tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654887465201994138.post2271442782735872147..comments2024-03-02T09:05:39.993-06:00Comments on Korinthia's Quiet Corner: No Way to Make Some Things PleasantKorinthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15580286551375780490noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654887465201994138.post-24609543336308554222015-04-07T10:26:57.555-05:002015-04-07T10:26:57.555-05:00My heart has definitely skipped a beat when I read...My heart has definitely skipped a beat when I read this. I can only imagine how you are feeling despite your relatively optimistic words. From far away in VA please know that I am thinking of you and holding your hand as you go through this stressful process. Hang in there. I like the destroying a violin idea! Anything to release the tension.Peghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02162890081910497200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654887465201994138.post-76134634456099463102015-04-07T09:42:28.133-05:002015-04-07T09:42:28.133-05:00Maybe I should take a non-working disgraceful crap...Maybe I should take a non-working disgraceful crappy factory violin out to the archery range and shoot it up with arrows. That might feel good!Korinthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15580286551375780490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654887465201994138.post-22352407998794070372015-04-07T09:39:02.577-05:002015-04-07T09:39:02.577-05:00Always appreciate benign vibes! Thanks, Jane.Always appreciate benign vibes! Thanks, Jane.Korinthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15580286551375780490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654887465201994138.post-49871836319564855882015-04-07T09:38:19.332-05:002015-04-07T09:38:19.332-05:00Thanks Mark. I'm sure it will all be fine.Thanks Mark. I'm sure it will all be fine.Korinthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15580286551375780490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654887465201994138.post-71753743463542869452015-04-07T09:37:53.876-05:002015-04-07T09:37:53.876-05:00Waiting is awful. I remember when I had my first ...Waiting is awful. I remember when I had my first miscarriage and we decided on a D&C that walking around for days with a failed pregnancy inside me was emotionally excruciating.Korinthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15580286551375780490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654887465201994138.post-11010873186722772262015-04-07T09:34:52.704-05:002015-04-07T09:34:52.704-05:00It's a humbling thing to accept your own truth...It's a humbling thing to accept your own truth as you're living it.Korinthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15580286551375780490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654887465201994138.post-32315179428079165312015-04-07T09:32:35.670-05:002015-04-07T09:32:35.670-05:00The art does matter. I'm glad your manager to...The art does matter. I'm glad your manager took that seriously. But I grew up in an art gallery so I'm more sensitive to that part of my environment than many. Thanks for your good thoughts, Lisa.Korinthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15580286551375780490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654887465201994138.post-82852473869371525962015-04-07T09:29:39.554-05:002015-04-07T09:29:39.554-05:00Thanks. I can certainly relate to the D&Cs. ...Thanks. I can certainly relate to the D&Cs. Sorry you had to go through that, too. I also hope it's never my year.Korinthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15580286551375780490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654887465201994138.post-55135355848436470672015-04-06T08:18:33.984-05:002015-04-06T08:18:33.984-05:00Doubling up on Jane's ugh. There's no way...Doubling up on Jane's ugh. There's no way to make some things pleasant, indeed. At some level, wouldn't it be better if there could be one little annoying thing to rage at, to let your emotions tackle as a distraction from the bigger worry? That sounds silly, doesn't it? <br /><br />But the downside of the pleasantness is that all you're left with is the main unpleasant thing, with no distractions. And perhaps you'd like one. Thinking of you while you wait this out. SarahBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654887465201994138.post-45164548863564651662015-04-05T13:28:27.101-05:002015-04-05T13:28:27.101-05:00Ugh -- I'm so sorry you have to deal with this...Ugh -- I'm so sorry you have to deal with this worry. There's nothing pleasant at all about this kind of uncertainty about something so important. I'll be thinking of you, sending big, benign vibes your way. xoxoxoJane Roperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11326626413173509209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654887465201994138.post-90963170153837978412015-04-05T04:27:06.181-05:002015-04-05T04:27:06.181-05:00Becky and I will be thinking of you the next coupl...Becky and I will be thinking of you the next couple weeks. Glad to hear you're being cared for compassionately; makes me think you're being well looked after in every way. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654887465201994138.post-40656087633639077672015-04-04T21:12:37.245-05:002015-04-04T21:12:37.245-05:00Waiting can be excruciating... I haven't been...Waiting can be excruciating... I haven't been through this for myself as the patient, but my husband is in the trenches and has been for some time. Waiting for the scans to come up and then waiting for the results, those are the hardest times when the mind can run wild. I'm thinking of you and hoping for the best possible outcome here.Betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12506648780852424097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654887465201994138.post-7988817799674753102015-04-04T18:28:18.462-05:002015-04-04T18:28:18.462-05:00I don't think anyone can truly be prepared for...I don't think anyone can truly be prepared for facing the possibility of cancer. We can try, but there is still that moment of truth, you know? And thanks for reminding me that I need to call the doctor and ask for a genetic test.Suburban Correspondenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11488916572135296650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654887465201994138.post-39785568531607611022015-04-04T17:01:38.420-05:002015-04-04T17:01:38.420-05:00I know you weren't looking for sympathy but I&...I know you weren't looking for sympathy but I'm still sorry you're dealing with a stressful situation. <br /><br />The outpatient clinic I work at recently got a (small) grant to buy some art for it's otherwise very boring walls. My manager put a lot of effort into finding an artist and asking all of our opinions on what would work best. It was finally put up last week and I was pleasantly surprised so many patients noticed / appreciated it. Anything to reduce anxiety even a little in a tough situation is probably worth it. <br />-LisaLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06351940065850639770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654887465201994138.post-33941825701860087252015-04-04T15:57:03.006-05:002015-04-04T15:57:03.006-05:00Like Sharon Marie I haven't experienced what y...Like Sharon Marie I haven't experienced what you've gone through but late last year I had to undergo tests to determine what was the cause of my infertility. The tests were carried out painlessly in a comfortable environment. But it was horrible. It was horrible facing the unknown and dreading negative results. However in my case I got lucky by the time I went back to my doctor for a follow up appointment it changed from being a fertility check to confirmation of a pregnancy. So sometimes the tests can be horrible and emotionally draining, BUT the results can be better than you could have expected.<br /><br />Take care of yourself now and know that you are a very strong woman who has handled worse than this.RHN_Frankfurtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654887465201994138.post-20017935727888269032015-04-04T15:43:00.339-05:002015-04-04T15:43:00.339-05:00I get it. I so get it, the whole pleasantness thin...I get it. I so get it, the whole pleasantness thing, and how it almost makes everything worse. My first D & C was terrifying, messy, and complicated, but somehow those were all things I associated with my miscarriage anyway. The second was planned, pleasant, still terrifying but full of comfortable surroundings and kind people. It was horribly painful anyway, and almost surreal in the dual aspects of the reality that surrounded it. I am so sorry for what you are going through, I know the anxiety, among other things, must be awful. And I hope, too, that this is not your year. I hope no year is.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947536574308523443noreply@blogger.com