Lady Parts Visit

As you can probably tell from the title of the post, I finally had my gyno appointment to check out my plumbing to see if it's the cause of us not conceiving. Of course, the one doctor who works at this clinic that ISN'T an expert in child conceiving, bearing, birthing, etc. is the one doctor I got. She was super nice, though! She says they all care for patients from "womb to tomb" (which made me giggle) but that her area of expertise is the latter half of that statement.

 I have a confession to make. This was my first lady parts physical. I know. I know. I should have had one a long time ago. I'm 25. They recommend getting one at 18. I figured since I wasn't sexually active, I didn't need one. There is no excuse for me not getting one before Vance and I got married or since then...but being without insurance, I didn't feel like it was a priority. Please spare the gasps of horror and the scoldings. I know I should have done this a long time ago, but I was kind of scared since we weren't conceiving.

ANYWAY...when I told the doctor (whose name I cannot remember!!) that I had never had a lady parts exam, she didn't make me feel guilty. She didn't scold me. She, jokingly, said, "Never is a long time. It's good that you decided to do this. It's the first step in figuring out what's going on with your body when conceiving." Perfect answer, if you ask me. I didn't need a lecture, so it's nice that she didn't lecture me!

Not even kidding. This totally happened to me! [Source]

As you ladies know, the whole get naked and put on a paper gown and paper blanket and be felt up and down by strangers isn't exactly the most comfortable thing....unless you're a prostitute..., but I really wasn't uncomfortable thanks to this wonderful lady doctor and lady nurse! She explained everything and showed me the ahem...tools...that she was going to use before she used them. Now, I'm not a control freak. I'm a type C (with a few type B traits) not a type A personality, so I don't feel the need to run the show all the time, but I feel more comfortable when I am well-informed. She kept me well-informed, explained what was happening down there before and while it happened, and complimented me on how well I was doing. She also complimented me on my cervix, thankyouverymuch. She said it was perfectly positioned. (Apparently, your cervix could be weirdly positioned.) She said I was the easiest first timer she's ever had, thankyouverymuchagain. She also said I was the most ticklish. (Oops!) When she pushed on my pelvis to feel my ovaries and uterus, I giggled like a school girl. It was ridiculous, but I couldn't help it.

After I got all cleaned up (um yeah...that was gross) the head nurse at the clinic came in to draw my blood. If you read this post, you may remember that last week when they tried to draw my blood, I wouldn't bleed...until after they removed the needle. (What?!) After being poked 5 times with a large and a small needle, we gave up and decided to wait until this week's appointment to try again. (I was seriously sick for the rest of the day last Tuesday!) Well, the head nurse rocks. Seriously. She got blood out of my arm back in July very easily, even though I clotted faster than most people. Well, sad to say, nothing came out again!!! Ya know, except when she removed the needle and it squirted like crazy. (The hubs said it seriously came shooting out. I wasn't watching, so I have no idea.) She even used the large needle right off the bat! I was so disappointed, but I wasn't getting stuck 5-6 times again this week! It was 3:45pm. I had been fasting since 10:00pm the night before. I drank my weight in water (or so it seemed) but I was starving and quite honestly didn't want to make myself sick. The nurse was super sweet about it letting it be my call and didn't try to convince me to try again. She said I am healthy and since I had no symptoms of anything like diabetes, that it isn't pertinent to get the blood draw yesterday. Whew. So glad I didn't have to get stuck again...and again...and again.

Results:
1. I'm overweight. (They didn't tell me that or talk about my weight, but I know this and am working on it.)
2. All my lady parts looked/felt great.
3. Pap smear results will be in in a couple of weeks. The Doctor said she thinks they'll come back completely normal.
4. The hubs gets to go get his swimmers tested soon. (When she mentioned they'll give him a PlayBoy, I pretty much threw up in my mouth. I'm pretty sure he did, too. We're both very against porn and even when he wasn't living a Godly life back in the day, he wasn't into it.)
5. Our next appointment is December 12 to discuss the next step in our TTC journey with a specialist. At that time, it's possible Clomid may be prescribed and/or other options.

Keep praying for us! We can certainly feel them!

Don't forget about the Snugs Boutique going on! It ends November 8th at 12:01am! 

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