Cousin Craze

I am alive and well! IUD is out. They started with a hysteroscopy which failed and turned into laproscopy, so they cut through my belly button and also made an incision near the pubic bone. Recovery was awful for a few days after. I seriously felt like I was living in a hazy, sleepy zombie state. I couldn't even pick up Crew. As I was starting to feel better and weening myself off of the painkillers, I started to have awful abdominal pain on the opposite side of where the IUD had been located (which by the way they found it in the omentum, like the outer stomach lining). For two days I was worried, until one night as I was trying to fall asleep, it all came to me.
Lots of Vicodin = Much less time spent in the bathroom, if you know what I mean.

Oh the relief of knowing the source of pain! I got right up, rummaged through the pantry and found some of Crew's PRUNE baby food.... plugged my nose and slurped it down. I ate Raisin Bran all the next morning and popped some DocQlace and viola, problem solved! Happy for me? I bet.

Luckily through it all, my sister Kristen was here to visit with her kids and her and my mom helped me out with my kids. Thanks to my mom for getting in her bathing suit to swim with my kiddos every other day the last week and a half, since I can't until my stitches dissolve. We feel peace that it's out and now just have to deal with serving court papers.

As I mentioned my sister Kristen came into town, but also my other sister April came too a week later! Bruin is in COUSIN HEAVEN. He loves his cousins. We've done lots of fun stuff. Boating, carnival rides, swimming, splash parks, junk food galore...
I love my sisters.
Pictures to come

Surgery

Thank you so much for all your thoughts and prayers.
Tomorrow, July 5th, I am scheduled to go under for laparoscopic surgery for the IUD removal. Although we will have to pay my $5,000 deductible, we are hoping to start the process of a small claims court case immediately after. If anyone has any suggestions, advice, or contacts dealing with small claims or medical malpractice, let us know!
I am very confident in the surgeon performing on me so I am not too nervous. I only hope they don't find any further damage inside.
I want to try and get someone to video tape me coming out of anesthesia because I think it would be hilarious later. I once saw a video of Phil's cousin coming out of sedation from her wisdom teeth extraction and about peed my pants. (sorry Chelsea!) I just hope I don't hyperventilate like I did when I got MY wisdom teeth pulled.

In other news around here... Can't wait for the fireworks tonight. Bruin is SO excited. We are melting in our 105 degree weather and have tried to stay immersed in water as much as possible. We have LOVED having a 4 day weekend with Phil around though and are enjoying ever minute with dad!
HAPPY 4th of JULY! Hope you have great BBQs and take a minute to appreciate the freedoms of our country.