Yesterday and today have been the longest days ever. The day before surgery I was only allowed to be on a liquid diet which sucked. Chicken broth and jello is not that great when it's all you can eat and it was a hot day. I went to work the day before surgery and had to wait till 4pm for my surgery. We had to report to the hospital at 1pm. I was able to get a blessing from my husband and my brother in law who is now a missionary so I had peace going in but still was a little scared. I was terrified of getting an IV but thankfully my IV nurse did a great job and I had no bruises after.
Unfortunately, the surgery before me went longer than planned so I didn't go into surgery till 6pm. It was a long wait in pre operation. Before going into surgery I was given blood thinners and that shot hurt and stung a lot, made me cry. They wheeled me into the surgery room and I was wide awake. It was pretty neat to see all the workings of the operation room and the robot that was going to be used for my surgery. I apparently looked terrified because the anesthesiologist was concerned for me. He compared my surgery to a Nascar pit stop and me being the Nascar. It made me laugh which helped.
I woke up from surgery and was very groggy. I had a great post operation nurse who was very sweet. Jason was able to come visit me quickly and I kept dosing off and my breathing would go to the red bar and the machine would freak out. So they had to wake me up to make sure I kept breathing. I had to pass a breathing test and eat a little bit before they let me leave. I also sat in a chair and had to go to the bathroom. It was a rough go but it was around 11pm before we left the hospital. It took a while for the car to get to us since we valet it and people had all gone home. Security had to go find it. Jason got me home safely and walking up stairs was a slow go. I slept on the couch that night and Jason was kind enough to sleep on an air mattress that night next to me. I felt bad but I had to wake him up to go to the bathroom and to get pain meds every four hours. It was a long night but we slept for the most of it.
I have been very sore and walking and sitting has been hard to do. I have watched lots of tv and movies. I have worked on a puzzle that it is a lot of pieces. I have been read a lot of books and have learned to relax a little which is good for me. I am working on a yarn wreath and finishing up an all season wreath. We had a follow up appointment on June 8th and I am healing well. I had a small infection so I am on antibotics. Sadly we found out that the cysts were not cysts but borderline tumors thankfully were NOT cancerous. The doctor is concernced that since they seem to keep growing and coming back the next time they come back they have a 17% chance of being cancerous. So, I have options to either be monitored every six months with ultrasounds to see if they come back or remove my left ovary and the fallopian tube. I was in shock at the doctors office but after talking it through we decided it would be nice to keep me around and not even mess with the chance of cancer.
As many of you know we have been trying to have kids and have hit many road blocks. I am not going to lie it has been a hard road full of tears but I know the Lord will provide away. Right now I am just focusing on healing from this surgery and then we will see in a few months if we will be back in surgery. I appreciate all the prayers, kind thoughts, and help that people have given our family. I am grateful for modern medicine and the abilities of doctors to keep people alive and healthy.
Friday, June 12, 2015
Sunday, May 10, 2015
Trials in our lives and Infertility
As some of you know we have been trying for a year and a half to get pregnant. Unfortunately, we have had no luck. I was hoping that after my surgery in November to remove a cyst and polyp it would be an instant fix but I was wrong. It has been a hard trial to go through but I know in the end we will be stronger and it will be all worth it. We decided after a few months after the surgery and trying again to go visit a fertility clinic. Luckily, there is one pretty close to us so we went and saw them and found out we have unexplained infertility. We are both healthy and doing well. It was a neat experience to hear all the ways that doctors can help people out with infertility. After twelve vials of blood and almost fainting we were able to be given the all clear to start a treatment the following months called IUI, which is basically insemination with added hormones to help make things move along.
After a cycle and getting blood work and an ultrasound we had to put a hold on the IUI. During the ultrasound they found another cyst on my left ovary that the fertility doctor was a little concerned about. She referred me to a pelvic specialist and OBGYN that does these things. We set up an appointment in April and he was a little concerned to but wanted to wait three weeks for another ultrasound to see if it changed in anyway. So May 8th I went in for an ultrasound and unfortunately the cyst is still there and has grown a little. I also have had pain off and on and at times it is very painful. So, we are headed back to the doctor on May 18th to decide if surgery is needed and if so we head back to the hospital on May 27th. Hopefully, this is the last surgery and will be the end of it.
