Posts by Austin Cox10

Hey everyone,

Look, whenever someone posts on this board, you already know things aren't going great...
I’m looking for some insight regarding liver tumors. My father-in-law was just diagnosed with one, and it's bad—he has massive metastases (two are 12 cm, and another is 6 cm). He actually went in for surgery yesterday at the Mayo Clinic. They opened him up, realized they couldn't do anything, and closed him back up... It's just not operable. Now they're sending him home to start radiation. Apparently, he’ll do four sessions, and then they'll reassess how things are moving. They didn't see any metastases in other organs yet, but the doctors mentioned that with tumors this size, it’s almost certain they've spread somewhere else by now.
Has anyone dealt with this? Do you have any idea what the timeline looks like before reaching a terminal stage? And should we go through with the radiation? I can't help but think about how chemo just wipes out everything good and bad inside a person.
On top of all this, he’s dealing with venous thrombosis, so I honestly worry that treatment might just make an already terrible situation even worse. Of course, the final call is his. I guess I’m just trying to figure out what to expect, because it feels like a full recovery isn't really on the table here...

Everyone kept insisting it was going to be a girl, like, absolutely, 100% a girl!
My husband is actually the third child in his family, but he's the only boy. His two older sisters were the first ones to tell us. And then there was this one friend—pregnant with her boyfriend—who was the loudest about being "sure" it was a girl! Honestly, who knows, maybe she thought having a boy held some kind of special status or something...😕
Anyway, we get to the ultrasound, and lo and ding, it’s a boy! And get this: she was actually at the same appointment right before delivery when we were there too. She made this hilariously sour face, and I just sat there thinking, "I don't get it..." It really doesn't matter to me, though...
It's funny how much people love acting like they have some kind of crystal ball, isn't it? They think they're so smart...
And yeah, a bunch of them even tried to claim the doctors messed up. They were like, "Maybe they saw the umbilical cord instead?" Give me a break, people. Seriously, what is wrong with you?!?

And by the way, it's pretty easy to tell the difference between an umbilical cord and... well, everything else. No confusion there...

I figured I’d vent a little about some of the things driving me crazy during this pregnancy... I’m already at 37 weeks, so consider this an open heart dump for any other moms-to-be dealing with the same nonsense...🙄

1. That constant trickle after I pee... My bladder has basically turned traitor on me. Every single pair of panties gets stained within minutes. I know it’s "normal," but man, it’s irritating. I feel like an old lady dealing with incontinence! There’s always at least one rogue drop running down my leg the second I stand up from the toilet!

2. Groin pain... Yeah, yeah, I know it'll all be worth it once the little guy pops out, but do I really need to feel like I'm being kicked in the pelvis constantly? 😕 Things aren't exactly perfect with my husband as it is, and this just doesn't help the mood...

3. Gas? Honestly, I could probably fuel a whole city's power grid with this stuff... It's been happening since the very beginning. I’ve actually had moments of genuine panic before my prenatal checkups, terrified I might have an accident right in front of a room full of kids while I'm trying to write on the chalkboard...

4. And one more tiny thing... My capillaries burst if you even look at them wrong. I’ve had this bruise on my thigh for two months now, and it just won't fade...

Anyway, I hope all you lovely pregnant ladies are having better luck than I am!😍

Edward Rodriguez4 said:So I just got back from my checkup and I am absolutely livid. First off, that doctor was digging around with that damn spatula so aggressively I thought she was actually trying to scrape my throat out. Seriously, give it a rest.
Second, I’m hitting week 33 tomorrow, and she has the nerve to tell me I don't need to head into the hospital for an exam until week 37! 😕
I was like, excuse me? Why wouldn't I want another checkup with you guys before I'm sent off to the hospital? Aren't appointments supposed to get more frequent after the 29th week anyway??? 🤷
But nooo!! Now I’m just stuck waiting until week 37 to go to the hospital, and then I have to deal with weekly visits right up until I go into labor... 😢
I mean, look, I'm glad everything is fine with the baby, but now I’m just sitting here completely thrown by this whole thing..

Oh, and get this—she actually tells me, "You should probably hold off on having sex." 😂😂😂
Like, seriously? What does that even mean? What am I supposed to do about that? ☕

Refrain? Are you kidding me! If everything is going fine, I say go for it—it might actually make labor easier! My sister-in-law was way past her due date and wasn't dilating at all, and her OB-GYN actually told her she should be having more sex. 👍Poor thing was already way overdue and could barely even move by the fifth month... She said she didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Apparently, the sperm helps soften things up. And hey, keeping those muscles toned isn't the worst thing in the world, haha...😍

As for that spatula business, my doctor hasn't even done a vaginal exam twice during this whole pregnancy. It's probably better if they don't poke around too much anyway. Last time was about two months ago, around week 27. Now that I'm at week 37, he hasn't felt the need for another one since everything is progressing perfectly. It's funny how everyone has their own "style"...🤷

Sorry if I'm being a little blunt...