They Didn't Tell Me

I've been feeling under the weather lately.  Tuesday I had my biopsies, which was a lot more painful than I anticipated especially the endometrial biopsy.  I guess I didn't give it a whole lot of thought until I was in the doctor's office and he described the procedure to me.  After the 15 seconds of intense pain, I was required to remain lying down for 5-10 minutes.  Apparently getting up to quickly after the procedure can make you faint.  So the nurse hung out with me until I felt well enough to sit up.  I still didn't feel the best, but the nurse did comment that my color had come back--didn't realize I lost it.  Anyway, after another 5 minutes of sitting, I was on my merry way.  But it doesn't end there.  Either I wasn't paying attention or it wasn't mentioned, but the cramping/stabbing pain can last for 2-3 days.  I believe that nine out of ten women probably won't have the procedure if they knew before hand what it entailed.  Perhaps that is why they didn't advise me of such until I was up on the table and garbed in a filmsy gown and their non-skid socks.

So now I wait for the results.  I thought I was also coming down with the flu since I had the chills, aches, stiff neck and sore throat.  It lasted one night and I was fine the next day.  Perhaps it was also the result of the biopsies.  The aches, stiff neck and sore throat could have been a result of me tensing up during the procedure.  I knew at one point I was clenching my jaw.

Valentine's Day flew by without a post from me, so here's the recap.  I got a dozen roses from Rick, as well as two boxes of candy.  Katie got six roses from Rick, as well as two little boxes of candy and a tethered electronic helicopter.  Katie has gotten pretty good at taking off and landing her aircraft.  Rick had also bought a huge, styrofoam glider plane for Katie and I.  The other day Katie and I decorated it with polka dots and various other colored forms, but we haven't flown it yet.  We have to go into the cotton field to fly it so there is no danger of it landing in the trees.  Below is Katie wearing her new Valentine's ballerina tutu.  You can also see the candy and flowers in the background.

 

Close up of Katie's flowers

  

Close up of my flowers