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Jerri's Diary Entries Diary Navigation: Choose A Diary Entry -------------------- Latest Entry: 7/10/02 -------------------- 6/27/02 6/18/02 6/11/02 6/3/02 5/21/02 5/17/02 5/15/02 5/7/02 5/2/02 4/29/02 4/12/02 4/11/02 4/5/02 3/22/02 3/12/02 3/11/02 3/8/02 2/28/02 2/26/02 2/22/02 2/1/02 11/15/01 10/2/01 9/10/01 8/28/01 8/17/01 7/23/01 7/11/01 7/4/01 7/1/01 6/25/01 6/11/01 5/23/01 5/22/01 5/9/01 5/1/01 4/18/01 4/3/01 3/26/01 3/20/01 3/16/01 3/8/01 3/2/01 2/25/01 2/19/01 2/11/01 2/4/01 1/31/01 1/25/01 1/13/01 1/6/01 1/2/01 12/25/00 12/20/00 12/14/00 9/27/00 9/19/00 9/13/00 9/6/00 8/29/00 8/23/00 8/16/00 8/8/00 8/2/00 7/16/00 7/4/00 6/28/00 6/19/00 6/14/00 6/7/00 6/5/00 5/31/00 5/23/00 5/18/00 5/9/00 4/26/00 1/24/00 -------------------- Jerri's Introduction

September 6, 2000

Hi, for starters. I have run the whole gamut of emotions this past week. Of course my last post was so sad -- the news from the urologist about Rodman was almost devastating. But I am here, telling you today, to keep your head up and your heart positive. All things will work out for the good. Now, I am not saying that my life is rosy, but it sure is looking up. Let me back up to last week and give you the entry that I should have given and then move forward.

Last Tuesday, I had my second IUI. All worked out pretty well, as a matter of fact. I got a positive on my OPK on Monday afternoon, and my monitor showed me the egg Tuesday morning bright and early. Rodman was more than happy to give me the specimen. I tried to make him abstain from Friday until the time I O'd, but late Sunday afternoon, that sexy man just got the best of me and we wasted a specimen, LOL. Anyway, he was ready to give me another one by Tuesday morning. It wasn't a great specimen, but better than the last one. I think if he'd managed to hold it that extra two days we would have been able to do better, but you know men.

Anyway, we managed to get the sample while he was cool, before work, and it all worked out so that I O'd in the middle of the week. That may or may not have been OUR successful IUI but only time will tell.

As you know, late Tuesday afternoon, after the IUI, we got the news from they urologist that Rodman has some serious problems with his plumbing. This doctor didn't think our insurance would cover any of the necessary tests that needed to be done in order to find out exactly where the problem lies. And of course, she was quick to remind us that "it only takes one" and she seemed to think he definitely has at least one! So we left, upset, sad, and grumbling about not being able to have children. By the time I wrote my entry last week, I was hysterical.

Finally, on Tuesday after talking to a friend from these boards (Holly), I decided to call the insurance company and just see what they had to say. Well, SURPRISE, SURPRISE, they will cover diagnostic tests and x-rays to find the underlying problem of the infertility in Rodman as well as correct the underlying problem. As I already knew, it won't pay for IUI or IVF but if we can get his plumbing operating correctly we can manage that if it is even necessary at that time. So, all that whining I did was for nothing.

In the meantime, Rodman was off work on Thursday and Friday because of the much-needed rain that we received. Also, there was that upcoming day of maturity for me. So, at lunch on Friday, I left work, we packed our bags and off to Chattanooga, Tennessee we went. We had the best time. We went to the aquarium, out to eat, took a Riverboat ride and just lounged in our hotel room like we had nothing better to do. On Sunday, we came back to Atlanta for the Atlanta Falcons home opener against San Francisco. It was a great game. We called it a weekend and rested all day Monday.

Of course, Tuesday sent us back to the grind of the work week. Obviously we had to return to some form of normalcy. I am thus another year maturer (if that is even a word) and don't really care one way or another. I had my hair cut on Tuesday afternoon and I simply love it. When I got home, Rodman was all over me. And, I do mean all over me. He chased me around that house for hours. I told him about the insurance situation and his first response was, "Great, make me an appointment!" He said he was sending me to the hair salon for a wash and blow dry at least every two weeks because I was so sexy when my hair smelled good. Now, I was trying to be positive and assume that he didn't mean it doesn't smell very good sometimes so just don't even think that, LOL. Anyway, I think it is a wonderful idea. It is amazing how a good "do" will make you feel so much better. As for my hair, we are trying to let it grow out. Now it is mostly all one length but very, very short.

Anyway, this has been a very long entry but felt I needed to share my excitement. I am eight days post-IUI and no real signs of anything. I actually feel great so I am just not going to keep stressing about it. I called this morning to get the name of the doctor for Rodman to see. He is an infertility specialist for men. I didn't even know they existed but apparently they do. I had to leave a message but I will keep you updated on the progress from that.

Keep your heads up. All will work out in God's plan. I am very slow to realize and accept this sometimes but I KNOW deep down that it is true. Hopefully all of you can be quicker to draw this conclusion than I have been. Keep thinking positive thoughts!!! And as Dawn (diary writer) says, keep those hips elevated.