Ultimate Venting Thread

[uwa_amanda]

She's got some nerve to call you wailing into you about your complaint of her not doing her job. I would have probably been a LOT more upset and probably would have cussed her out. *Damn...PMS is working on me today! *

 

[Just_married]

She's got some nerve to call you wailing into you about your complaint of her not doing her job. I would have probably been a LOT more upset and probably would have cussed her out. *Damn...PMS is working on me today! *

Lol yeah, I'm pms out my head today too! Cd2, went in a sulk because I had to go out to buy onions for dinner, came back with onions & family sized cheese puffs & chocolate. Dh said 'did u get me any'. I replied 'no, I didn't realise you were on your period too'. To which he spun round and shrieked 'WELL YOU WERE WRONG THEN!!!' haha. Daft man makes me laugh!

 

[sweetmere]

I went to the infertility doc. yesterday, and he said I look healthy but that he definitely wants to do blood work on my thyroid and hormones. He also gave me a booklet on infertility. I go to work and the 2 rude girls there act like I'm stupid (one is pregnant and let's just say we don't get along because it's all for show, and she does things on purpose to piss me off). One of them asks how it went and I told them. She says "I'm sure you're fine" (why ask if you're going to answer like that) and the pregnant one says "I'm sure the bloodwork will be fine and then you can finally relax and just let it happen"...then they eye my infertility booklet like I'm some kind of dummy. I swear they both do not understand that getting pregnant is not easy for everyone. I tell my brother about all the rude things they say to me and how they act, and he put it this way:

"I swear it's like they think you're purposely preventing your own pregnancy." Exactly. It's more like, my BODY is preventing my pregnancy. It's not my fault everyone else they know is super fertile. At this point, with their dumb comments, I can't wait to get my bloodwork back and rub it in their faces, because I *know* I have a thyroid problem.

 

[Armywife84]

Sweetmere- I love it when fertile s try to advise me on IF. I just sit there sniggering at their "advice".

One more Rant:

-I caved and had Maccy's for dinner tonight. My excuse is the rest of you were indulging in carbs/fatty foods, and I felt pressured to follow suit.

 

[wonderstars]

I love all this enabling to have unhealthy stuff! Thanks to you ladies I've decided on Sushi and wine for tomorrow's dinner. It's my last cycle before the fertility doc and I'm enjoying it baby.

Also, the entire world is pregnant.

The end.

 

[StephieB]

Well, I think we've all learnt not to piss JM off Hope you get it all sorted out, stupid GP!

Jackie - Oh yes, I loves me a bit of Bradley Cooper. Now if I could make me a sandwich with Bradley Cooper on top, Robert Downey Jnr on the bottom and me in the middle, I think my eggs would be jumping around to be fertilised!

Ahh thank you, yes its from my wedding day. We had a 50's themed day, so I was in a marilyn Monroe inspired dress with 4 petticoats underneath, and all of my bridesmaids were in black and white polka dot dresses with red petticoats, and my DH wore converse. I loved it, MIL HATED it

Sweetmere - Its like me advising someone in a wheelchair if they've tried physio?! I just don't understand the mentality of someone given advice to a woman going through something they can't comprehend

Wonderstars that sounds like an amazing dinner! Can I join? I LOVE sushi! Well I can't say I was any better last night...homemade burgers then when I get on the scales and it says I've put pounds on, I act all shocked

My bit:

Well yesterday was O day, out of nowhere thanks to Clomid, and we are moving house so had a mountain of packing to do, then had a family meal to go to as our 'leaving party' (we're only 45 mins down the road! ) anyway, I wasn't willing to loose a cycle of clomid because I was busy making polite conversation with DHs grandma over some roast potatoes!!

So half way through the meal I decided to throw my glass of wine over DHs lap, went upstairs to help him clean off and took my soft cup with me. We broke the sink....

 

[StephieB]

I found my avatar picture this morning and had to change it, and just thought it was perfect to explain 'Us'

 

[beegray]

Well, I think we've all learnt not to piss JM off Hope you get it all sorted out, stupid GP!

Jackie - Oh yes, I loves me a bit of Bradley Cooper. Now if I could make me a sandwich with Bradley Cooper on top, Robert Downey Jnr on the bottom and me in the middle, I think my eggs would be jumping around to be fertilised!

