Show and Tell

This has been my cocoon for the last week or so. I have been camped out here watching endless hours of crap TV and movies.




Today got out of the house to go for an MRI. It was about the quickest appointment at a hospital I have ever had. My appointment was at 12:30 which meant I had to be there by 12:15. Well I got there at about 11:50 and they took me right away and I was in my car on the way home by 12:30. I was very amazed and quite happy.

while I was having it done I was thinking I was very thankful that I was not claustrophobic because it was a very tight fit. It was really uncomfortable to lay on my back for that long. They gave me the flattest pillow I have ever seen to put under my knees which did not help at all. I guess I should have listened to the dr. and taken pain meds before I went but oh well live and learn. So anyway, hopefully Monday I will get the results.

I cam home and we rented a couple movies. We watched Lake.view Ter.race and Shutt.er. Lake.view was ok...not as good as I thought it would be with Sam.uel L. Jac.kson in it. Shu.tter was STUPID! So save your money on that one.

To check out what everyone else is showing head on over to Mel's place. Have a great weekend!

Same ole same ole

Well, I went back to the specialist yesterday and I am going in for a MRI tomorrow afternoon. I am excited about that because hopefully we can now get to the bottom of this problem. I will call the Dr on Monday and he said he will be able to tell me at that time whether it is something we can do shots for or if it something we might need to discuss surgery for. Let's all hope it is not the surgery because I have not heard good things about back surgery and I am not open to that idea. I just want some shots that will make it all better. So please keep me in your prayers or whatever you do I would appreciate it. He did give me some much better drugs though so I am happy about that.

Oh remember my sis's knee well she is having surgery next Friday so also keep her in your thoughts. She also got a promotion at work and I am very happy and proud of her. I haven't seen my nephews in a bit because I have been laid up and I miss them. Hopefully I will feel better soon. Everyone have a great weekend!

Short and sweet

So sorry I do not really have anything much to say because I haven't been doing anything. All I keep doing here is complaining about back pain but right now that is pretty much my life. I don't sleep very well and I can't sit for too long. It does not really matter what position I am in...it hurts...BAD! I am going back to the specialist tomorrow and hopefully he has something more for me because the steroids just did not cut it. Hubby has been so wonderful taking care of the house and me. I love him so much. Sorry this is short and sweet. I hope to be back to my normal self soon. I hope you are all having a nice ICLW and really if you are new to this blog I am not usually this boring (at least I hope not).

How to raise money?

So sorry I have not really been updating lately. I am still laid up with the back. I am calling the doctor tomorrow since the steroids do not seem to be doing very much. I can't sit too long st the computer, I so wish I had a lap top. I am going crazy just laying on the couch!

Anyway while I have been lying there I have been trying to come up with ways to raise some money. I need to figure out how to get a new car this year since my lease is up and I need to come up with money for IVF. So I am asking you my dear internets...what ways have you used, if any, to help finance your IVF? I thought about doing a craft... which one would be the best? I feel I can learn to do just about anything. I think I would like to make jewelry but it seems everyone is doing jewelry. Anyone have any suggestions? I would really appreciate any input. I hope all is well and thank you for the well wishes.

Welcome to ICLW

So here is a summary of me for all you new readers. I hope anyone stopping by is doing well.

Age: 35 (just turned and not happy about it)
DH: 42
Married: 8 1/2 yrs
TTC: 8 1/2 yrs
Diagnosis: PCOS
Pregnancies: 4
Babies: 0

I have 4 angel babies. 2 were miscarriages between 5-7 weeks and 2 were ectopics. One was an extremely rare ectopic in my cervix. Unfortunately that was the only baby that was doing well and would have been great had it implanted in the correct place. I have tried clomid, injections, and IUI. I am now on break but getting ready to jump back on the horse. I am going to try one more round of injections with some added progesterone that my doctor never had me try before...why I do not know. If that does not work I am going to be pulling out the big guns...IVF. I have not one clue how I am going to pay for it but I HAVE to try.

Lately I have been feeling sad and angry about this whole IF thing and turning 35. I feel like I am not moving forward. I feel I am standing still while the whole world moves on. My last mc was last July and since then I feel I have crossed over into a world I never thought I would be. There is a problem yet there is no one who can tell me how to fix it and makes me sad that there is a possibility that I will never have a baby of my own.

Right now: I am having severe back pain from a probable slipped disk so I have been pretty much laid up in my bed, the couch, or lying on the floor with my feet on the couch as the dr instructed. I finally saw a specialist who gave me some strong pain meds and steroids and is hoping that will help. If not we will be doing an MRI and probably injections. Hopefully I will be feeling better soon because this pain is REALLY BAD!

I can't sit at the computer to long so I am sorry if I am a little bit of a slacker this month. I am still going to try to do all I can I REALLY do not want to break my streak of iron commenter but we will see. It is snowing pretty bad here today but what else is new this year in Michigan. I hope you all have a fabulous weekend and HAPPY ICLW. Thanks for stopping by!

On the road to recovery...hopefully!

My doctor got everything straightened out with my insurance and after about 5000 calls yesterday I got an appointment with a specialist this morning. He was great he listened, evaluated everything about my back pain and came up with a plan. YAY I am so happy! He gave me steroids today and said that he did not want to even mess around with so so pain killers and gave me good ones. He said he thinks it is a bulging or slipped disk, so he told me to take the meds and relax because he said if pressing on the right nerve it can be quite painful. Uh duh that is what I have been trying to say. He said if the meds don't help by next week then he will do an MRI and then we will probably try injections. He gave me exercises to do which is basically arching my back while on the floor. He said that helps because with a disk problem it pushes it back in when you do that. So I am going to start that, take the meds, and hopefully feel so much better....I can't wait!