Friday, July 4, 2014

Medical Evaluation was a Success!!

So I had my medical evaluation this past Wednesday. My IM met me at her clinic that morning and spent the day with me. The clinic is 3 hours away and my appointment was at 8:45 so it was an early morning but I was so excited to go I barely slept the night before. The clinic was really nice and the staff were fantastic. I never felt like I had to wait too long, they all seemed like they were talking to me and not just a number or the next patient on the list. I never felt rushed, they took their time to answer all my questions. It was a really good experience. Anyway, when I got there they wanted to do an ultrasound to measure my uterus but I had not drank enough (even though I had a medium soda and cup of coffee) so I was given a big glass of water and told to tell them when I was uncomfortably in distress. That did not take long!!! I was very much in distress by the time we did the ultrasound. In the meantime, they took some blood for the lab. I then went back for the exam. They took some swabs, very much like a pap smear, and measured my uterus and lining. All of that went well, no problems, they said everything looked good. After this I was sent downstairs to radiology so they could do an HSG dye test. This is where they put a cathater in the uterus and put dye through it to map everything out. The doctor was checking to make sure the fallopian tubes were open also. This test also went well also with no problems. After that my IM and I went back upstairs and I was given a tutorial for how to do my own injections and an explanation of the medicine I would be prescribed. My husband and I were given a prescription for a broad spectrum antibiotic and I was given a prescription for metronidazole. I was also given a prescription for estradiol and valium but those are for later in the process. I as able to pick up these medicines yesterday and we started the antibiotics today. These we will take for 7 days. Pete got a lab slip to get his own blood work done which he was able to do yesterday. The Lupron, which is what I will have to to inject, will be sent to me through the mail. As long as everyone's bloodwork comes back normal then I should be getting that medicine in about a week. So as of right now we are on track for a transfer the second week of August. I'm not sure exactly what the next step is but I know that I will be getting a calendar for my medicine soon and I will be going to a clinic here in town to do my hormone and lining checks so I don't have to drive so far in between now and the transfer. Just waiting on instructions:)

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