OUTCH!!!!

Outch...Outch...Outch...OUTCH!! That is the only polite way I can explain the procedure which I had at 11.30 Thursday morning.


It all started with the Imaging center ringing to move my appointment till 11.30am, which was fine because I had a last night gossiping with friends and since I didn't get home till 2am I could have a nice long sleep in. Come 10 am I think I jumped out of bed, showered, drank my 2 glasses of water as indicated by the doctor, got changed then headed off to the hospital.


I told hubby there was no need to come because it would only take and hour or so, and there is no point him taking the day off...wish I kept my mouth shut. It took me 24 minutes to get to the hospital by the time I parked the car, waited for the lift...STOP...yes the lift bloody stopped on the way up to the imaging center. By this time I thought I was going to wet myself. After a short wait and me anxiously pressing the emergency button, the lift started again...phew. But I did a boo boo.... on my way running up the corridor I made a v-line to the toilet and emptied my bladder....WHOOPS.


The wait in the waiting room was short, as I entered the room it was so dark, not much light, this reclining chair in the middle with a big plasma tv in the corner and the ultrasound machine on my right as I laid down. The lady was lovely, she asked me to lie down as she was going to perform the first ultrasound on the outside of my stomach. She talked me through what I could see on the plasma....and she had a giggle when she showed me the 1ml of urine I had in my bowl...whoops.


Next up was the internal ultrasound, and another doctor came in the room to watch. I didn't mind it, a little uncomfortable but ok. Always interesting to see your bits on the big screen :)


Last up.... the Hycosy with contrast, and yes another doctor came in the room to perform the procedure...great  now there were 3... I remember thinking well my dignity has gone now. The doctor explained the procedure and how I would get minor cramping when the saline and then dye is inserted up a catheter like wire with a balloon on the end. The spectrum went up and in, followed by the wire. In goes the internal ultrasound probe again and the procedure began. The pain was ok at this stage. When the wire was being passed through it felt wrong, and foreign. 


Next he dye and saline was inserted OMG...this was the worst, it was explained to me as period pain but sorry, to me this was like someone squeezing my fallopian tubes and ovaries. This part took the longest, as my fallopian tubes were not being cooperative. I think she flushed the right tubes and ovaries 4 times and the left 5. The pain was hard to internalise like I usually do as I had nothing to grad onto, so I just let out a moan. 


After 40 minutes the worst was over, everything was taken out...all done. As I sat up I felt a gush of fluid between my legs, I forgot to use the pad they gave me. 


I have had a sneak peak at the report and all says everything is OK. So onto Bali tomorrow and then in 10 days fro now when we arrive back we have our next appointment with Professor. 

Bali....Here I come

I honestly can't wait..I am in desperate need of a holiday. It has been nearly 3 years since our honeymoon, so this one better be good!


We are going away for 10 days, sun, sand, surf, and hopefully my last cocktail!!! We arrive back at 7am, and then in a few hours we find out our path for IVF....gosh the anticipation!


Anyway I leave you with a few pics of our divine resort the hotel is situated on a high cliff overlooking the Indian Ocean .... want to come?

Outch!

OK I'm not very good with needles, but today's needle didn't hurt one bit. I left home at 6.30am and got to St George private Hospital at 6.54, went straight upstairs to the IVF room....bloods were taken pretty much straight away. Thank goodness. 


5 viles of blood were taken, I looked the other way but I felt my hand cramping, so I had a sneak peek and saw that my hand was stiff and purple! Gosh how much blood do they really need?


So onto Thursday morning now for my internal ultrasound, I just hope that it can be done as my periods came so late, there is a big question mark over the procedure!


I have a busy week this week at work, and then hubby and I are off to Bali for a relaxing break...can't wait!


Thanks for all your support MWA xxxx

YAY

Well AF has finally arrived, which was on Saturday whilst I was at a wedding...I have left a message at the IVF center to make a booking for tomorrow sometime for a blood test. 


