You’re going to put that where?

I had my first solo appointment this week. I went in to get the oil checked, to get my tires rotated. You know the usual stuff. The clinic staff is used to my entourage. They were surprised to see me alone. It was rather boring, but I was a little less uncomfortable during the probing.

I had my blood work done, only one vial this time. I had my time in the stirrups and the nurse found that the cyst I had last time had gotten bigger. I have a 29mm cyst on my right ovary. The left ovary is perfect (or so I’ve been told). The cyst was 24mm. The clinic was hoping the the Lupron injections coupled with my most recent period (spotting) would have shrunk it.

I keep forgetting to mention my favorite part of the exam (if there is a favorite part). The nurse coats the probe in ultrasound jelly, puts a condom on it, adds more jelly then says, this is going to be a little goopy. Each nurse I’ve seen says it, it makes me giggle for some reason. They are right it’s goopy, it’s also cold.

The nurse told me to continue with my Lupron and come back in a week for another check up. I was warned that the coordinator might call me and ask me to come in and have the cyst aspirated.

A few hours later I did get a call from the clinic saying that they do not want to let the cyst go for much longer, I’ve been asked to have a procedure on Wednesday to remove the fluid in the cyst. Once the fluid is removed I can start the next phase of the IVF treatments. This link will provide some information about the procedure.

At the next appointment I’m going to try to get some photos to post. I’m sure they will be super amusing.