Is it Friday yet?

[femkes_follies]

I really hate being sick. *sigh* It's extra miserable when you were already short of breath. Both the CNM and the office nurse have now commented on my cough and offered to get me something stronger than Robitussen. Unfortunately, codeine makes me vomit. So I'm sort of stuck.

I'm glad I purged my little demons in the surgery suite. In veterinary superstition, bad things come in threes. I had two of my surgery cases die on me in the last few weeks, which was making me jumpy. So I was sort of relieved when my exploratory on Tuesday turned out to have a terminal cancer, and was euthanized. The threesome was finished, and demons gone. It made me feel better about the C-section I did at lunch today. Which is doing fine. ;-) Yeah, me. Of course, now my back hurts.

I got my scroll done and passed off to Collette. I sort of wish I'd been bright enough to scan or photograph the silly thing, as I rather liked it. It was a black hours piece, which I find a very forgiving style once you get used to the foibles.

I'm also still rolling the chipmunk/squirrel purse around in my mind. I've been sketching out mock-ups, and likely wire placements. I need a good picture of the back of a European chipmunk, so that I can get the stripes right. Then I'll have to go visit "The Needleworker" around the corner and get some silk.

Hopefully the sibling will come to some conclusions about what she wants in a baby shower so we can get started on that. I may pick up an invitation kit and at least have it on hand, and make Mom help me compile addresses.

I DID have an interesting chitchat with Kim, the CNM, yesterday. She asked how I was feeling, and I said "Like I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop." She laughed and said she gets that a lot from women whose previous pregnancy went sour early on. But she still has fairly high hopes for me. Next Ultrasound is scheduled, as is my meeting with the back-up OB.

For sugarcoatedlie, to further your interest, I point you at an article:
http://www.aafp.org/afp/990901ap/829.html
So, recurrence rate for HELPP syndrome is about 19-25%, and for straight preeclampsia around 43%. *l* No wonder Candy, the office nurse, wants to wrap me in cotton wool and stuff me in a shoebox for the duration. She says she holds her breath every time I come in. When she called today she commented that my cough was worse, and again offered me the codeine. I explained my little sensitivity, but told her I'd live. She said "But you're miserable! And pregnant!" I accused her of being redundant. :-)

Darling had a brain wave, and I have put a bid on a combined lot of maternity clothing today. We'll see if I get it.

Comments

How about cocoa?

[alwen.livejournal.com]

This went around on Valentine's day, and I was amused to find there is science behind it:

Persistent coughs melt away with chocolate
http://www.chocolate.org/health/theobromine.html

Abstract from the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology:
http://www.fasebj.org/cgi/content/abstract/04-1990fjev1

All that Easter chocolate -- it's good for me. Yeah.

Re: How about cocoa?

[femkederoas.livejournal.com]

Kewl. I might have to give that a go.

[mistressarafina.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry you're not feeling well. :(

[femkederoas.livejournal.com]

I'll live. And luckily I have the weekend off. I might even spend it in bed.

[estela-dufrayse.livejournal.com]

First off, I didn't know that Csections were done on pets...silly me, I know, just didn't think on it before.

I've also been thinking about making a squirrel purse like little froggy. Funny how things inspire, eh?

[femkederoas.livejournal.com]

I've done WAY too many C-sections lately. I'm getting a bit tired of it. Especially when dealing with people who didn't understand all the ramifications before they bred their dog. I want to beat them. With a blunt object. For a long, long time. Yesterday's was a bit different, as the owner raises Chihuahuas, and understands everything involved. We X-rayed the dog and found only one pup, which was pretty big. She opted to just do the C-section for safey's sake and avoid an emergency call at 1 AM. I'm OK with that. ;-)

*g* Yeah, I thought the Chipmunk fit with my somewhat ADD personality a little better. Though the squirrel was often a symbol of the devil in medieval and renn art (especially still-lifes), so that has me giggling, too. Alaina would probably claim that would be more appropriate for me.

[estela-dufrayse.livejournal.com]

People have been telling me to look into getting a valley bull dog when we get a new one...I can see this situation would lead to a bit of Csections...boxer and a bull, not too similar in size and shape...

I still love my boxers though, so will probably go with that.

Squirrels and the devil eh? That probably suits me better too...I had picked a squirrel as a supporting animal because of the acorns in our heraldry and because we are all as busy as squirrels...didn't realize the devil played a factor, suitable!

[femkederoas.livejournal.com]

*g* Yeah, the evil implications sort of tickled my fancy. Especially as Alaina likes to call me her evil twin.

[turdoken.livejournal.com]

does two minks sewn side by side for use as a sporran count? If so, "the guys" will be happy to have buds to hang with!

[situveuxmoi.livejournal.com]

I'll take some pictures of the scroll for you before I leave, but I won't be able to email them till Sunday or Monday. :)

[femkederoas.livejournal.com]

Thanks dear, no hurry. I just like to keep them in my portfolio - on the rare occasion I think about it. ;-)