A child is born in your heart

Thursday, December 3, 2009

You are Going to do What???

I left work a little early again today...After reading fertilicare , I found out that I would probably need an enema before the Laparotomy. Now, don't laugh at me...but that part of my body makes me very shy...and the idea that they will be shoving a pipe with warm soapy water up there, is not very appealing. I called my B and sister C in tears...not believing what I was reading. My sister C who has had three babies, two of which were caesars, calmly explained to me that this is a necessary evil..and I would be very grateful for it later. Well, her words were "Next time you go to the toilet, focus on what muscles you use".....absolutely revolting...eeeewwww


I know this is not a hectic thing to happen...but I know that I am very fragile at the moment, trying to keep a balance of scales in terms of my emotions..and this "unexpected" event, even though it is minor, threw me out of balance. I suddenly felt very alone. I decided the only way I would feel better was with some retail therapy....so off I went to the nearest Woollies.



I bought myself another set of Pj's and slippers (I now have three new pairs of Pj's and slippers. One for every night in hospital). I bought some more "granny panties" and I bought some lotions and bodywash. Oh yes, I also bought two new towels. If I am going into hospital to give me a Brand new womb...then I am going to make sure I have Brand new stuff. The way I reason, Brand new womb, brand new clothes.....brand new BABY. Are you listening Universe?????


Without sounding melodramatic, this event in my life has got me reflecting more on the life that I have led to date. I am a firm believer in "the wheel turns", give in life what you would like to receive. I keep thinking what have I done to have resulted in this outcome. I cannot remember being consciously evil or bad. It is difficult to keep negativity from creeping in. I am just hoping that out there, there is a soul, waiting to choose me to be its Mom. Now, thats a nice thought.


On a practical note, I contacted Prof Krugers office today. They were amazingly helpful. The Sister told me to contact my current clinic, get the records, email them through and she would set up a "telephonic" consultation with Prof Kruger. (So sorry, my Capetonian soon-to-be-Fertiles, I won't be seeing you very soon). I am waiting for Vitalab to send me the results...so we can get this party started.


I hate the way I feel right now...it is such a destructive emotion. My counsellor would tell me "Bratty, grieving in normal"...but I know that it just makes me feel weak. Before meeting my B, I was not allowed the luxury of feeling pain or sadness...this was a big "no no"...and since I met B, he has encouraged me to release these pent up emotions. It is still very new to me and in the last few months, I have been thrown in every direction. From a lifetime of being tough, I am still learning to cry. My BFF is also like me...so we are a bad combo...."self destructive"...are you reading T....??????



This experience is very real. It is making me realise that I am, at the end of the day, only human. I cannot carry the world on my shoulders, I cannot solve every problem. Some things are just out of my control...


I feel bad sometimes because there are people out there that are worse off than I am. Some are homeless and hungry. Some are mourning the loss of loved one..no matter how small. Whether your child is fifty one years old or even a one day old fertilized egg..it is a soul. But this is about the journey...what have I learnt? Who have I loved? And who has loved me?


Love is free...yet we fight for material possessions. Laughter is healing...yet we criticise the next person. All souls are born equal. We cannot decide in a womb whether we want to be black or white, Catholic or Atheist....


Make yourself and others accountable for how you live your life....it is your choice....yours and only yours


3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Lovely post, Brattles. And so much of it is very, very true!

Don't worry too much about the enema - it's such a minor thing. I'm also embarrassed about 'those things', but just grin and bear it and then before you know it, it's over.

Hugs
xxxxx

sophie said...

Bratty, I am sorry you feel a bit vulnerable at the moment.
What I learnt on the TTC road, is that actually vulnerability is strength.
So let them try and evade the pain and embarrassment by giving insensitive quick-fix solutions. You know better !!

The S Girls said...

We will learn along the way together. Learning and being able to cry is the first step in releasing emotions...hopefully I'll get there one day too BFF. Your time will come I promise!!