First Appointment with ORM

We had the mock transfer, SIS, and uterine blood flow tests this morning; followed by our teaching appointment. Everything went pretty well! My uterus looks great and the catheter used for transfer was easily inserted, even though it was quite uncomfortable. They did mention that the left side of my uterus seems to have restricted blood flow so they are going to have me do acupuncture. I'm actually pretty excited about that! Acupuncture is fascinating to me so I'm excited to get to experience it. 

The teaching appointment was exciting for me. We went over some paperwork and then we were taught how to give the injections! There are two types of injections I will have to do- subcutaneous and intramuscular. The subcutaneous injections are really small insulin needles that I will inject into my tummy myself. The intramuscular injections are much larger and will be injected in my bum. I could probably do them myself but I'm going to have Mark do them for me. I was worried he would be too intimidated (he hates needles!) but he did great at the practice and I'm sure he'll be a wonderful nurse. Beforehand, I thought the injection teaching would leave me more anxious but it actually made me feel more comfortable about the process. 

Mark and I waiting to be seen this morning

I have an appointment with an OB on Monday to get medically cleared and have my blood drawn. After I get the results from my blood tests, we will start working on my med calendar! 

I got an idea I really like from another surro mom's blog that I'm going to start doing. At the end of each blog entry she had a tally of all the medications/needle pokes she had done at that point. So here's my tiny tally so far! 

Birth Control Pills- 7