![]() ![]() ![]() By now the lemon squeezer was at the top of my mind, but I had come prepared to stand up to my fears. Soon, Dr Leela arrived and I went into the IUI room. ‘ Ithinekallum bhedam speculum aanallo,’ I told Sini. I got up and rubbed the spot vigorously with my hands, trying to soothe the sore skin and muscle. They tend to be more painful.’ ‘Tell me about it.’ Like I said earlier, I am not scared of needles or cannulas, but that jab caused such a stinging, reverberating pain that I let out a cry in shock. Grateful for the tranquillizing medicine, I lay on my side while she pricked my buttocks, forcing the ‘relaxing’ liquid into my bloodstream. But it didn’t do much good for my jumpy nerves because what I was most worried about I had to face alone-the lemon squeezer. Having Ranjith around was comforting to some extent I had someone to talk to and lean on. My hands and toes were cold and clammy, and my stomach rumbled and churned all day. So we continued to wait.Īs with the first IUI, this time too there was a lot of waiting. We took the report to the IVF clinic, but Dr Leela was not available. By now the scan showed that the lead follicle, a voluptuous 22 mm, had split wide open. The second ultrasound had to be done in the main hospital facility because the radiologist was available in the IVF clinic only for a few hours in the morning. At one in the afternoon we came back to the hospital. That way the timing will be perfect,’ Dr Leela suggested. We can do another ultrasound in the afternoon and then do the IUI after the follicles have ruptured. ![]()
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