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Thursday, August 12, 2010

Outward Bound; or, Thank God for 24-Hour Pharmacies

In January, right before Lawyer Guy and I left for our cruise I came down with a yeast infection. (I have since learned that this is incredibly common right before the first AF after a natural miscarriage or d&c.) Tomorrow we fly across the sea to Scandinavia. And guess what? A huge glob of something thick, creamy, and white literally fell out of me into the toilet last night! Now, I have no itching or irritation yet, but I didn't have that at first last time either. Thankfully, my doctor was able to call in the prescription to my pharmacy today, so I at least don't have to worry about running through the aisles of a drugstore in a country where I don't speak the language and mistaking hemroid cream for monistat.

When this happened in January, I immediately began googling "yeast infection early pregnancy" etc. etc. ad nauseum. And of course, yeast infections are a sign of early pregnancy! Wanna know what else they're signs of? You guessed it, PMS! And sometimes a yeast infection's just a yeast infection.

As long as mine goes away before I set foot in Copenhagen, I'll be okay with it. I'll admit I'm tempted, but I'm not going to google and I'm not going to speculate. This month more than ever, it's just a waste of energy. Thank goodness I get to spend the entirety of the 1ww in Europe, exploring and drinking and eating and sightseeing and (I desperately hope!) not having any time to over analyze each cramp/twinge/itch. I don't need to bring peesticks of any variety. I don't need to bring stack of pads and tampons. I'm going to treat this as a real vacation--from everything.

And on that note, I'm off! I'm not going to check in with you lovelies while I'm away, because I really want this time to decompress and forget as much as possible about TTC. But I will certainly catch up when I get home in 8 days.

Don't miss me too much! I know it will be hard to get by without knowing every detail of my yeasty discharge, but you'll just have to try.

20 comments:

  1. That last sentence is classic.

    Have a WONDERFUL time, decompress, enjoy your LG, and take some good pictures to share with us when you get back!

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  2. Decompress away! Have a fabulous time and I can't wait to hear all the details when you get back!

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  3. I hope that you have a fabulous time! What a great way to spend the 1WW! My best friend just came back from Scandanavia and loved it.

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  4. have an awesome time!!! i'm soo jealous of this trip. it's gonna be fabulous :o) hope you guys get great weather and i'll keep fingers crossed for the infection to go away. i've gotten them at the most ill-timed moments of my life and wanted to kill someone.

    have a blast!!

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  5. Dontcha LOVE the ambiguous symptoms!!! Grrrr. You have a BLAST while "on holiday." And you make sure you are having more fun than anybody else, and be sure to brag to all of the fertile, oops, and other bitches when you return. They will act like they don't care -- trust me, they are jealous.

    Oh, and thanks for clueing me in on that name. Huh. That hasn't caught on here, LOL. But I totally get why you'd be peeved/irked. I feel similarly when something along that lines occurs.

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  6. Ooh, I wanna know the name too! Have a fabulous trip, eat terrific and puzzling things, and be good to yourselves. And I hope that pesky infection in in the past ASAP. We'll just have to find someone else's yeasty discharge to keep tabs on in your absence [sigh].

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  7. Have a wonderful trip, Slopie! Happy checking out!

    xo

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  8. Have an amazing time. I will miss you!

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  9. Have a fantastic vacation!! Can't wait to hear all about it :-)

    I will miss you & your posts.

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  10. I hope you have tons of fun!

    We'll miss you!

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  11. Hah, you are too funny!! And we certainly will miss you, but have an AMAZING time!! Can't wait to here and hopefully see some pics!!

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  12. I am glad you at least aren't in any discomfort-- nothing sounds worse than a long, itchy plane flight. Have a fantastic time-- I can't wait to hear all about it when you return.

    p.s. I think you are right about my ttc advisor-- she just wanted to parade-piss, totally! She wasn't looking for sympathy, and she must've been sorta put out when she actually got some! I did write her back really nicely, and she mellowed out in return too... she can't take back telling me now!

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  13. I'm so glad you're taking time to actually go on vacation and BE on vacation! That's key! Enjoy your time with LG and the speediness of the 1ww. I can't wait to hear about your trip when you're back!

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  14. I expect to be going to Denmark and Sweden in 2012 (I know, a million years away, but academic schedules involve a lot of pre-planning) so be sure to share lots of details about what's worth seeing! I hope the nethers are cured instantly!

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  15. I'm convinced that Diflucan is the greatest invention ever-- I get a yeast infection almost every time I take an antibiotic, so I just ask them to go ahead and write me two prescriptions while they're at it.

    Have an AMAZING trip-- I can't wait to hear all about it when you return. No one deserves this time to decompress more than you. Bon Voyage!

    I'll miss you while you're gone!! XOXO!

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  16. The yeast monster! It's the only thing I hate to see come down the pike (so to speak) more than AF.

    Have a brilliant, yeast-free time in Scandinavia. I'm so glad you get to take this break from things (though, it goes without saying that I'm hoping for you).

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  17. Have a fantastic trip!!!!! So jealous (of the trip, not the yeasty discharge - although you painted a lovely picture of it)...

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  18. Fun! I am jealous of the nice trip in August here. Ah yes, yeasty beasty is cruel. I also had one just after a miscarriage. I am very glad you got it sorted before your trip. I managed to come down with a uti on a plane to Sydney. Rotten, no? Hoping you are eyeball deep in delicious regional food (although the penchant for salted licorice as candy, or the concept those people have of savory candy is beyond me). I look forward to hearing about your adventures!

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  19. Have fun and see you when you get back!!!!!

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