It
takes six months for full recovery of the vericosele that Randy had
undergone. They will not work on the pair together. So that puts us
at a full year of behind if he has both fixed. This is why it is so important
for men to get tested. Men! Go get tested! Take yourself out on a date, buy
yourself lunch, supersize it because you know you are a sure thing for you. If
my husband had gotten tested after three months of us trying, he would have
saved us from me taking 150mg of Clomid, which is evil when mixed with the
California heat in August. Dr. W put me on that dosage. Many studies suggest
that this dosage is dangerous because the uterus lining is weakened. Some
of the many side effects of Clomid are the ability to cry at random things
constantly, raging hate, hot flashes, and the inability to control oneself with
the proper serving size of Del Taco brownie bites. So men, please shake a leg.
Literally!
While we are in this recovery process, we have been referred to Dr. L. He is our fertility specialist. At our first appointment, I sat in the lobby with Randy and looked at the two other couples. In my head, I felt so sorry for them. Then the realization hit me. I am in this office too! They may get pregnant in the future and I may not. Seeing other patient’s is not a problem though, Dr. L is like a dragon mom. His staff knows that he likes his alone time with patients. Spacing is normally timed perfectly, so you don’t ever see anyone; except when your body changes things up a bit for ovulation or cycles. At some point, everything is so sanitary and sterile. I felt that the office staff was going to dress up like Effie Trinket from the movie The Hunger Games and say “May the odds be ever in your favor.” This actually may have been good to ease up of the feeling of being a lab rat.
This man would get to know my vagina very well, but first things first Randy I need to get several blood tests. Then we proceed with a plan for In Utero Insemination (IUI). For those who have not gone through the IUI process, I will explain. My experience was only with Dr. L though and may vary for other doctors. I was to call him my first day of my period. Then I would have an appointment before day 3. I would have a vaginal ultrasound and receive a prescription for Clomid which I was to start day 3. I would also have a second vaginal ultrasound on day 9. I learned very quickly to take an ovulation test with me because Dr. L would ask. Depending on the results I would get a shot, or have to have my husband give me a shot. I forget the name of the shout, but it would help me ovulate in the next 36 hours and we would schedule our insemination.
Now this part can be a little tricky. Hubby needs to get his semen in the cup, and we need to deliver the specimen to Dr. L so he can clean it up. I do not know if there is a requirement for helping your husband in this situation, but if there is, I failed miserably. I know this may be selfish, but I was nervous and he has been able to "handle himself" for 38 years. I did not feel the need to be there. And he does have 37 years of his own personal experience. I did not know what to expect at the doctor’s, and it was really just putting pressure on me. I did not know if I would be sore or if I would hurt from the insemination. No, it doesn’t hurt. I was a little sore but nothing I could not handle. According to my doctor’s staff, many women over exaggerate making the process difficult. Ladies! It does not hurt any more than a baby coming out of your vagina! And furthermore, that is your ultimate goal! Man up!
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