Thursday morning at work I got a call about 9:30 that my OBGYN had a cancellation for the annual I had scheduled in July and I could come at 12:30. PERFECT! At that point my annual, my IUD removal, and some signed consent were about the last three things I had to complete until showing up for the trial run. I had been slacking on the annual but I did have the IUD removal scheduled for March 30th and honestly had forgotten about the consent thing....but I'll get that in the mail ;-) At 11:30 I was off.
I made the trip in almost record time. I checked in at the desk at 12:20. When the med assistant brought me in to the room I innocently mentioned that I was scheduled to come back on the 30th for the IUD removal and asked if that was something that could just be done now. She said she would check with the doc but didn't see why it would be a problem. The doc and I talked and she had the same obvious questions that everyone else had and after those it was down to business. First order of business was to remove the IUD. I felt a little tugging and maneuvering and then she said "sorry" and it seemed the IUD was resisting slightly. Then all of a sudden there quickly came pressure, a pop (most likely heard only in my imagination), and relief. All of which in the middle of I involuntarily exclaimed "OH!" in surprise. The doctor quickly apologized (again) and asked if it hurt and I quickly said "No! But it felt like I just laid an egg!" She burst out in the laughter of a junior high girl (which in however many years I'd been seeing her I had never heard). Apparently, it (the IUD) may have been slightly 'embedded'. Great! I will no longer go back to that for birth control. I had loved it, loved the one before that, but don't recall any embedding warnings! This whole time! I could have become a permanent part of me which at the end of it's 10 years would have most likely required some type of surgery to remove it. And I thought all I had to worry about was the less than 1% chance of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID). Whether it is my imagination or not, I swear that my insides do feel different without it in there. Crazy. Crazier: now Ben and I need to sleep in separate beds until we have a confirmed success or failure.
My whole drive home was very much occupied by a one line ticker running through my head: YOU CAN NOW GET PREGNANT! Ben called about half way through my drive to see how the appointment was and when I updated him on the lack of birth control I could hear the breath being sucked out of his lungs and then a quick little, nervous giggle "Ok". I'm pretty sure there was no form of physical contact - in ANY way - until the condoms were in our house, Friday night.
As we have previously explained, well I think Katy explained, in Michigan it is illegal to be a surrogate for profit. I am only allowed to be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the name of this venture. The 4 of us have pretty much established what and how much reimbursement will be for but as of yet - no money has exchanged hands. Katy asked for a total of what was owed to me. She explained they preferred to pay in small chunks rather than large chunks for a few reasons. Totally fine with me. I have a very detailed log of times, dates, adventures, etc. to date. When I looked at it and was about to send it to her, I realized they didn't need so much detail, so me being me I had to do something funny. I am glad it was appreciated so much so that if we are successful it will be framed and hung in baby's room. What can I say? We have to get through this the best we know how: humor.
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Little Wonders
For Katy and Matt. May you realize that each step of this is a little wonder, a small miracle. We love you! ~Kelly & Ben
Sunday, March 14
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So I'll make a run to Cost-Co for prophylactics and send the case on down to you! I will need your preferences and eh, *cough* size range. At that time of purchase, when I get the inevitable look from the cashier I will explain they are for my friend or blurt out "they're for my Oven!"
Way too funny!!!!
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