Crazy Couple of Days

If you are wondering why I haven't posted lately it is because life has been kind of crazy. Our car decided it didn't want to start on Tuesday. The crazy thing is that we were worried there was a problem and I had just had the battery, alternator and starter checked the day before. It turned out that stupid guy I had check everything must have had no clue what was going on because he told me everything checked out fine. It turned out that we needed a new starter.

We had our SUV towed over to the mechanic on Wednesday and they replaced the starter. Everything seemed great until Soren tried to leave work on Thursday and the car wouldn't start. Turns out the starter they gave us at Auto Zone was a piece of S**T and only lasted one day.

So, then on Friday I had to take Soren to work in the morning and call a tow truck to have our vehicle taken back to the mechanic. Once I was there they tested it and said we got a bad starter and that I would have to go get another one. I thought: "You've got to be kidding me." Not only do I have to deal with getting the SUV to them, but they wouldn't even exchange the starter for me and were going to make me do it. Sure, we bought the starter on our own, but they couldn't even help me out a little?

To make it even better I had my HSG appointment that I was going to have to hurry to get to. I told them to take the starter out and I would come back to get it and exchange it. So then I drove like a mad woman to my appointment and was still about 20 minutes late. I was so worried that I was going to get there and have them tell me that I was too late and they wouldn't be able to fit me in. Lucky for me they were running late themselves.

They took me back and had me put on a hospital gown. When I got in the room they started to tell me about the procedure and I told them I knew exactly what was going to happen and proceeded to detail the whole procedure to them. They were surprised that I was so calm and told me that some women they get totally freak out. I have to say it was very painful, but at least it didn't last too long. The worst part was that they kept having me move so they could take x-rays from different angles. Moving around while having intense cramps was the last thing I wanted to do. Curling up in a little ball was my natural instinct, but I breathed through the pain.

They were so sweet and one of them petted my hair while I was in pain to comfort me. After it was done they let me lay there for a while while the pain subsided. I was told there didn't appear to be any blockages, but that they would have to examine the x-rays closer to make sure they didn't miss anything that wasn't obvious.

When I was getting dressed again I had to use the world's biggest pad so that the dye and spotting wouldn't get all over my underwear. I don't know who this pad was designed for. It was the longest pad I have ever seen. I don't think it is possible for any woman to have that long of woman parts.

After the HSG it was back to the mechanics to pick up the starter, then back to Auto Zone to have them give me a new one. They gave me the hardest time at Auto Zone. Supposedly they tested the starter and said it worked fine. I told them I didn't care how it tested and that it didn't work when it was in the vehicle. After a little bit of argument I got them to agree to exchange it. This is where things got complicated because the idiots couldn't seem to figure out how to do the exchange through their system and they were trying to charge me $40 extra for it. After waiting for what seemed like forever the one person in there with half a brain did the exchange properly and I was on my way.

From the mechanics I had to go straight to work. I didn't get off of work until 11pm. I had left the house at 7:30 that morning and didn't get home until 11:30. I was dead tired by the time I got home.

I have the next two days off of work and I have to say that I think I have never looked forward to time off as much as I am right now. I hope I never have to repeat what happened this last week.