapped a picture and texted them and said thanks. They called because it was nothing at all like what they ordered. A delivery person showed up a few hours later with a much smaller boquet of the actual flowers they wanted and took back the original one. Were they going to recylce that one? It was so weird.

brandichamberlain · May 2012

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[QUOTE]I didn't know that about you brandi :( I'm sorry. Although maybe you hate hearing stuff like that? I dunno. I never know what to say in these types of situations. In our marriage counseling we had to talk about that for a while, and we are both very open to adoption. Is that something you guys are considering? I think medical interventions are awesome but I know I couldn't put my body through it, but I do want kids. In my perfect world, I'd have two of our own children and adopt a third.
Posted by AllAboutTheBenjamin[/QUOTE]

It doesn't bother me when people react that way anymore. I was extremely bitter for a very long time (found out just after my 16th birthday). I questioned my faith and resented anyone who was pregnant. I couldn't even look at a pregnant woman in public without breaking down. I think mostly because it took a year to diagnose me. and it was very unexpected. I was born with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BCllerian_agenesis" rel="nofollow">MRKH</a> (<-- clicky). I got a UTI at the age of 15 shortly after I started being active. My mother was convinced I was pregnant and took me to a OBGYN for the first time. I had never had a period (still haven't and never will) and there were some concerns. A year of hormone therapy and an emerency surgery (that wasn't needed) later, I was told I do not have a uterus.

We can do IVF with a gestational host or adoption. We are open to both options, but it comes down to financial things at this point. There are some studies on Uteran transplants, but they are controversial and no where near to being ready. Child birth scares the shiit out of me anyway, I guess.

jennamarie10 · May 2012

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Happy Friday! : It doesn't bother me when people react that way anymore. I was extremely bitter for a very long time (found out just after my 16th birthday). I questioned my faith and resented anyone who was pregnant. I couldn't even look at a pregnant woman in public without breaking down. I think mostly because it took a year to diagnose me. and it was very unexpected. I was born with MRKH (<-- clicky). I got a UTI at the age of 15 shortly after I started being active. My mother was convinced I was pregnant and took me to a OBGYN for the first time. I had never had a period (still haven't and never will) and there were some concerns. A year of hormone therapy and an emerency surgery (that wasn't needed) later, I was told I do not have a uterus. We can do IVF with a gestational host or adoption. We are open to both options, but it comes down to financial things at this point. There are some studies on Uteran transplants, but they are controversial and no where near to being ready. Child birth scares the shiit out of me anyway, I guess.
Posted by brandichamberlain[/QUOTE]

Oh wow. I'm sorry too. :( It sounds like you and your FI have definitely talked about it though, which is great.. Out of curiousity how would it take so long for them to find out you didn't have a uterus? (don't answer if you're not comfortable...it just seems like that's something they could see right away?)

Like AATB I would love to adopt!

ETA: I read your Wiki article, now. I can see why.

AllAboutTheBenjamin · May 2012

Wow that's interesting. Talk about a curve ball. I understand the financial things though definitely. But no matter how your babies get to you I'm sure you guys will be great parents

Child birth scares the everlovingshit out of me too... gah. I want kids so bad but I have no desire to BE pregnant or DO birth, if that makes sense. But I know for lots of women that part of life is very important. I'm sorry you had to go through all that at such a young age.

brandichamberlain · May 2012

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Happy Friday! : Oh wow. I'm sorry too. :( It sounds like you and your FI have definitely talked about it though, which is great.. Out of curiousity how would it take so long for them to find out you didn't have a uterus? (don't answer if you're not comfortable...it just seems like that's something they could see right away?) Like AATB I would love to adopt!
Posted by jennamarie10[/QUOTE]

Well, they did a lot of blood draws and saw that my hormone levels were adequate, but they thought that since I was active in sports that I just hadn't started, apparently this is somewhat normal. They started doing some ultrasounds, both external and internal. With the syndrome a lot of the other organs (tubes and ovaries) can be positioned a little differently because the development wasn't completed. They saw some weird things on them but they weren't sure what it was. They started giving me regular hormone injections and after I was receiving the maximum amount, they thought that I must be bleeding internally and blocking the organ from the scanse with the fluid in my abdomen. They scheduled me for emergency surgery and once they were in they discovered that there just wasn't one in there. I have pictures from the surgery and they're kind of cool to look at.

I think the one thing that I may never get over is that the doctor came in shortly after I woke up and explained it. I tried to keep it togther knowing what that meant but since I wasn't reacting while she was in there she kept pushing before she finally just said "You'll never have children, do you understand that?" I immediatley broke down and she left. I thought that was very cruel. About two years later I was working as a server and she and her family were sat at my table. I instantly recognized her but was afraid to say anything. She never even realized who I was. She (well not her specifically) changed my life forever and she didn't even know who I was. It just gets to me for some reason.

