I'm feeling so much better, but have to regularly remind myself not to over do it. Thank you ivf.ca ladies for that reminder! I don't need to be a superhero here! Yesterday, I went to work for a couple of hours just to attend meetings and check my messages. I came home and had a two hour nap afterward. I think the most exhausting part was everyone asking why I was away. Knowing my workplace full of women all too well, I was prepared for this and thought long and hard about the best response. I decided to say that I had to have some minor surgery and thought I'd only be off a couple of days, but the recovery is taking a bit longer than expected. Only a couple of nosy Normas and asked what kind of surgery I had. I just vaguely replied "abdominal, but everything is fine now" and left it at that. My immediate supervisor knows that it was gynecological surgery (but not the infertility bit). I figured that way she won't worry that I might have serious life threatening health issues, and maybe she will be less surprised if I need to ask for time off for fertility treatments a few months down the road.
I'm happy to be back at work, and getting a sense of normalcy back into my life again. I'll be even happier when I can be back doing all my regular sports etc. For now I'm just walking and Kegaling to get things back in shape. My insides are still a little sore and I find I have to lie down after being upright (sitting or standing) for several hours. I've organized my schedule so I won't see anybody that needs to be lifted from a wheelchair, any chubby babies, or any unpredictable kiddies that might bump or kick me until later next week. Today and tomorrow I will work half days and see only 2 kids each day. Monday and Tuesday I've limited it to 3 appointments, but have the flexibility to cancel things if needed.
Wednesday I see the ObGyn again. Hubbie is looking forward to being off sex restrictions soon (me too)! It's funny how these things change. The Dr. ordered intercourse for 7 days in a row while I was on Clomid felt like a real marathon. Now that we have a fresh start with a clean slate, maybe we'll be like randy teenagers again. We're planning a camping trip next weekend -somewhere remote where we won't have neighbours to disturb!
I'm happy to be back at work, and getting a sense of normalcy back into my life again. I'll be even happier when I can be back doing all my regular sports etc. For now I'm just walking and Kegaling to get things back in shape. My insides are still a little sore and I find I have to lie down after being upright (sitting or standing) for several hours. I've organized my schedule so I won't see anybody that needs to be lifted from a wheelchair, any chubby babies, or any unpredictable kiddies that might bump or kick me until later next week. Today and tomorrow I will work half days and see only 2 kids each day. Monday and Tuesday I've limited it to 3 appointments, but have the flexibility to cancel things if needed.
Wednesday I see the ObGyn again. Hubbie is looking forward to being off sex restrictions soon (me too)! It's funny how these things change. The Dr. ordered intercourse for 7 days in a row while I was on Clomid felt like a real marathon. Now that we have a fresh start with a clean slate, maybe we'll be like randy teenagers again. We're planning a camping trip next weekend -somewhere remote where we won't have neighbours to disturb!
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