Ahh thank you, yes its from my wedding day. We had a 50's themed day, so I was in a marilyn Monroe inspired dress with 4 petticoats underneath, and all of my bridesmaids were in black and white polka dot dresses with red petticoats, and my DH wore converse. I loved it, MIL HATED it

Sweetmere - Its like me advising someone in a wheelchair if they've tried physio?! I just don't understand the mentality of someone given advice to a woman going through something they can't comprehend

Wonderstars that sounds like an amazing dinner! Can I join? I LOVE sushi! Well I can't say I was any better last night...homemade burgers then when I get on the scales and it says I've put pounds on, I act all shocked

My bit:

Well yesterday was O day, out of nowhere thanks to Clomid, and we are moving house so had a mountain of packing to do, then had a family meal to go to as our 'leaving party' (we're only 45 mins down the road! ) anyway, I wasn't willing to loose a cycle of clomid because I was busy making polite conversation with DHs grandma over some roast potatoes!!

So half way through the meal I decided to throw my glass of wine over DHs lap, went upstairs to help him clean off and took my soft cup with me. We broke the sink....

HAHAHAHAHA!!!! OMW!!! DH isn't brave enough to do that anywhere but home

My rant, well AF is now well over a week later, mefomin was working beautifully up untill now. Had two stinking tests that came up with a second line (only saw them later after using them) and then got my damn hopes and and well.... you guessed it, tested this morning and a big fat so freaking pissed off!!!!!! But on the better side me favourite band is finally coming to South Africa, only problem they here for one night and only on the one side of the country!!!!!!!

 

[Just_married]

Well, I think we've all learnt not to piss JM off Hope you get it all sorted!

Well yesterday was O day, out of nowhere thanks to Clomid, and we are moving house so had a mountain of packing to do, then had a family meal to go to as our 'leaving party' (we're only 45 mins down the road! ) anyway, I wasn't willing to loose a cycle of clomid because I was busy making polite conversation with DHs grandma over some roast potatoes!!

So half way through the meal I decided to throw my glass of wine over DHs lap, went upstairs to help him clean off and took my soft cup with me. We broke the sink....

You really made me smile with that this morning! Lol! Well done you!!

Afm, think I better stand down from venting duty and give you all a chance to bow at the altar of the golden (bitter) cow. I've been awfully greedy hogging all the venting air this week!

Got my prescription, my chocolate, my cheese puffs and it's pouring here, so duvet day with DVD it is.

 

[BearsMummy]

Thanks for the advice JM, I couldn't believe it when I looked up coeliacs and some of the symptoms were unexplained IF/recurrent miscarriage.
It also says that growth problems in children are a common symptom, and seeing as I'm a whopping 4ft 9ins, I'd say I have a growth problem!
Headaches, depression, anaemia, folic acid and B-vit malabsorption and mouth ulcers are just a few of the others symptoms that ring true with me, without going into the obvious intestinal problems associated with it.
Did you know you can receive a certain amount of food on prescription? But if you pay for your prescriptions, I suppose this could work out pretty expensive compared to just going to the shop and buying GF foods?

That's just awful how that doctor treated you! I wouldn't let that drop now. Stupid bitch!
We are not having much luck with the NHS/medical world recently are we?

I was up again all night, and finished Fifty Shades Of Grey so now I have to go out and get the second today, the books are as addictive as Mr. Grey is to Anastasia!!

I did manage to speak to someone yesterday eventually, after being told she wasn't there, and a major hissy/crying/screaming fit (thanks Steph for being there and talking me down!) but I still have no answers.
She was supposed to have rung me back today at 11am, but no surprises, she hasn't. She had no idea what was going on, so had to speak to my consultant this morning, I really don't know what else the consultant could tell her that shouldn't already be on my medical notes?

I have an awful feeling, my paperwork has gone 'missing'. No one seems to know anything about anything. And if it has gone missing and the PCT have never received my application, I am going to have to wait for another appointment with the Consultant to fill in the paperwork again and then wait another 8/10 weeks for the PCT to make their decision.

I'm not feeling as down about this as I was yesterday, but feel cheated out of a potential 9 weeks of treatment.

 

[Just_married]

Bears!! Goodness sake! What on earth are these people getting paid for! I think you might need to threaten with a complaint too! 9 weeks is long enough, what a bunch of inept idiots!

Yeah, fortunately for me, being diagnosed means food on prescription & in Scotland we all get free prescriptions at the mo. But I also got diagnosed with hypothyroidism at 17 & apply for an exemption every year anyway as that's a qualifying condition. Lucky me lol.

