Venting

On Black Friday, I went for my baseline ultrasound. LeeAnn (dimples) wasn't there. Instead, Jodi, the medical assistant was going to be doing my ultrasound. This was to establish the size and number of follicles on each ovary and the size of the lining of my uterus. She was very gentle with the dildo cam. Of course, I preceded to tell her Deanna's story about having to put the thing in herself and we had a good laugh! I was only the 4th person she has done (fortunately, I wasn't the virgin) and ...

Friday, Friday , Friday. Where do I begin?. I went to work early so that I could get the work I needed to get done completed and then go to my appointment. It's a hours drive, straight through downtown Dallas so I left about two hours early. I figured this would give me plenty of time to get to the otherside of Dallas (which for me is like the other side of the state), have lunch with a friend and then take her with me to my appointment for moral support. I figured she would love to see the mock ...

I had my first appointment with the new fertility clinic on November 3rd. This was after several phone calls and emails with their research coordinator. I had 9 pages of demographics and health history to fill out online ahead of time. I had all papers filled out and in hand at the time of my appointment. I had read the new patient packet online and there was explicit information regarding the consultation fee of $315. I had called the financial representative regarding billing my consult to my ...

How I got here:
I met Kevin when I was 16 years old. I had a summertime babysitting job and they happened to have a car for sale and it was listed in the paper. I happen to answer the phone one day and it was someone interested in the car. I told him he would have to call back to speak with the owners. The very next day, he called again. And again, I told him to call back. He persisted, everyday for about a week, calling about the car. I was at the house the day he came to look at the car ...