My only problem is that i'm a bit stuck with what to do, I'm on a school excursion tomorrow at Shark island for the while day so I was thinking to just show up at the center without a referral at 7am.....


What do you think?

Come Onnnnnnnnn

Honestly, my luck this week and lets not mention this year must be the worst I have ever had.

Tomorrow morning at 7am I am booked into have bloods, one of the many things Professor has requested. The only problem is that the bloods need to be taken on either day 1 or day 2 of my cycle....and when was I due, Wednesday, and what hasn't come....yes it's not raining over here. I just can't believe my luck.

So fingers crossed....I have under 12 hours to show...you know what.

Where to from here?

Well it's the day after the BIG appointment. The waiting room was lovely and so cosy, I loved the paintings on the wall and the staff were so friendly. There were about 8 of us in the waiting room, some couples and some single women and men. I looked around and thought to myself how sad I felt for all of us. Were they here for the first time, or have they been here before. A part of me felt comfortable in this little room and the other part felt scared...well excuse my french...shit less. 


After an hour wait, it was our turn to be called in. But wait on, this isn't the doctor who I booked to see. I wanted the Professor. We were introduced to this young female doctor, i kept saying to myself but she is so young. I looked at hubby I could tell he was nervous sitting on the edge of the seat, I kind of hovered on the edge of my seat and leaning back occasionally. We were asked some pretty invasive and what I feel were embarrassing questions (all may I add we answered no too). I couldn't help laughing at the question hubby was asked, 'have you ever fathered a baby', I thought I was going to burst out laughing, or turn to him and say...well thanks for letting me know. Of course the answer was NO.


The meeting flew, and I knew I should have written things down. We were given a heap of reading material, and referrals for bloods, seaman analysis and one for a hysterosalpingogram -  to simplify, an internal ultrasound where dye is inserted to check for any blockages. 


Hubby and I were taken into a room to take his bloods, that's when the professor stuck his head through the door and said get this man a lolly pop he looks like he is going to faint. We laughed. He then disappeared for a few minutes and then reappeared, 
Prof: 'so how many years have you been trying'...
Me: 'five' 
Prof: 'well lets get this show on the road hey' 
Me: 'yeehaa'


I think the ice was then broken, prof seems so lovely and a bit quirky.


So onto Friday it is, when I have my blood test. So maybe we will get our Christmas gift after all.......

Today Is THE day.....

  Today is the day we have our first appointment with an IVF Specialist.... I have feelings of excitement, agitation, apprehensiveness, anxious and the list can go on. 


At 9.45 today (ok lets make it 10.30, we all know how much specialists are always running over time) we meet with the man of our dreams, the man who can hopefully direct us, guide us and council us to finally realising the dream of us becoming parents. 


After reading lost of people's posts on a forum I visit in regards to assisted fertility I never in my wildest thoughts imagined we would be in the same boat. Up until now I thought I was ok with all of this, now I feel like a failure. Fie years of trying has brought us to this little moment where we put gods work in someone elses hands. 


So off we go, to the meeting that could change our lives.......

Daily Thought....

This is oh so true!

THE dress

Why is it when there is no event or special occasion to go to I can find exactly what I want from the dress, shoes, handbag....I could go on and on!
 Fast forward to this weekend coming, I have a formal, a wedding and a christening then a graduation to attend. My panic set in last night, I have bought a dress...OK three dresses but I hate them all! And god forbid I tell hubby I in fact have 3 different ones and I am considering going and buying a fourth.
So guess what .I did today... I went and bought a fourth....and a fifth dress.
I don't know what came over me, why on earth did I buy two dresses I hear you ask...because the lovely lady in the shop felt so sorry for me she gave them to me for a steal...all $800 of it!


OMG...what have I done? 

Daily Quote

Peek - a- Boo

Well here I am, back in blog world, who are my followers...just little old me! But thats ok, because this is a new outlet for me to share my thoughts, my passions and my life. Am I funny... I don't think so, am I passionate...yes about oh so many things and my thoughts...well they come and go and turn into dreams which one day I hope will be reality.