[Deleted User] · May 2012

Wow, brandi, I've never heard of that before. I'm sorry you have to deal with it, but I'm glad you've found peace with the situation.

I don't know that I could get pregnant. Well, I think I could, but I don't think I could carry it full term because of the various procedures done. You'd think being told this would give other docs the go-ahead to fix me already, but no.

brandichamberlain · May 2012

I had some typos in those but it doesn't let me edit here at work. Sorry!

Marrin713 · May 2012

Sesh and KD - thanks! He keeps plugging away. Last Saturday was a madhouse at the vet's. If he gets dehydrated again, a tech will come here to administer.

Anyone reading Picoult's Lone Wolf? I find myself completely fascinated by the wolf culture (for lack of a better word).

brandichamberlain · May 2012

Thanks, Sesh. It took me a long time, but I really have found some peace. Silver lining? No periods, ever. LOL

AllAboutTheBenjamin · May 2012

Sheesh, brandi. Your surgeon sounds like a twat.

[Deleted User] · May 2012

I could totally get behind the no periods or cramping ever. That would be nice.

Holy crap, I just read an article about a new book that suggests that Jack the Ripper was actually a woman, a wife of a doctor. Even though other Ripperologists say it's a load of BS, I still want to read it. I love Jack the Ripper studies. I can't wait to one day to the Whitechapel Ripper tour.

brandichamberlain · May 2012

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[QUOTE]I could totally get behind the no periods or cramping ever. That would be nice. Holy crap, I just read an article about a new book that suggests that Jack the Ripper was actually a woman, a wife of a doctor. Even though other Ripperologists say it's a load of BS, I still want to read it. I love Jack the Ripper studies. I can't wait to one day to the Whitechapel Ripper tour.
Posted by Seshat411[/QUOTE]

What is the name of the book? I love that kind of stuff.

[Deleted User] · May 2012

It's called "Jack the Ripper: The hand of a Woman" by John Morris.

Marrin713 · May 2012

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[QUOTE]I could totally get behind the no periods or cramping ever. That would be nice. Holy crap, I just read an article about a new book that suggests that Jack the Ripper was actually a woman, a wife of a doctor. Even though other Ripperologists say it's a load of BS, I still want to read it. I love Jack the Ripper studies. <strong>I can't wait to one day to the Whitechapel Ripper tour.
</strong>Posted by Seshat411[/QUOTE]

That would be on my list of things to do as well. Serial killers fascinate me from a psychological standpoint.

ETA: too much "fascination" in one thread. I should say "interest" me.

AllAboutTheBenjamin · May 2012

I could read serial killer shiit all freaking day long.

Marrin713 · May 2012

I used to have what was called a coffee table book. It was about serial killers - xH made me box it away. I don't know what happened to it.

azdancer8 · May 2012

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[QUOTE]I used to have what was called a coffee table book. It was about serial killers - xH made me box it away. I don't know what happened to it.
Posted by Marrin713[/QUOTE]

Didn't want to scare off your guests, huh? ;)

LesPaul · May 2012

Good morning, ladies.

Late to the party today.

I'm very sad about a bear that was euthanized yesterday. He wandered through my neighborhood, but since he had already been tagged and relocated once (more than 50 miles away) he was put down. The wildlife people have a two strikes policy for 'nuisance' bears, so they don't relocate them again. Poor guy was just walking around looking for food.

[Deleted User] · May 2012

I have a lot of stuff I'm not allowed to put on display. H still gives me weird looks when he comes across some of my random collections.

Whatever. Dude keeps frozen squirrels and bats in the garage freezer. I think I'm entitled to my weird stuff too.

Marrin713 · May 2012

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Happy Friday! : Didn't want to scare off your guests, huh? ;)
Posted by azdancer8[/QUOTE]

He thought I was getting ideas from it. ;)

How are you liking phlebe (it is you AZ who recently got certified?)?

LesPaul · May 2012

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[QUOTE]Does anyone have anything special planned for mothers day?
Posted by Nebb[/QUOTE]

No. I really dislike Mother's Day, since all I do is get so sad about not having my Mom. My younger daughter is in Florida with her Dad, and DH's kids don't recognize me as a member of the family. I'll probably just ask DH to grill a steak or something for me and hang out with him and my older daughter (if she's around).

AllAboutTheBenjamin · May 2012

I'm sorry about the bear Les, that is shitty

I hope you have a good weekend!

Happy Friday!

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