It has been a struggle not having children of my own but I was reminded by kind friends that I have been blessed to be a mothering type to the sweet toddlers I teach daily. Also, that my time will come and it is all in the Lord's hand and he is mindful of us and loves us.
Today on Mothers Day I was reminded by a beautiful talk that we are all mothers and can be examples to others. Mothers are not perfect but they are the closest thing to godliness. It was a beautiful reminder. To all my friends that are struggling I pray for you and know your pain. We will all be parents one day and it will be a beautiful day. It has been a hard trial that is still going on but I know one day it will all be worth it.
I want to thank all my wonderful examples of Mothers in my life and all those that have helped raise me. I have had many friends moms be there for me and help me as I was growing up. Also so blessed to have a birth mom and my mom Geri. She is a great person inside and out and I am so blessed she adopted me and took me in as her own. Thank you for all you have taught me and all you will continue to teach me.
After a cycle and getting blood work and an ultrasound we had to put a hold on the IUI. During the ultrasound they found another cyst on my left ovary that the fertility doctor was a little concerned about. She referred me to a pelvic specialist and OBGYN that does these things. We set up an appointment in April and he was a little concerned to but wanted to wait three weeks for another ultrasound to see if it changed in anyway. So May 8th I went in for an ultrasound and unfortunately the cyst is still there and has grown a little. I also have had pain off and on and at times it is very painful. So, we are headed back to the doctor on May 18th to decide if surgery is needed and if so we head back to the hospital on May 27th. Hopefully, this is the last surgery and will be the end of it.
It has been a struggle not having children of my own but I was reminded by kind friends that I have been blessed to be a mothering type to the sweet toddlers I teach daily. Also, that my time will come and it is all in the Lord's hand and he is mindful of us and loves us.
Today on Mothers Day I was reminded by a beautiful talk that we are all mothers and can be examples to others. Mothers are not perfect but they are the closest thing to godliness. It was a beautiful reminder. To all my friends that are struggling I pray for you and know your pain. We will all be parents one day and it will be a beautiful day. It has been a hard trial that is still going on but I know one day it will all be worth it.
I want to thank all my wonderful examples of Mothers in my life and all those that have helped raise me. I have had many friends moms be there for me and help me as I was growing up. Also so blessed to have a birth mom and my mom Geri. She is a great person inside and out and I am so blessed she adopted me and took me in as her own. Thank you for all you have taught me and all you will continue to teach me.
Moving next door
On March 27th we moved to the apartment next door, literally next door. We moved because it has two bedrooms and gave us more room to move around and grow into one day. Not that moving is ever easy but this is probably going to be our easiest move. Jason and I packed up some things but we spent most of Friday walking things over. We got the keys and checked out the apartment and moved things over. It was alot of walking but we were mostly done with the lighter things by noon. Our ward from church was very nice and helped us clean the old apartment and that was a big help. Luckily our cable guy was able to come and get us all set up since the NCCA tournament was going on and as you all know we love sports.
Friday evening Jasons mom Ann came and stayed the night in our new place and helped us settle in. Saturday morning we had a friend come over and helped us move heavy things. Our couches were being a little difficult and it took 40 minutes to get them in the door. Our apartment has a L shaped angle as you come in so that was causing issues. As we put the couch in we hit the hallway light off the nails so that was exciting. After we got in the big things Jason's aunt and uncle helped us put up curtain rods and other things up.
It is so nice to have a bigger apartment and hopefully we can grow into it soon. We have loved having this new place and feel blessed to have it. For those that send us things our address is the same just the apartment number is now Apt E instead of F.
Friday evening Jasons mom Ann came and stayed the night in our new place and helped us settle in. Saturday morning we had a friend come over and helped us move heavy things. Our couches were being a little difficult and it took 40 minutes to get them in the door. Our apartment has a L shaped angle as you come in so that was causing issues. As we put the couch in we hit the hallway light off the nails so that was exciting. After we got in the big things Jason's aunt and uncle helped us put up curtain rods and other things up.
It is so nice to have a bigger apartment and hopefully we can grow into it soon. We have loved having this new place and feel blessed to have it. For those that send us things our address is the same just the apartment number is now Apt E instead of F.
