7.15.2011

Cousin Craze

I am alive and well! IUD is out. They started with a hysteroscopy which failed and turned into laproscopy, so they cut through my belly button and also made an incision near the pubic bone. Recovery was awful for a few days after. I seriously felt like I was living in a hazy, sleepy zombie state. I couldn't even pick up Crew. As I was starting to feel better and weening myself off of the painkillers, I started to have awful abdominal pain on the opposite side of where the IUD had been located (which by the way they found it in the omentum, like the outer stomach lining). For two days I was worried, until one night as I was trying to fall asleep, it all came to me.
Lots of Vicodin = Much less time spent in the bathroom, if you know what I mean.

Oh the relief of knowing the source of pain! I got right up, rummaged through the pantry and found some of Crew's PRUNE baby food.... plugged my nose and slurped it down. I ate Raisin Bran all the next morning and popped some DocQlace and viola, problem solved! Happy for me? I bet.

Luckily through it all, my sister Kristen was here to visit with her kids and her and my mom helped me out with my kids. Thanks to my mom for getting in her bathing suit to swim with my kiddos every other day the last week and a half, since I can't until my stitches dissolve. We feel peace that it's out and now just have to deal with serving court papers.

As I mentioned my sister Kristen came into town, but also my other sister April came too a week later! Bruin is in COUSIN HEAVEN. He loves his cousins. We've done lots of fun stuff. Boating, carnival rides, swimming, splash parks, junk food galore...
I love my sisters.
Pictures to come

3 comments:

Ashley and Tyson said...

I cannot believe this! Did you have it put in at Renee's office?? I asked her about IUD and told her I wanted one...she tried to talk me out of it. Ouch, I still can't believe it! How on earth did it get to your outer stomach lining! Did it puncture through things? Ouch! I'm SO sorry Holly!

Andersen said...

I am sooo sorry you had to go through that. But I am glad that it is out and you are well. After hearing about your ordeal, I opted out of getting one. Hope you are starting to feel better.

Joy Elizabeth Jackson said...

So glad it is out! Hope you feel better and get all the court stuff figured out. Miss you guys!!