I received a call last night around 5pm asking if I was available to come into the office today for the faux tranfer with the doctor. (Talk about last minute notice). Luckily, I was able to swing it and scheduled the appointment.
I walked into an empty office (maybe it was lunch time?) and took a seat. I was feeling a little nervous, which always makes me feel like I need to pee...so as I'm quietly contemplating whether to run really quickly to the bathroom (they didn't tell me to come with a full bladder) a door opens and they call my name.
Welp, I decide I really don't think I have to go (probably nerves) and follow her back.
She's super sweet and tells me to undress from the waste down. Luckily, I was prepared and wore a dress👏👍. So within a minute I'm wrapped in paper with my bare bum on the napkin covered reclining bench thing that are in every OB/GYN office ever.
A moment or so later the doctor knocks and pops his head in asking if I had a full bladder. After a quick internal status check I let him know that I do. Which was the answer he was looking for! Apparently they forgot to instruct me to come with one. (Okay so my bladder wasn't really full or at least didn't feel full...but again I was nervous and I don't think it was empty...so they were getting what they were getting)
Another moment or two passed and the doctor and a team of two other ladies joined me in the room. We had one nurse with the over the top ultrasound, just like the original transfer and the other was assisting the doctor with the speculum thing.
As they were adjusting everything I made sure to say, I hope that's the longest speculum you have? Because I was told that my vagina needed the longest one, because my canal was sooo long apparently 🫣. I wanted to make light of it but also prepare them so I'm not being poked and prodded anymore than necessary...right?
The doctor looked up and said wow, I'm sure that's something nice to hear when you're lying on your back and shook his head looking at the nurses. (I could tell he wasn't pleased with the comment that had been made). I just said hey...I've had six children, I can understand things aren't exactly in tip top shape...but I have never heard that I have a long vagina before....ever.🤣 I will own it if I do...just wasn't expecting it😕.
He was so kind and said that he has done thousands of transfers and he has had some difficult transfers, but none were due to a long vagina. Haha. He said some ladies develop fibroids which can cause the canal to seem like it's longer...but the canal can only go so far. He then promised to give me the good, bad, and the ugly truth during the procedure and was ready to begin!
So first of all let me start off by saying, the ultrasound wasn't uncomfortable at all this time (my bladder wasn't about to explode)...she guided him with the ultrasound and within a minute he said okay I'm in, transfer would take place here!
I looked up shocked and said, you're already in? So what's going on in there? He said there was absolutely no abnormalities, my vaginal canal was within average length (never thought I'd be relieved to hear I'm average 😉) and he was trying to figure out why the previous doctor had such a difficult time.
Once he was complete he suddenly asked me if my bladder was overly full on the day of transfer. (Um yes!) It definitely was! He said that when bladders are overly full, it can push out the catheter, which can make holding it steady difficult, but you either ask for your nurse to hold it or you get creative and hold it in with your knee...it's not using extra length though 🤷♀️😜!
I appreciated the update and oddly felt relieved that I don't have a long vagina. I also am sooo happy because I will make sure that the next time I'm having this procedure performed...I'm underfilling my bladder!! It was so quick and I didn't experience any discomfort (well any more than you'd expect with a speculum and catheter being put into your hoohaw)!
So first test done! Next step... Mock Cycle.🥳
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