January 11, 2004
Gonal-F Cycle 1, IUI #1
Poor Dale. He had to get up before 6:00 AM this morning and produce a sperm specimen. Then he had to deliver it to the clinic before 7:00 AM. My IUI appointment was scheduled for 8:30, but while Dale was gone, the doctor called and asked if we could come in sooner. So, almost as soon as Dale returned, we were heading out the door.
The IUI went about as smoothly as my last couple of blood draws. The doctor said my cervix was hidden up behind my pubic bone, and she was having a hard time getting a good view of it. She even switched out speculums (Dale told me they were very different shapes/sizes.) Finally, she saw what she needed to and did the insertion. The whole process was mildly painful and highly uncomfortable. Once it was over, I had to rest in place for 10 minutes. Then we checked out, went home, and went back to bed.