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by Kat

I decided to delete my last post, though I want to thank everyone for their encouraging comments on it. In retrospect, I think it wise not to talk too much about my job search (though I know I gave very little detail) because I direct many people to various files on this site as part of my portfolio and I don't want them to misintrepret anything on my blog. :)

On the upside, being unemployed is starting to feel sort of tedious. All this sleeping until 11AM and getting things done that I wouldn't have time for otherwise. It's nice, but I need some more stimulation!

We're counting down five days until the Portland Marathon this Sunday. I'm not sure I feel ready but I'm making sure I feel rested. We're taking the train down and back because we couldn't get a ride and driving seems unnecessarily dangerous. The Monday after we get back I have a massage and an IUD insertion scheduled two hours apart from one another. Hopefully the massage will have me nice and relaxed. If not, I'm sure a cocktail of painkillers will do nicely. :)

Posted on September 27, 2006 @ 2:44 PM | 8 comments

Comments:

I assume that like all BC, IUDs have gotten better over the years? I ask because I am good friends with more than one 'IUD baby'...

Why would driving to the marathon be "unnecessarily dangerous"?

By Lazy Lightning, at 6:55 PM, September 27, 2006

They have indeed gotten MUCH better. Today's options (Paragard, the copper IUD and Mirena, the hormonal IUD) offer long-term protection on par with sterilization. The old Dalkon Shield IUD was problematic for a number of reasons. It could puncture the uterus and as you know, tended to have issues with effectivity. According to this article, "If intrauterine devices were automobiles, the Dalkon Shield would have been a Pinto." I, for one, am really excited! I'm getting the paragard: go to www.paragard.com for more info. ^_^

And it's not driving to the marathon we're worried about, it's driving back... but we've gotta get home somehow!

By Kat, at 7:01 PM, September 27, 2006

While you're at it, why don't you also have your teeth cleaned and go shopping that same day? I don't think you have quite enough scheduled the day after your first marathon. Remember to give yourself time to recover... you will need it. But don't worry, if you don't, your body will find the time for you. :)

I also wish you more luck with the IUD insertion than I had. 'Tis a pity that such a fine method of bc involves so much pain initially. Mayhaps I will try it again and succeed! Yay "cocktails".

By Rachel, at 11:28 PM, September 27, 2006

P.S. LL: are you really friends with more than one person who have had IUD babies? Eeeeek.

By Rachel, at 11:30 PM, September 27, 2006

Good luck for the marathon!!!

By SaatchiLou, at 4:02 AM, September 28, 2006

hhmmm, an IUD. interesting. i don't think that i know anyone who has one. when i'm done having my two children, i'm going for the tubal ligation. snip snip!

good luck in the marathon! you'll need plenty of downtime afterward so take it easy.

By gleek, at 7:46 AM, September 28, 2006

Kat: OIC... I will have to look in to this further methinks!

Rach: No... more than one person who ARE IUD babies - as in, the mistakes of the late 70s and early 80s!

By Lazy Lightning, at 4:53 PM, October 02, 2006

My mother in law had an IUD baby. I can't remember if it was my husband or his brother, though...I think it was my husband.

By Anonymous, at 6:46 AM, October 03, 2006