This is so much harder than I thought...

I really didn't know what to expect with a D&C. I know I was heartbroken all weekend leading into it. I had the strength to share the news with my co-workers and students on Monday and I was just ready to get it over with and move on by Monday night. Tuesday morning we got to the surgery center nice and early (around 5AM), checked in, filled out paper work, and then they prepped me for surgery. The nice nurse numbed my wrist before inserting the IV. I really appreciated that! Then the anesthesiologist came over to ask me a bunch of questions and I was in relatively good spirits. Finally, they allowed Josh to come back as we waited for Dr. Kaufmann to talk to us before he preformed the surgery. By that point, I was pretty ready for it to be over with! The anesthesiologist came back over and inserted the drugs into my IV. The nice nurse then told me when we got to the OR I would need to scoot onto the OR table. I looked at her and said, "Well Honey, you better wheel me faster because I see four of you already!" We all laughed but I was serious!!! Granted if they would have let me wear my glasses there may have only been two of her at that point but last time I checked I should only being seeing ONE!!! I vaguely remember the OR room with a blue sheet of paper on the bed I scooted onto. And then, I was out! I woke up feeling pretty tired, freezing cold, and really thirsty. The new NICE nurse brought me a warm blanket and some apple juice! I felt like I got the hook up! Pretty soon after my apple juice they brought Josh to the recovery room where I was sipping on some juice. He signed off on the instructions and then I got to get dressed and we went home. I was feeling pretty great that day! Those drugs are great...until they wear off the NEXT day. I was feeling good enough that I actually did our taxes!!! Sherri and Brooke came by to visit me after school and brought some goodies for Josh and I along with some flowers from them and some from a dear student's family. Later, Brooke came back with Sterling to visit me and that was pretty exciting too. Like I said, I was feeling pretty good that day. Today, well, today just plan sucks. The prescription doesn't seem to be taking away any of the pain or cramping. I don't really appreciate feeling this lousy. Especially since I was hoping to go back to work tomorrow. I pretty much laid on the couch all day long. Around 4:00PM Sherri came back over to check on me and that's when the flowers Oakmont sent me arrived. Shortly after that Alison Adkins, a fellow 4th grade teacher dropped off dinner on behalf of my 4th grade team. That was really sweet and greatly appreciated. Josh was pretty hungry!!! I pretty much determined I would probably not be at work tomorrow. If nothing else, I would need the rest. Today was pretty rough and it's only around 6PM!