Thursday, February 17, 2005
I Am Trying Really, REALLY Hard
I have spent the day completing forms for two of my upcoming IVF interviews. I am trying to find humor with a lot of my answers because after all, if I'm not laughing, I'm crying and I'd rather be cracking myself up.

One of the doctors wanted me to fill out my forms online, via email. There were so many files that I could not read because I needed "adobe" and was instructed to click the "install adobe free here" little icon and after 15 minutes of downloading onto my fancy new laptop, Adobe has now completely taken over every aspect of my computer, including this page - EVERYTHING I tell you.

I am very pissed. Now I will be in computer hell because I want everything back the way it was and once I get my Computer Scientist Masters Degree Physicist PhD husband to fix it, I will not see the light of the world wide web for several days. He can design satellites that get rocket launched into the atmosphere but he will claim that my little laptop is kicking his ass and it will take him all weekend to clean it up.

I just want my computer back, the way it was, before I started filling out all of those online medical forms.

I want to email the RE office and tell them I am none too pleased but that is not conducive for the nice office visit that I envision in 2 weeks.

I'm not sure they will appreciate my humor and if I add some true bitchiness into the mix, I'm pretty certain that I'll have a big fat PITA stamped on my chart.

The questionnaires took me about an hour and half to fill out for each office. It didn't matter if it was by hand or online, via email. Many questions were the same but it still takes forever.

When asked about previous IVFs, I stated the facts but called the embryos from IVF#1 mutants (after Rescue ICSI, we had 9 really impressive mutants - one was even XX and XY - or so the PGD results said) and I referred to the embryos from IVF#2 as brats because when 10 excellent embryos turned into 4 blastocysts and all of them preferred the petri dish to my tunnel of love, well, fuck 'em - they were brats.

When asked about any comments, I just stated that I am sad and tired of tests that reveal nothing and that $36,000 in eight months is a hell of a lot of money to spend on nothing and I ended it by welcoming them into my little world.

I really don't care what they think. I am tired. I am SO not interested in more tests.

When asked about financing, I responded that I could also probably get financing for a really fancy new motor home but my husband wouldn't go for that either. He doesn't believe in debt or credit card balances.

So, welcome to my fresh hell. If I don't come back for awhile, know I'm sending you kisses and fairy dust.
posted by Julianna · 2/17/2005

11 Comments:
At 4:45 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...
You are hilarious, I'm sure they will find you entertaining. Mutant brats are much more interesting than embryos. What is up with the online forms? Lazy of them if you ask me. It saves them some postage? Good luck with everything, wish I could help with your adobe infestation, but I am a computer idiot.

Blogger makes you wait FOREVER to comment here. It appears your computer problems are contagious.

Good luck with everything.

April  

At 6:43 PM, Blogger Cricket said...
Aggravation aside, I am so impressed and happy for you to be doing applications.

I call my cousins mutants. Some make it past the petri stage.  

At 7:22 PM, Blogger Julianna said...
Shout out to sweet Jessica at http://www.imconfused.net/blog/index.php who fixed my computer via email! Thank you Jessica. My computer feels much better now.  

At 7:24 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...
You are darn funny, woman.
Good for you and Mr. Julianna on IVF #3.
Good good good good luck.
With the road to come, and with Acrobat, of course.  

At 6:26 AM, Blogger Ana said...
You are too funny Julianna. But this whole situation sucks and I'm so sorry, I hope this ends soon.  

At 10:20 AM, Blogger Pamplemousse said...
Julianna, what on earth are these giant forms for? Are your ovaries applying to Harvard?? Do they have to tap-dance at the mandatory audition? No wonder you have lost it!  

At 10:23 AM, Blogger Amyesq said...
I can finally freakin' get on to comment. What a PITA for you to have to go through. I think there should be ONE set of into to fill out for every RE. And you should be able to copy it and take it with you. Good luck.  

At 5:12 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...
Jeez. I haven't been able to comment lately. Anywho, I don't think it's asking too much to expect the people near to you to not talk about things that make you uncomfortable. I have a neighbor who constantly brings up who's having babies or who might be pregnant, even though she knows my entire history. I'm thinking of smacking her really hard the next time she does it. So no, I don't think you're asking too much.

Hope your computer gets fixed soon.

Take care.  

At 7:17 PM, Blogger Sandy said...
ok...you know I love you but ever since your whole hard boiled egg tutorial post, I can't crack an egg now without thinking of you. I ate a whole spinach salad today, thinking about you. And now I know why! You were yelling through our connection of computer! Hope the forms are finally finished and I'm sure they won't see the PITA tattoo at all my friend.  

At 8:18 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...
Thinking of you......hoping things work out.  

At 12:15 PM, Blogger Cass said...
heck, you can use one common form to apply for colleges. you'd think they could work something out for IVF, too.

glad the computer is back to normal and that you're on the road with the piles of forms.  

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