Sunday, July 27, 2014

Medical Screening

Last Friday (the 18th) I had a vacation day from work planned.  So it seemed to work out great that our medical screening got booked for the same day.  That way I didn't have to miss work hours.  However one of the reasons I had the day off was so we could do a fun day trip with the kids.  So we headed towards the city early Friday morning and spent a bunch of hours at the Bay Area Discovery Museum in Sausalito.  The kids had a blast. 
Around noon we headed over to UCSF.  When we got out of the elevator at the fertility clinic floor I saw a sign that I had forgotten all about.... no kids allowed.  Crap.  Luckily it was lunch time so there were no patients around.  The receptionist was really nice and put the 4 of us in an empty office and gave the kids some blank paper and different colored highlighters.  She said that as soon as the medical assistants returned from lunch then they'd get our blood drawn.  An hour later I had to go out to make sure they hadn't forgotten about us back in that room.  Finally, Scott and I took turns getting our blood drawn and then he stayed in the office with the kids while I did my exam.  It was quick and easy, just like last time.  They did a test transfer followed by the saline sonogram.
Once that was done I returned to the office to wait for the IVF coordinator.  When she came in she was really upset that the kids were there.  Oh well - she should have given me the heads up when she made the appointment for me and I told here we were doing fun stuff with the kids that day.  She had Scott take them downstairs to the atrium to wait for me.
She and I went over the meds and luckily I didn't have to give myself the belly shot this time.  Once again, it will be daily shots of Lupron in the belly, then estrogen patches, then the progesterone in the hip/butt.  Next we went over a tentative calendar.  We're definitely looking at a late September transfer!
The funniest part was when she realized that Scott still had something he needed to sign.  So she finished up with me and then I went down to the atrium and sent Scott up.  The kids were playing around a fountain, popping the air bubbles.  I turned my back to them for one second and ...... SPLASH!  I look over and my poor little guy (well, at 7 1/2 years old he's not that little I guess) was climbing out of the fountain.  He was soaked from his chest down.  It was so funny!
 I texted with IM later that day and she said she had already heard from USCF and they think I am "wonderful....inside and out!"
The first draft of the contract arrived a few days later.  Now I have to go though and note any issues or questions.  I'll have a consultation with my lawyer on the 31st.  Seems like it might be cutting things kind of close because I'm not allowed to start Lupron until contracts are finalized.  But I'm sure it will work out!

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