Medical and Psych Screening

 

We were so excited after lots of planning to finally be on our way for our first meeting with GG and Dr. Kolb! We arrived in L.A. the night before our appointments. We were two hours late due to our plane having engine problems once we got to Chicago. Talk about how creepy that is, when you have a four hour flight ahead of you on the very plane that needed engine work. We did arrive in L.A. safely, as you can see. Our first appointment was at 9am with GG. I had to take a test on the computer that was almost 400 questions. Not something I would ever like to do again. They were just true or false and a wide range of how I felt about things in my life. I "passed" that with flying colors. Next we had our interview by the Psychologist, who also started GG. She was pretty awesome and I am looking forward to talking with her more. She also loved us! We finished up with GG, and had some time before we had to leave for our appointment with Dr. Kolb, So we went and grabbed lunch a few blocks away from the agency. John got to choose where we went, so of course he chose Chipotle. If you know me, you know I am not a fan of Mexican food. I think Mexican food is Taco Bell..haha.

Trying to take a selfie

So after we have finished with our lunch, we go back to GG and wait for our taxi. I do have to share that I HATE taxi's. I was on edge almost the whole time. I am used to Wisconsin driving, none of this crazy stop and go, and pull out in front of cars going 40+ mph deal. I did get pretty nauseous on the way back to the hotel after meeting with Dr. Kolb. Anyway, this next part may be a little TMI. (You have had you fair warning to stop reading if you are easily grossed out).

We got to Dr. Kolb's office and were greeted by a former GG surrogate who showed us around the office (she is also a nurse). She took us to get our blood drawn and our urine tests. Which went very smoothly. Next, we met with a nurse and signed some paperwork and learned how to properly take my injections, (I guess watching youtube tutorials is frowned upon).I do have to admit won't be AS bad as I thought. I do have to say I am actually excited to be matched and start them. Then I think this will feel more real! After we were finished with the nurses, we met with Dr. Kolb. He explained how the ultrasound would go (which is vaginal). To keep it short, I had saline injected into my uterus through a catheter. It was one of the most interesting things I have ever seen. It was almost like a practice run to how the actual transfer will go, except that will be way more exciting! The only thing I did not enjoy about my day was the "leaking" I experienced. Let's just say after the "gush" he warned me about, I got up to get dressed and it felt like a messier recap of my water breaking. LOL.

We were happy to get back to the hotel room and rest for our 12 hour day of travel the following day. Stay tuned for our news on finding a match (it is harder than you may think!) and our next travel dates.