"Immunology Support" My Ass

Okay, so I joined this immunology support group that I found mention of on Fertile Thoughts. I read their files, perused their databases and, okay, I'm really impressed. They've done their homework on the subject of reproductive immunology to the point that they actually direct much of their own care through argument and persuasion.

So I crafted an initial, "Hey I'm new and infertile, too!" email...posted my NK assay scores, which APAs I test positive for, etcetera and I waited. And I waited. And then I waited some more. And I continued to read their posts chock full of "baby dust" and "warm wishes". Now I know what one of the crones meant by "choking on baby dust". I must concede that all this "baby dust" shit IS pretty infantile when you think about it.

But to continue, no one wrote back to me even if to say, "Hey Linda, welcome to the group!" Not a single person. So in my waiting, I pinged a few gals offline and struck up conversations with two of them. Real decent gals - but I wonder if they would have spoken to me at all if I hadn't pinged them offline? Hmmm.... I even posted replies to a few posts by some women, but they went unheeded. And late last night I posted an email with an "Yo Jane!" sort of email header hoping to hear from the reproductive immunology guru herself. But nothing. What the fuck?

So now I am left wondering why the heck these women bother to call themselves an "immunology SUPPORT" group? I just don't understand what it takes to break the ice with these women. It baffles me. But no matter. I'll keep reading their files, postings, etcetera. They obviously don't welcome outsiders and I sure as hell can't count on any support from them.

So much for the SUPPORT part of "Immunology Support."