14 July 2010
The regular exam room was occupied so I got the surgical suite for one of my monitoring ultrasounds. The nurse asked me to undress from the waist down and get into position. This is becoming so routine, so I did what I was told without much thought. After the ultrasound my husband pointed out that the table was facing wrong way! The stirrups were facing the door. Wowsers, that must have been quite the view for someone coming in, or passing through the hall at the moment the door was open! I didn’t even think of that. A good warm up for delivering a baby, I suppose.
The collection room is another interesting place. Hubs wanted me there, instead of one of the well thumbed magazines. Not a room designed for two, that’s for sure. We of course got a reminder as they closed the door that “saliva kills sperm, so no...” Yes, got that, thanks. I don’t think there was any soundproofing. It brought me back to the highschool days of making out in your parents basement, while they were right upstairs. Then when you are finished you sneak back out the the waiting area and try not to blush, but everyone knows what you were doing in there.
Then while lounging around on the table after last IUI, I saw on the shelf that the brand of the catheter instruments was called BD. LOL I thought maybe they are trying to make this seem sexy by calling these things BD. Sorry folks, having a catheter shoved inside your cervix might be a baby dance in another way, but it sure isn’t sex. Good try though. You can't pull the wool over this sheep's eyes.
You've just got to laugh or you'd cry!
LMAO!!!:Emoticons09710:
ReplyDeletetigerlady, 14 July 2010 - 06:00 PM
LOL I didn't know you were allowed to go in to "help"
smc, 14 July 2010 - 06:41 PM
Your blogs are always so funny! :laugh:
When my DH was going into the "special room" there was a big sign on the outside of the door...
"Housekeeping, DO NOT open the door during the daytime hours. Clean in the evenings only!"
Should've seen the look on my DH's face!
TashaS, 14 July 2010 - 07:02 PM
Ah, I remember the heady days of IUI's, giggling and following DH into the "media" room and wondering if the nurses on the other side of the wall could hear us (I could hear them!)
I didn't do any IUI's at VFC, but yes, some of the rooms are quite closet-like. Well, quality of care over room size/decor any day! You're at the best clinic possible, in my humble opinion
ladylazarus, 14 July 2010 - 07:21 PM
smc -they don't advertise that you can help, but if you ask, they'll probably allow it.
Tasha -Yikes! Knock knock, housekeeping?
ladylaz -Yes, I am at a great clinic and I will gladly squeeze into the collection closet, make love to a catheter, and lie there with my parts exposed to the hallway until I get my BFP.
silverdollar, 14 July 2010 - 08:56 PM
LOL!!
LisainSK, 15 July 2010 - 05:45 AM
Well in 2.5 weeks it will be me and my dh in said clinic...thanks for the preview!
Hoping your IUI is successful.
Yvonne, 15 July 2010 - 06:08 AM
Good luck with the IUI. After going through all of the IVF stuff my husband was very upset that he had to visit the room without lube! I tried really hard to be sympathetic but it was REALLY hard LOL
Toronto28, 15 July 2010 - 06:54 AM
Great post. If only OUR part was as easy as masturbating. :Emoticons09710:
s00n, 15 July 2010 - 07:01 AM
Yes, but imagine trying to masturbate yourself to orgasm in a small room of the clinic knowing that someone would be grading you on it afterwards. I think we have the easy part in a way.
silverdollar, 15 July 2010 - 07:21 AM