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Archive for January, 2008

No, I’m not a heroin addict

The insides of my poor elbows are all pricked up from all of my recent blood draws.  After my doctor’s appointment on Monday I had to have 11 vials drawn.  11!  The guy went right through my vein the first time, so he had to reprick me.  Then to fill all 11 vials, it seemed [...]

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So what next?

My levels from my last blood draw are down to 4.5. Now I have a follow-up appointment scheduled, but I’m not entirely sure what to expect at it. I asked the receptionist, but she wasn’t clear. I hope it’s not just a rushed physical exam, because I really want to talk about [...]

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Enough already!

So my blood draw from last Friday shows that my levels have dropped to 12.5. For crying out loud, isn’t that close enough? I’ve got to go on Friday again, and this better be the last time. I don’t know if I’ve mentioned before but I have a completely irrational fear of [...]

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Last night, G. and I went to a Mexican restaurant for dinner. A woman was there eating with her little girl, who was probably about 2. G. commented on how cute she was and I agreed, and then for some reason that just made me realize that if I hadn’t had my first [...]

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Finally, the end

I had my miscarriage last night. I have to say, it was one of the most painful things I have ever been through. At one point the cramps were so intense that they actually made me throw up. At that point, I called my doctor’s office and had her call me in a [...]

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