Thanksgiving Day! (Early)

I don't know if I'll be able to blog anything until next Monday, since I don't currently have internet at home, and also I'll be out of town. So here's what I'm thankful for: early detection! Rah rah!

So I'm going in for (hopefully) my last drainage. I think after this I ought to be able to reabsorb any fluids. Bleah, so gross. My skin is still pretty sensitive, but I guess that's something that's here to stay. For awhile anyways.

I'm going up to NJ, where, hopefully I won't have to turn around and come back before Saturday. See, when you're having your eggs harvested, everything is turning on when you start your period. When you get it, you call them up & then go in to see them the next day, where they do blood work & vaginal ultrasound. Since you have to go in the next day, I am really really hoping that I don't get my period until at least 5pm Wednesday, since 5pm is when their appointment line closes. So here's hoping I can hold out. I'm a little worried, b/c my boobs are getting really sore (let's hear it for PMS, ladies! Ok, maybe not). And since I haven't really had PMS since I was 19, I'm not sure how many days that gives me until I start menses, to use the terminology.

I warned you about TMI! If you've gotten this far (and even if you haven't), Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Have a good one!

Update (Warning: Disgusting Discussion of Bodily Fluids Ahead)

I went back to the doctor on Monday to have more fluid extracted from my underarm, and I found out those big syringes hold 60 ccs. On Friday, they took out 160 ccs, so 2+2/3 syringes full. Monday, they took out anothe 95 ccs. I have another appointment Thursday morning, so we'll see how much they take out. I think it'll be quite a bit less, as I'm not feeling any discomfort yet. Here's hoping! My friend was impressed with the size of the needle they stuck in me, but I didn't feel a thing. I haven't really looked at the needle during any of these procedures, because I really don't want to see how big that thing is. I guess that's one good thing about having nerve damage - I can't feel the large-gauge needle going in. My under arm area has this weird combination of numbness and pain - sort of like life. Woah, dude, that was deep. So the skin itself is numb in places, but everything underneath is painful. I'm trying to go a little longer between Percoset doses. I might try to just have Tylenol today during the day, and see how that goes. Around the surgery site, a few inches up the inside of my arm, and a couple inches around my back, the skin is pretty sensitive, like when you have the flu. I can deal with the numbness - as aggravating as that is, the worst part is when I'm trying to shower or put on deodorant - but the sensitivity is driving me nuts. Every time I move, and the fabric from my shirt draws across my skin, it's like a little wisp of insanity. Gah. I hope that goes away soon.