I stopped counting days this month. I just follow the calendar and try not to
think about the rest. This cycle has
been a tough one. I am really struggling
with whether or not I want to keep doing this to myself. My body feels old and tired. I am having a hard time being hopeful about success;
really I am just in a bad place. I
refuse to allow feeling down to control me though. I am still getting up and doing all of my
regular activities: pay bills, grocery shopping, walk the dogs, lunch with
friends, library trips… I am just not enjoying any of it a whole heck of a
lot.
Things are otherwise good. This month kicks off the new recruiting season for the hospital. We have our first dinner this week. We will drive down to KC with the program coordinator to try and woo a few doctors into applying to our program. At the end of med-school all the new doctors begin searching for the perfect residency program to complete their training. They interview and rank programs, the programs rank them, and then the list of top matches is presented during Match. It is kind of like an arranged marriage. It is a nerve wrecking process for the new doctors. I remember quite well what it was like to be in the Match. I am glad that our new role in Match is a lot more fun. We wine and dine new doctors and tell them all about our program. Last year was our first year recruiting, and normally recruiting is left up to the first year residents, but Doc and I really enjoyed the process last year and are participating again this year. We take a lot of pride in helping this program find the best new physicians to train. This week’s dinner is just about encouraging people to look at our program and apply here. After that we have dinners for all of the doctors that will interview here. It is a busy but fun time to be a part of the residency program! It also helps to distract us from this other stuff.
I do know that we ovulated.
It was the left side this month, which is rough. Although I think we may have also had a
smaller ovulation on the right. I
certainly don’t need a test to tell me when we ovulate on Clomid, the pain
makes it very clear. My OB explained
that with the increase in ovulation there is an increase in internal bleeding
which is why my abdomen swells and is painful for several days following
ovulation. It isn’t something to look
forward to that is for sure!
Things are otherwise good. This month kicks off the new recruiting season for the hospital. We have our first dinner this week. We will drive down to KC with the program coordinator to try and woo a few doctors into applying to our program. At the end of med-school all the new doctors begin searching for the perfect residency program to complete their training. They interview and rank programs, the programs rank them, and then the list of top matches is presented during Match. It is kind of like an arranged marriage. It is a nerve wrecking process for the new doctors. I remember quite well what it was like to be in the Match. I am glad that our new role in Match is a lot more fun. We wine and dine new doctors and tell them all about our program. Last year was our first year recruiting, and normally recruiting is left up to the first year residents, but Doc and I really enjoyed the process last year and are participating again this year. We take a lot of pride in helping this program find the best new physicians to train. This week’s dinner is just about encouraging people to look at our program and apply here. After that we have dinners for all of the doctors that will interview here. It is a busy but fun time to be a part of the residency program! It also helps to distract us from this other stuff.
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