Kory and I went to the fertility clinic yesterday. It was actually our first time going together! The appointment went well and we met with one of the doctors. He went over all of our operative/test reports and told us our best option was IVF (even though we already knew that).
From there we met with the nurse to sign contracts and schedule upcoming appointments. After signing our names and initials more times than we did on our mortgage, she said Kory needed to have some bloodwork done. Mine had been done three weeks earlier or I would have had to do it too. I told Kory it would be easier to just do it today rather than making another trip just to have it done. He agreed.
Here is where the story gets interesting...
Anyone who knows Kory, knows he doesn't like needles all that much. He has a history of passing out and we warned the nurse of this. Kory sat in the chair and kept his eyes closed. He was doing really well though I could tell he was nervous. Just as the nurse was finishing the third vial, I saw Kory's eyes roll back in his head and he started to go limp. I knew he passed out, but I wasn't really worried. About 2 seconds later, he jumped in the chair and started jerking around looking like he was seizing. At this point, I was VERY scared. That lasted 5-10 seconds although it seemed much longer.
When he came out of that, he didn't know where he was and was still light headed. When the nurse tried to move him to an exam room so he could lay down, he fell again--no spasms this time, thank God! He layed there for a while, drank some Gatorade and was talking to us. The nurses had already decided that the ordeal warranted an ambulance call.
The EMTs came and checked all the basics and ran an EKG. The EKG was completely normal, but Kory's heart rate was a little low. We later found out this is because all of the running that he does. Long story short, we wound up in the ER for a few hours where the doctor decided the spasming reaction was just Kory's brain's response to being deprived of oxygen. They sent him home, where I watched over him like a hawk because I was still nervous.
I have two appointments next week, a trial transfer/physical and my education class (they'll teach Meg and I how to do all my injections). Look for another update after those!