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Valentines Day 2015 and Hockey
I wasn't thinking and scheduled a dentist cleaning that morning. Later that afternoon we went for an early lunch to the Cheesecake factory because it was going to snow a lot that night. I was worried so we had a great lunch and took home cheesecake. I tried their lemon meringue cheesecake, it was pretty good. Jason took home the white chocolate raspberry truffle, also so good. He gave me flowers and this cute frame of photos of places we have lived together. Those places being Utah, Nashville, TN and Washington D.C.
I gave him a bag of a few things that were special to us and him. We came home and enjoyed time together and watched a movie.
Sunday morning we had ward conference so we spent the evening and the morning shoveling ourselves out of snow. Ward conference was good and we had a good time. Later in the week we had tickets for a Washington Capitals hockey game. We had a good time and seats were way at the top but it was not bad. You could stand up and cheer on your team without worrying about people being mad that you were up. There was a group of 8th graders visiting D.C and they could not sit still. They kept getting up, so that was frustrating but we won the game. It was a cold day, wind chills and we were in the negative degrees. No fun, as we rode metro home it started snowing. The metro platform was pretty icy and you had to waddle to get to the escalator to get to your car. It was a good time though. They gave away bobbleheads so we got two. One is going to Jason's work and one is at home. It was an Alex Ovechin one so it was pretty cool.
Sunday morning we had ward conference so we spent the evening and the morning shoveling ourselves out of snow. Ward conference was good and we had a good time. Later in the week we had tickets for a Washington Capitals hockey game. We had a good time and seats were way at the top but it was not bad. You could stand up and cheer on your team without worrying about people being mad that you were up. There was a group of 8th graders visiting D.C and they could not sit still. They kept getting up, so that was frustrating but we won the game. It was a cold day, wind chills and we were in the negative degrees. No fun, as we rode metro home it started snowing. The metro platform was pretty icy and you had to waddle to get to the escalator to get to your car. It was a good time though. They gave away bobbleheads so we got two. One is going to Jason's work and one is at home. It was an Alex Ovechin one so it was pretty cool.
Saturday, January 17, 2015
Christmas 2014
This Christmas I am very grateful for my families health, safety and peace. Also so grateful for the Savior Jesus Christ and his birth and life. Each day I get the opportunity to repent or ask for forgiveness from the wrongs I do each day. I am so blessed to have a great family. Every Christmas we take a trip to the Washington DC temple to see the Christmas lights.
We drove down to Richmond area to be with Jason's family for Christmas. We left on December 23rd in the evening and had our first experience on the express lanes which were free so we had to experience them. We had fun getting ready for Christmas Eve dinner at the grandparents that night. Jason's family has a tradition were they eat fondue with meats and vegetables. It is so delicious. My mother called me and told me she was headed to the emergency room with my aunt. So all day I was a little distracted, but she finally called me and told me she had pneumonia and was being admitted into the hospital. It was hard to not be around her and to know she was in the hospital during Christmas Eve. Luckily, I was able to talk to her and after many days she was able to be released.
We had a good rest of our evening and both grandparents were able to be together for that evening. We went home and woke up Christmas morning and opened gifts and had a great Christmas breakfast. It was a nice time had by all. The next day we spent time with my father in law and his side of the family. Family dinner and watching sports. Since they were out of town we celebrated with breakfast and gift opening at their place on Sunday morning. It was nice. We drove home that day since we both had to work that day.
I got sick over New Years Eve and was told a week before that it was just something viral. So, I worked till 3pm on New Years eve but fell asleep at 7-9pm and then woke up to celebrate the ball dropping in New York. I woke up early New Years Day and had to go to the minute clinic at CVS. I found out I had an ear infection and was given great medicine to help cure me. It worked pretty well. I am finally off to a better start for 2015. New Years day we watched the Washington Wizards play the Chicago Black hawks at the Winter Classic. It was here in Washington DC in the baseball field of the Washington Nationals. We tried really hard to get tickets but they were very expensive and it was freezing that day. They played the game outside. We were all dressed up in our jerseys and excited for the game.
