Failed!

Well the first IUI failed. I had just a twinge last nite and just knew... I cried it out in the shower. I still went and had my blood pregnancy test done just in case, since it hadn't started to be a full on flow yet. I went and had the labs drawn at 7:30 am... thinking I'd find out pretty quickly what the results were, but didn't find out until after I called at 10:30am and the nurse had to call the hospital and get the lab results and she called back around 11 to let me know it was negative and to come in for the biopsy.

Sherry came down with me so I wasn't alone. I wasn't quite sure what to expect... would it hurt and I would be too uncomfortable to drive or be totally fine? Turns out it wasn't that bad. I was a little concerned that they wouldn't be able to perform the biopsy because it felt like my flow had started, but they said it would be alright, actually it would be less painful if I had started somewhat. So I laid down and the nurse said that the "numbing procedures" take longer than the biopsy itself. She was right... she put a numbing gel on the cervix and then used a spray can of Solarcain to numb the cervix. That caused a burning tingling feeling. The nurse held out her hand to me and said you can use this for the pain, I'll let you know when she's going to start. Well that freaked me out and I said HOW BAD IS THIS GOING TO HURT??? The nurse said it all depends on your pain tolerance. Well when she did the actual biopsy it was like an OH! feeling and that was it... Maybe just 5 seconds of discomfort or less. They had me then lay with my feet up on the table for a few minutes. When the nurse came back in she told me to sit up slowly and take my time getting up. I thought, why?? LoL I was totally normal and fine. I don't know if I truely do have a high pain tolerance or what, but it didn't seem to be as big a deal as they made it out to be. So yay me! heh

The reason for the biopsy is to determine if there is any endometriosis internally, if the lining is conducive to egg implantation, and verifying that the lining and ovulation timing is accurate. I'll find out the results next week....