So I'm sure the question on everyone's mind is, "How did the IUI go?"
Um...it's over with, and that's about the best thing I can say about that. In all fairness, it wasn't nearly as painful as my HSG. When the nurse inserted the catheter, there was cramping, but as I told her, "I have endometriosis, so cramps and I go way back." The actual...um...injection(?) hurt a bit, but wasn't too bad. I had pretty nasty cramps for the rest of the day and couldn't stand up all the way, but most of that is over with now.
So why am I whining when other people have such a harder time? How can I complain when there are other who go through full IVF? Where is my usual snark and funnies? While the IUI was physically pretty mild, it was more emotionally taxing than I thought it would be. It's one thing to be told you are infertile. It's quite another to have a medical procedure to try to get pregnant. No one thinks about their child being the result of laying on a table, legs in stirrups, trying to chat about nothing in particular with the woman who is essentially impregnating them. It's supposed to be something between a couple, not a couple, a few nurses, some lab techs, various other medical personnel, and a few other nervous couples in the waiting room. It's hard to describe, but I don't blame anyone who decides this is not for them. I'm sure the next one will be easier, but hopefully we won't need to do anymore. Yeah right.
Oh, by the way, I was wrong about one prediction. The RE office had a copy of Conceive on a table...but only one.
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I am SO glad you've posted this. I haven't done any actual treatment for IF yet (just a few inconclusive diagnostics and a lot of sulking), but it bothers me more than I can say that not only an act but a part of our LIVES that's supposed to be natural - namely, motherhood - is instead to be achieved through injections and tests and shots and pills and scans and doctors and nurses and specialists and charts and thermometers and the monitoring of one's own unmentionables. This is not how it's supposed to be, and it makes me frustrated beyond words.
ReplyDeleteI hope things go better for you - and maybe, just maybe, you're able to have a little one without the participation of a professional!
(BTW, I also have endo, so I'm definitely going to be following your blog. Nobody seems to understand the endo-IF connection that well.)
I think there is a huge lack of information about endo out there (seriously, they don't even know what causes it!) and trying to find conclusive information about endo and its links to IF is almost impossible.
ReplyDeleteI'll say this about things not going how they are supposed to. Lots of elements about pregnancy and childbirth that were typically done more naturally now include pills, shots, scans, etc. Sometimes, you don't get the ideal situation, but it really can make you stronger.
Enough of my "You can do it, sport!" comments.
IF sucks, but you get some hilarious stories from it.
Thanks for the comment!