More to the story (Ashley)

John called the place that drew my blood.  He asked the nurse when we could expect the results.  She said ‘it depends’.  He quickly filled her in on the importance of these results.  She said that the only place on the East coast that does this specific test was in North Carolina.

GREAT! This is never going to happen now.  My world has just stopped spinning. 

The nurse told him that it was possible to expedite the test if it was a ‘1 to 3 day test’ but not if it was a ‘5 to 7 day test’.  She couldn’t tell by what she had in front of her face.  She reassured John that she would call and find out and call him back to let him know what type of test it was.  What she DID know was that the blood had left the office at noon that day (Thursday) and only had to travel about 4 hours to the lab in NC.  She said she would let us know something by the end of the day.

SHE NEVER CALLED BACK!

Mind you, this is all Thursday.  I am supposed to be starting my IVF cycle Saturday.  We cannot start the cycle until we have the results.

The day ends.  No word. From anyone, at all.  Patience…. I need patience.

Friday rolls around.  After another sleepless night, I talk myself into getting out of bed and facing the day head on. 

I will NOT let this day have the best of me. 

I go in to work, put on a happy face, and put my crew to work.  You know, it’s hard to keep a straight face when people complain about petty things when you are faced with such turmoil.   I heard so many things that morning that just made me fight to keep my mouth closed.  Somehow I managed not to wear my emotions and problems on my sleeve. 

I made it to lunch without breaking into pieces.  The whole time I keep reminding myself that this procedure isn’t going to be taking place next week.  Every time I reiterated it to myself my heart clenched tighter.

Lunch is over at 12:30.  I was having an impromptu crew talk in our cage and my phone rings.  12:43.

My DR’s office is calling me.  Something inside me collapsed.  I stepped away from the crew and answered the phone.  Maddie, my Dr’s nurse, asked me how I was doing.  I said ‘I’ll be great once I get these dang results’. 

She said ‘wait, you don’t know?’ 

“KNOW WHAT??”

She said ‘you’re results came back neagative’

Iiiiiiiii kneeeeeeew it!!!!!!!!!!!

Apparently the dr’s were more excited than they thought I would be to hear that the results were negative.  THEY FORGOT TO CALL AND TELL ME!!!

They had gotten the results back that morning.  Everyone there, I guess, assumed that since I told them I wasn’t positive, thought that I didn’t need to hear it from them. Lol

Maddie apologized for not letting me know sooner… but they had already worked out my meds and time table for the cycle to proceed….

We are proceeeeeeeeding!!!

Well, well, with all that being said, I almost have you caught up to present day stuff now…

BUUUUT  I think I will pick back up tomorrow.

: )

Good night!