LaParOsCoPy LuNA pArK



Yesterday I went in to Palmerston North Hospital for laprascopic dye testing under a general anesthetic and it took me most of the day to recover. I was completely off chops. I'm not a pill popper. I rarely take panadol; and only ever for extreme menstrual cramps; So I can't say I enjoyed feeling doped to the eye-balls and unable to walk straight or hold an intelligent conversation for longer than 5 seconds, but at least it's over and done with now.
For anyone who has never had this procedure before...First you're starved, then your interrogated, then you are stripped down and placed in a bare-bottom robe, then you are stabbed, then you are sedated...And then you are told you are going to be in a considerable amount of pain over the next few days while you are still dazed and confused; and I ask myself....
...this is NOT considered torture because?
So anyway it wasn't all bad, if at all. I was only on the public waiting list for 3 days instead of 6 months, I had my private gynecologist conduct the surgery by way of luck, and they found out something we didn't know before.
It turns out both my fallopian tubes are completely blocked, so IVF it is.
This is actually a relief, and even through my grogginess I managed a smile for my Dr who looked as though he was trying to figure out how I was going to react to this bad news, I'm not sure he was expecting happiness exactly. But when you have been trying to get pregnant for as long as we have and you know the inside information as to how long it takes to jump all the hoops and get on to IVF then you begin to look at things very differently.
I can't wait to get on the next big waiting list. It will be the IVF waiting list and I am prepared for a big wait - but with the way our luck has been going lately perhaps we won't be waiting as long as we first thought.
Now we are talking designer babies, and even though we know we are by no means out of the woods yet we are certainly close enough to get excited.
For all those out there who just fall pregnant randomly and it's such a big surprise - you have no idea what it is like to spend years planning and analysing that actual moment of pure happiness. The worry and anxious 8-9 month wait to see if it will progress to a full-term baby, and then make it's way lustily crying into the two sets of arms that have longed for years for that very relief. It's heart wrenching but I can only imagine the best thing to ever happen once it's all finally over. And I can also see why couples going through IVF will often opt for 2 embryos to be implanted - why take the chance of gaining nothing when you can double your chances from the beginning. It makes so much sense to me now. You just want a happy healthy baby, but if you get the chance and end up with 2 happy healthy babies then it's just a bonus - you just don't know if you will get another chance at it again. It's all just gambling and trying to double your odds for the sake of your emotional and physical well-being.
I will always see couples who have or are going through fertility clinics in a totally different light now. It truly is a character building experience.
Fingers crossed that our childless days will soon be over.