But let me tell you about today. :) I just have to document this crap because it’s so nuts and I laughed about it because it just is so crazy! But to go along with today I have to tell you about last night. For YW we had a combined YW activity where we put lunches together for the needy in Tooele. The activity was great, we had a little testimony thing afterwards, and it went well. All 100+ lunches were in the back of my van and I was going to deliver them today to the address I was given.
This morning I had a doctor’s appt. Ever since I got my IUD in, I’ve had nagging thoughts (aka spiritual promptings that I kept IGNORING!) to get my IUD checked. I couldn’t feel the strings anymore but I wasn’t thinking that was too big of a deal since they say not to worry too much if you can’t–that the strings are probably just curled up or something. I even asked the doctor who put it in if I needed to have it checked in a couple of weeks and he said no–because I’ve had two others and remember going in for a check to make sure everything was ok. But I kept having that thought about getting it checked anyways. So last week that thought was getting more and more constant. It kept coming to mind and I thought to myself, “Christie–you’ve felt like this for a while. Stop ignoring it and just make the appointment.” And you know how sometimes you just know something isn’t right? This was that. With all the thoughts of getting it checked, most at very random times, it just was like, “Ok, you need to do this now before something worse happens.” And so I finally called. Naughty Christie for not listening to the promptings sooner. Let that be a lesson–to myself that I seem to learn over and over! Sheesh. So I went in, she couldn’t see the strings, she did an ultrasound and said, “Oh wow–that’s not at all where it’s supposed to be. What in the world? I’m sorry, but …wow.” She called in another doctor and they said, “Yep, we’ve gotta get that out–it’s not like we have to tomorrow, but we should really get that out soon before it perforates some major organ.” She asked me if it was hurting and asked me if it hurt when he put it in, which it totally did–like super super bad. She said my uterus was probably tilted and he put it straight in. She showed me what she was seeing and it’s not even close to where it’s supposed to be. It’s like going out the back of my uterus and appears to be perforating that and maybe even stuck into another organ. So all this time these random pains I’ve been having aren’t the c-section stuff after all! I can see how after the IUD was in how I just chalked it all up to the c-section taking forever to feel better. It always has taken a while, but this time was definitely worse. She said that it didn’t look like they could take it out the easier way, but that they will probably have to do it laprascopically through my belly button. But we will see–I think I have to go in for an x-ray. I’ll hear from them tomorrow. I told them about Ruby and asked if I could at least wait until the last week of December–that way I’d still have insurance and Ruby would hopefully be home and doing well. But they said they needed to do it sooner. So, it looks like I will be having a little out-patient surgery next Tuesday. And it’s crappy but thankfully not a big deal–they said just a couple days resting and I should feel pretty good. The problem is Ruby–she doesn’t take a bottle ever. So we will have to figure that all out because I’m also supposed to pump and dump for 24 hours.
Afterwards I went to drop off the lunches from YW and it took me like 1/2 an hour to find the place because there were no signs and I was thinking North rather than South. It was frustrating but I finally found the place! And I was so excited! So I got Ruby out and it is freezzzzzzing cold, and walk to the building and there is a sign that says it was closed all day today and will open tomorrow. Blah blah blah. So I hop in my van and it wouldn’t start at first but then it did and I made it to the gas station. I thought it wasn’t starting because I was out of gas! The service engine soon light was on so I stopped at Autozone and had them check but the computer wasn’t connecting to my van because of a fuse in my van or something.
We go home and I feed Ruby and Bae eats lunch and I headed to take her and another little boy to preschool. I had issues again with the van starting. I called a repair shop for an appointment tomorrow. When I picked them up from school, the van was acting weird and so I didn’t turn it off while waiting to get the boys. Once I had the boys I started driving again and the van just died mid-driving. I am SO thankful that we were not in a busy intersection or road when that happened!!! It could have been really bad. My friend rescued us and we were able to start it and take it to get repaired tomorrow. But we had to unload all the lunches so they didn’t freeze and I’m sitting here looking at them all, with my pitiful little Christmas tree up, undecorated, my Thanksgiving stuff still out. Tomorrow I’m supposed to get some blood work done on Ruby (well, today, but that didn’t happen). And take the lunches back.
So yes! It has been quite a day! But you know what? Life is still good. My kids are healthy. Ruby is doing well. Dillon and I are happy together. We have a warm home from the horrible cold weather outside and plenty to eat and yep! We’ll just plug away and figure it out because there is nothing else to do but just that! Each and every one of these instances could have been so much worse. SO much worse. And we’re all home and safe and happy. Life is rough but we have a huge support group who prays for us and we feel that!
Devon just told me that he feels like he’s going to throw up. Please oh please let’s not have the stomach flu! I’m going to stop wondering if there’s anything else that can happen ;).
Oh, my dear sweet cousin . . . how I love you! You are such a strong example to me of love, faith, and pushing forward despite the hard things in life. Thank you for your testimony of gratitude. You are remarkable in so many ways and I am so grateful for you. Please know we are praying our guts out for Ruby (and now for you, too). We love you all.