The Deed Was Done!

Much to my DH's desire I was able to go in the little room with him. But man, talk about a sterile environment. I don't know what I was expecting. I guess maybe a low lit room with a comfy recliner or couch and a tv w/ porn videos and magazines. For some reason I was also picturing a disco ball (don't ask me why). You know, it just seems to fit in with the 70's porn music and low lighting in my head. Anyway, it turned out to be a tiny bathroom with a million watts of fluorescent lighting. There was a tv w/ vcr & tapes & magazines in the corner, but the tv was one of those teensy tiny ones w/ a built-in vcr... it's a wonder any man is able to produce a "sample." Oh, and the chair... it was a measily folding chair! YES, a FOLDING CHAIR. We both bout fell out (w/ laughter). Anyway, I got to use that folding chair while he stood up for the whole event. So, I took my shirt off just in case he missed the cup. I could just see me having to walk back into the waiting room with a freshly tried to wash it out shirt - oh the horror! And about 10 minutes later, after a gag or two (b/c he tried to shove it down my throat) we rang the little door bell for the little Chinese guy to get it from the pass window. I think he is the head Embryologist - top notch too - but we could hardly understand him - which is too funny in itself. We (DH especially) are Southern people. Anywhere we go outside of the Southeast USA, people don't understand us and vice versa. So when the lil 4' Chinese guy came to get us to go to the little room, we had to ask him to repeat everything... well, DH did. I was hanging back in the hallway trying to not be embarrassed by my going in with him.

Then it was on to bloodwork. That all went smoothly and the nurse who stuck us was very nice and pleasureable. We decided while we were there to see one of the IVF nurses to sign all the consent forms, and I'm glad we did too. My DH's work is weird and there is a chance that he may not be able to take off work to be there for retrieval and produce a fresh sample. I asked if the sample would be frozen (I thought that I had read that they freeze it automatically in case something happens on retrieval day - but they don't!). So, the nurse immediately went to the lab and checked to see if it was too late to freeze them. They were still on the warmer and we decided to have them frozen just in case. WOOSH!... one more stress taken care of.

When we got home, I went down the "Checklist for IVF Start" and was able to check everything that was left. Soooo, now I AM READY! :)