When I was pregnant with my number two child, Mr. Monk, I suffered Deep Vein Thrombosis (aka blood clot) : my entire left leg was swollen before I realized it was not a muscle strain that’s been causing me excruciating pain, but rather something that could be life-threatening. My Obgyn immediately sent me to the emergency room – yes I drove myself (but I was not having a heart attack so I was not as crazy as this other gal I know…) and they put a filter into my aorta so no broken pieces of the Titanic-sized blood clot would get into my heart and stuff.
It only happened because the stars were lined up just so. A perfect storm so to speak.
Turned out I have a genetic disorder #$^%@%* that makes it easier for blood clot to form if my body has extremely low level of folic acid.
The amount in prenatal vitamins would have been more than adequate to prevent that.
By then I had been throwing up for about four months so no, I was not absorbing my prenatal vitamins properly, and I was severely undernourished, sustaining mostly on Gatorade. (Btw, I bet severe “morning sickness” would have been qualified for disability IF men could get pregnant…)
Your blood turns thicker when you are pregnant due to female hormones.
I was also extremely dehydrated which did not help with the blood thinning department.
Long story short: everything worked perfectly and BOOM! I had DVT, blah blah blah.
Why am I telling you this now? Because once again, the stars have aligned perfectly:
New job (my company was acquired)
+ New office
+ Two computers to deal with
+ Two systems
+ Two business processes
+ Two to-do lists
+ Longer commute (including my “I am on a fucking boat” moments, yes, I realized that)
+ Longer hours expected
+ Same kids
+ Same husband
= STRESS
STRESS = TEETH CLENCHING (which I did not realize I do all the time until now) = Massive and Rapid Bone Loss in My Teeth = Oral surgery to be expected
It is not like I have been having nightmares about losing all my teeth since I was young…
Head. Meet desk.
Hello, more stress. Nice to see you show up with more of your friends. Just come on in. Move right in. Mi case su casa.
So here is what I have… I found this blogger who has quite a few cartoons with cultural/social media commentary that make me:
OMG. ROTFL. DNPMPL. ITA. FML. IYKWIMAITYD.
Mr. Dave Walker actually encourages bloggers to embed his cartoons on their blogs. He has been doing this since 2005 and is probably one of the first people online to understand the concept of Sharing is loving...
So I am sharing this because Dear Internet, I love you, and I miss you, but I really need to prioritize the many things on my plate and focus especially on the ones that will help ensure I continue to have good dental insurance…
I am taking cover and waiting for the storm to be over.
Source: Cartoons by Dave Walker. Find more cartoons you can freely re-use on your blog at We Blog Cartoons.
