it's none of your lady business...

...and you can thank God for that. :-)

i had my surgery on july 31st...so glad that it's off my "to do" list. i was such a big girl...didn't even cry (and embarrass myself) when the nurse put in the IV. she was warned to find a vein and get the ginormous needle in on her first try. and she did...love to nurse karen!!!

as always, once the IV was in i was good to go...knock me out and do what you have to do. i have no clue how long i was out but when i woke up...soooo unpleasant...soooo much pain...and other stuff...won't go into details...and you can thank God for that, too.

they found polyps...a complete surprise...and a level 2 case of endometriosis. the polyps were just beginning to form...again...so he went ahead and took care of them. and level 2 endometriosis...isn't good, but isn't horrible. there are 4 levels...level 4 is the worst...so i guess my case was just a little bit less than bad...what's a word for "a little less than bad"? no idea.

it took about a week until i felt back to normal. still...every once in a while when i move it feels like they sewed my belly button back together wrong...that's a bit concerning...but i'm sure it's fine.

we still have to have lab work and a final IVF consultation...but once all that is finished...??? who knows what will happen?!! i'm trying not to think about it...

which is easier now because i'm working...school starts next monday. i'll be teaching fourth grade in a school that is unlike any other school i've ever taught in. very low achieving students...very high levels of poverty...pitiful, pitiful, pitiful. we had orientation today...and it was the most bizzare experience i've ever had as a teacher. several parents did not speak english, several parents forgot to wear their teeth, several parents didn't come but sent their teenaged children...it was...weird. one parent said, "here's my cell phone number. if he cuts up, you call me because he knows that i'll come to school and beat him in front of the class." my response: "oh, my!" her response to my response: "i'm serious." i believe her. Lord, help me!!!