Reschedule

About a day or two after I wrote that last post, I had kind of a mini-meltdown about the upcoming transfer. It started when I called to schedule one of my appointments that was supposed to be on 12/26, only to find out that the only available time was 7 a.m. At the clinic all the way in the city. The day after Christmas. When my whole family would be at my house and trying to do Christmas-y things.

I could feel myself starting to get stressed out and I didn't want to do it that way. When I had originally asked for a January transfer date, I'd hoped for one later in the month so that I wouldn't be cycling over the holidays. Unfortunately, the date they gave me was much earlier, and so I would have had to begin Lupron shots the weekend before Christmas. In the midst of holiday craziness, travel, and family activities, I just didn't feel like juggling all those appointments and injections and medication schedules.

I called my RE's office in a panic and left a message for my nurse asking if I could reschedule. I had hoped to push it back by just a couple of weeks, but as of yesterday, it looks like the new date will be February 23rd. It's a little later than I would have liked, but at the same time, it gives me another 7-8 weeks to prepare both mentally and physically. And in all honesty, I need it.

December turned out to be a bit of a rough month. I was able to finish my Master's degree (yay!). We managed to wrap up the bathroom and master bedroom renovations (more or less) with just barely enough time to get the house cleaned and decorated for the holiday. Presents were bought and (some) cookies were made. We had a nice little getaway with my in-laws, followed by a good visit from my parents and brother. Overall, it was fine. But I'm tired. And sick once again (I had a terrible sinus infection early in the month and now a nasty cold). There was very little down time for relaxation this past month, and it's starting to wear on me. I need to rest and heal. I need to de-stress before the stress of cycling begins again...