My husband and I flew out for my medical workup Thursday evening (workup was Friday). For the most part - everything went really well! And the only thing that did not was our flight out. I have not flown Southwest and did not know that you needed to check in 24 hours in advance to get a better zone for boarding since seating is not assigned. We were in the final zone and ended up not having seats together - which was a pretty big bummer. We chose to bring everything in our carry on as we did not want to go through the baggage claim (which, did not matter because we had to gate check our bags anyways) so I counted on having him to talk to (and his hand to squeeze because take off and landing makes me very nervous!) during the flight. And no one around us would change spots - which actually surprised me a bit. I would happily volunteer as a single traveler to move and allow a couple to sit near each other if they were not able to! But we survived. I joked with my husband that some day we would spring for first class and act like we had very important business to attend to at our destination :) I also had to make the joke that we never sit by each other (not complaining, just observing)- because we almost always have some combination of kids separating us - and now even with them at home with grammie and pop pops - we STILL could not sit together! At least we can joke about things though - and we always tend to have fun no matter what the situation.
The most important part - we arrived safely after an hour delay due to a water leak (let's just not relive that, haha).
We enjoyed dinner at a local Mexican restaurant. To be honest ... it was average. The food that is - I would not recommend going there. The company was great though! I truly can not remember the last time I went to dinner alone with my husband. We decided to wander a bit, spent about 30 minutes at the local mall just walking and then headed back to the hotel. Our bed, by the way - was like sleeping on puffy little clouds. It might have just been how tired I was from traveling and the day - but I fell asleep faster and woke up more rested than I have in a long time - I should have looked at the mattress they had!
We had our first appointment at 8am. Everyone at the fertility clinic was amazing to be around. We felt like we have known them for a while - which was really nice. While I was there excited for this part of our journey, I could not help but think that so many were here and not because they wanted to be and that made me pause a minute just to think.
We started with an ultrasound and everything looked great. Nothing really major to report. My lining measured a 7 and they want it at an 8 (the least I think - I am not sure what the max they want is). Next was the Hysteroscopy and annual exam. I was a little nervous about the hysteroscopy - but it was done and over before I really realized anything was going on. They warned I might get some pain in my shoulder ... and did I ever! It really hit during our counseling session. I had to apologize and tell her I was not making faces about being in the room ... but my shoulder hurt really bad! I took some ibproufin and it soon resided. The counseling session went really well - and before we knew it that was over with as well! I also took the PAI again while there. I preferred it this time since it was on computer versus the paper/pencil version I took a few months ago. I did not have to worry about filling in the wrong circles on the sheet this time! (Before the exam they were SO very kind to offer up some caffeine in coffee form - I was very thankful. I stopped all caffeine last Sunday just to make sure I was ready for Friday, even though they requested only 72 hours). We spent some time chatting with the nurse coordinator - which again, went really well. They talked about meds, how they are given, when, different versions (for instance, there is a shot and a suppository version of one), timelines, ect. And we ended with labs. I think my husband counted around 10 vials from me and a few less from himself!
We will be doing a mock cycle because of my lining. They want to be able to see what drugs/doses will be needed to get it where they want it for the transfer. As much as a bummer that is - I also want it perfect for transfer day. So I can not be too bummed out about making sure everything is how it needs to be! It also gives me time to get started on a vitamin D supplement (I was low) and some prenatal vitamins! I picked those up already today!
Now we wait for the rest of my test results to come back and start prepping for the mock cycle.
That disconnected I talked about before ... total turn around from that. Now I am counting down the days until the start of my next cycle so we can get going on the mock!!
Until next time!!
Oh - and it isn't the greatest quality photo - but this was during our descent today - aren't the colors beautiful!