 

[BearsMummy]

I have a pre-payment card for 12 months, which would possibly help with that!
And I have just found out, my maternal aunt has it. Not sure if its hereditary or not though?
She has just told me, she even has to buy 'special' gravy!

Are you going to take your complaint any further?

I have no idea how to handle this today? I shall probably ring again this afternoon. There is absolutely NO WAY I can wait all weekend with no answers! Just knowing one way or the other is enough for me now.

I'm sorry to sound like a broken record ladies.

 

[StephieB]

I did manage to speak to someone yesterday eventually, after being told she wasn't there, and a major hissy/crying/screaming fit (thanks Steph for being there and talking me down!) but I still have no answers.

Always here hun, you know where I am whenever you need to scream an shout (On the other end of the blackberry)

I can't believe they haven't rung you back. I would't even wait to hear from them to start the complaints process, at the end of the day you've held up your end of the deal and done everything you possibly can, you've been patient, you've waited and they are the ones that have messed it all up at their end (Not surprising with the NHS really) so even if she does get back to you and give you an answer, they've still put you through a week of hell, sleepless nights and upset that isn't fair! Like you said to me yesterday 9 weeks is a long time to sit around and wait when the clock is ticking for IVF etc...

We're in the techno-era, they have phones, emails, texts even a good old fashioned pen and paper, there is absolutely no excuse for leaving you in the dark this long, it's just not fair on you and Bongo, because essentially you're having to put your lives on hold for this!

As you can tell I am angry for you! I also love writing a good complaint letter

You really made me smile with that this morning! Lol! Well done you!!

I've never been so embarrassed in my life. The sink came off the wall (only slightly) but the pipe disconnected so there was water everywhere, family came running upstairs, I'm trying to use my soft cup with the speed of a thousand winds, DH is trying to get his now soaking wet jeans up before they burst into the bathroom! We tried to make out that he couldn't get his jeans off to clean so used the sink to rest on, but I'm not entirely sure we were convincing

 

[BearsMummy]

Aww, thanks Steph!
I suppose I just have to be patient and see what today brings?

Why do you always do or say the funniest things when I'm drinking coffee?? You really are bfp/ttc police! Now it is all down my shirt!!
I would have died if that was me! But I think I'm a bit old for 'risky' sex these days!! I feel too old for sex full stop!!

Has your classy porn arrived yet?

 

[StephieB]

Officer Briggs, protecting the right to procreate nationwide

No classy porn yet unfortunately, which is a shame as I have the house to myself for a few hours today You're never too old for sex, as long as lube exists I'll be embarrassing my Grandchildren (hopefully) Whats even worse is this morning i've gotten my first ever 2nd +OPK, so we probably would have been OK without destroying the bathroom. But now we have to BD today as well

Id give them to the end of business today and no longer missus!! this is my inner teacher coming out!

Glad your feeling a bit better about the whole thing today, sometimes I think a good scream and cry always makes things better.

 

[BearsMummy]

Just the thought of Fifty Shades Of Grey talking book, narrated by Stephen Fry is keeping me going!!

I haven't laughed like that for soooooo long!!

 

[StephieB]

He was the first person to pop into my head because he narrates everything! Don't exactly quiver at the knees when i hear him speak though

 

[BearsMummy]

That actually made my day yesterday, and I kept giggling to myself at random times, when i tried to explain to Bongo, he just didn't get it. Men!!!

I have a plan of action.

I shall ring the forgetful secretary at 2pm. If I still haven't heard anything by end of play today, I am going to contact PALS (although I have already tried, they must be at lunch)

I also have a contact number and email for the manager at the Individual Funding Office at the PCT and I am going to make a request to them to see if they have ever received my application.

It doesn't look like the forgetful secretary is really pushing to get some answers, so i shall have to do it all myself.

Im getting the feeling, she's not telling me something...............

 

[BearsMummy]

I have been trying to ring continuously since 2pm, no answer, no voicemail.

I have managed to get a copy of the PCT Funding Guidelines and I certainly have many questions now.

If the PCT received my application, then the clinic should have got a receipt, so I shall ask if they did indeed receive any form of receipt.

Also the PCT turnaround times is meeting every MONTH, not every 6 weeks, and they have to response to the clinic and patient within 3 days of their decision. That should have been by 21st May.

WHERE THE HELL IS MY PAPERWORK??

Time to ring PALS.

 

[uwa_amanda]

I hope everything works out for you. It seems frustrating to say the least.