Bloodletting July 15, 2004
I’m back from my appointment with my OBGYN. I had some oh so fun cultures taken (gotta love that speculum) and 5 vials of blood drawn. These test results will all be forwarded (hopefully) to my soon to be RE (reproductive endocrinologist) before our consult on the 28th. I’ll have to have a couple more tests done on day 3 of my cycle and a sonohystogram at some point, but hopefully that should be it for the pretesting for IVF.
Going to the OBGYN was not that fun of an experience. Besides the whole poking around business, there were tons of big bellied pregnant women in the waiting room who sole purpose, I assume, was to remind me that I was not pregnant. Then when I got in the exam room, the nurse began asking the standard questions:
“When was the first day of your last menstrual period?”
“Are you taking any medications?”
“Any previous pregnancies?” Hello! Look at my chart. I’m here for INfertility. Fun times.
- Posted in : What? No sperm? The pre IVF days, testing, testing, 1,2,3
- Author : amanda
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Wow, that last one was a particularly stupid question now. I think I can guess why it was a standard one, though.
Gotta love quantitative questioning.