We drove down to Richmond area to be with Jason's family for Christmas. We left on December 23rd in the evening and had our first experience on the express lanes which were free so we had to experience them. We had fun getting ready for Christmas Eve dinner at the grandparents that night. Jason's family has a tradition were they eat fondue with meats and vegetables. It is so delicious. My mother called me and told me she was headed to the emergency room with my aunt. So all day I was a little distracted, but she finally called me and told me she had pneumonia and was being admitted into the hospital. It was hard to not be around her and to know she was in the hospital during Christmas Eve. Luckily, I was able to talk to her and after many days she was able to be released.
We had a good rest of our evening and both grandparents were able to be together for that evening. We went home and woke up Christmas morning and opened gifts and had a great Christmas breakfast. It was a nice time had by all. The next day we spent time with my father in law and his side of the family. Family dinner and watching sports. Since they were out of town we celebrated with breakfast and gift opening at their place on Sunday morning. It was nice. We drove home that day since we both had to work that day.
I got sick over New Years Eve and was told a week before that it was just something viral. So, I worked till 3pm on New Years eve but fell asleep at 7-9pm and then woke up to celebrate the ball dropping in New York. I woke up early New Years Day and had to go to the minute clinic at CVS. I found out I had an ear infection and was given great medicine to help cure me. It worked pretty well. I am finally off to a better start for 2015. New Years day we watched the Washington Wizards play the Chicago Black hawks at the Winter Classic. It was here in Washington DC in the baseball field of the Washington Nationals. We tried really hard to get tickets but they were very expensive and it was freezing that day. They played the game outside. We were all dressed up in our jerseys and excited for the game.
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| Jason and I at the temple lights |
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| Beautiful Washington DC temple with lights |
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| Washington DC temple that you can see off the freeway in DC |
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| Jason and I ready for the Winter Classic |
Wizards Game
I randomly enter a contest for free tickets to a sporting event here in Washington D.C. I got an email around Thanksgiving saying I had won two tickets to a Washington Wizards game. So, I filled out the paper work and they were sent to me in the mail. Jason and I went to the game on December 3rd, 2014. We got to sit on the lower level, two rows in front of a suite. They were great tickets and we had no one sitting next to us on one side. Until some guy came over and took a seat next to me but his seat was originally upstairs. The game was against the Los Angeles Lakers so they had lots of fans. It was a great game that was pretty close the whole way. Luckily, we came out with the win!. I had fun being loud and cheering for the Washington Wizards as the guy next to us was a Lakers fan and took up a lot of my leg room. It was a good game and it was nice the tickets were free. We left to get some food and came back and some lady was sitting in our seats. The usher had to tell her to get out of our seats, she sat on our coats and acted like she didn't realize some one was sitting there.
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| Tip off |
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| The game in action up close |
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| Wizards win |
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| Jason and me after the game |
Monday, November 10, 2014
Surgery Day
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| Me on Surgery Day, I represented the Y. |
We checked in and I tried to stay calm in the waiting room. I was called back and changed into the beautiful gown. They gave me an Iv which made me nervous. I am not a needle person. Instead of breathing out I held my breath and there was splashback. The nurse that was going to inject me kept dosing off so it made me nervous. Luckily, her supervisor came in and found another vein and it was in my wrist. It hurt a little and my arm became numb. I was able to be reunited with Jason and life was better. The anesthesiologist was a great kind man. Nurses were so kind and helped me calm down a little bit. Once they put in the anesthesia into my Iv and rolled me away. I was kinda in and out of and all I remember is being wheeled into an operating room and staring at the ceiling and them telling me I was doing a good job. The nurse held my hand till I fell asleep. The next thing I remember is waking up in a room with a nurse I had not seen before. I looked at the clock at it was 3:15. I had been in surgery for 2 hours. The nurse gave me some pain medicine in applesauce. Jason came in a little bit later and I was so glad to see him. I was given ginger ale and teddy grahams and ritz crackers. They would not let me leave till I went to the bathroom. They had me get dressed and moved me to a chair and out of the bed. They sent Jason to get the car and someone wheeled me out to the car. I am so grateful for the prayers and the kind words and the food that was sent our way. I am so blessed that the Lord watched over me while in surgery. Surgery went well and hopefully this helps us become parents.
I am recovering at home and slowly able to walk, long walks take alot out of me but I am doing better.
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