Useful information
February 8, 2008If you should find yourself in need of a shot of methotrexate, you should know that when Dr. Google describes it as intramuscular, he means in your ass. So don’t go in thinking that it’s going to be in your arm or anything delicate like that.
Also, it most likely means two shots in your ass.
Also, if your practitioner tells you to bend over so she can deliver said shots in the ass, you should not pull your pants down. She means the very top of your ass, in an area you may never have thought of as even part of your ass, and if she turns around to find you have your pants around your knees you will feel like… an ass.
I hate the word ass.
If you are not too traumatized by the idea of having a pregnancy that could have killed you (not that mine got anywhere near that far) and you can live with a 10-20% chance of recurrence and would like to try again, you must wait, not for the return of one real period, as after a “normal” miscarriage, but through an ovulatory cycle and a second period, because apparently methotrexate fucks up the next egg in line.
Finally, if you are looking for something to give your blog stats a spike, there’s nothing better than a good pregnancy drama. And it really does help when times are bad to know that the innernets care. Thanks again for being here.
Edited to add: It is a good idea to demand that your doctor give you a “just-in-case” prescription of Zofran before you leave. And if you don’t have a 24 hour pharmacy near you, it’s a good idea to fill it before closing time, just in case. I will not puke. I will not puke. I will not puke. Oh, lordy.
I think the fact that you can be this funny while going thru something this awful is a great sign.
Hang in there. I’m thinking of you.
Also, at some more appropriate point I’ll tell you my doctor & ass story. There’s just nothing like feeling like an ass while showing your ass, is there?
I have done that very same ass baring move. You are not alone chica in more ways than one. *hugs* Wait until we are 50 and bloggin’ about our first camera in the ass test.
Oh won’t that be a blast?
Hoping things resolve quickly and the puking holds off.
I’m glad you made it through today - you are one tough gal. Here’s to having the worst part of your week over with. Once feeling better, perhaps you can savor some comfort food - you deserve it! Feel better soon…
I’m pretty sure you got it in the “dorsogluteal” area
“Dorsogluteal” isn’t much better a word than ass, in my opinion. Anyway, thanks … you made me laugh out loud!
Hoping you don’t puke and/or stop feeling like you have to. Thinking of you.
Thinking of you
Feel better.
Thinking of you.
Just another one popping in, thinking of you.
Funny about that, I kinda like the word “ass.”
Shots in the ass, not so much.
And I would have done the exact.same.thing.
I hate the word “ass” too! If it’s any help, I had three miscarriages after the birth of my first child, and was depressed and completely ready to give up on having a second child, but the fourth try turned out just fine. Very healthy and I just sent him off to college in September!
I think practitioners need to communicate to their patients that miscarriages in the first trimester are very common…….and now that pregnancy can be determined much earlier, many women go through this angst.
I am thinking of you, and give Gatito lots of kisses! He looks adorable. Better luck next time! All is not lost and my thoughts are with you. Hang in there!
So sorry to hear about the ectopic. Thank you for the useful information. Sucks that you had to learn it on behalf of the rest of us.
Just followed you from Suz’s blog. Very sorry to hear of the ectopic. I hope that you have a very quick recovery and that the two cycle wait goes quickly.
cat - i just caught up with your blog and i’m so sorry to read about the ectopic pregnancy. thinking about you and as others have said, i hope your recovery is swift for your body and heart. it’s such a roller coaster… tree town gal