First up is to spend an hour or so with the counsellor.  She is wonderful and kept me totally at ease.  She basically ran through some family history, and got my thoughts on how I had arrived at this decision.  We also talked about what I would tell “the baby” one day, what my friends and family think about my decision and how many children I want.  And to top it off, we also discussed the potential for me to find my own partner one day and what that would mean. 

 

The Counsellor also gave me a sample donor list and explained the whole process to me, including the legal side of things – most of which I already knew.  I really liked her and she offered to be there for me throughout this process – something I might just take her up on.

 

I had a break of about an hour so I went back to the car to re-read all of my information before seeing the Doctor to get the results of my blood tests.  Wow!  So many things that they tested for… and the Doctor ran through the list with me and told me that I was in wonderful health and that all that was needed was a rubella boost which I should have ASAP. 

 

I then had my first internal exam to see if my ovaries were all fit and healthy – which thankfully they were.  I was so happy that I was nearly crying when she told me that they could help me and that we could start straight away.  

 

The only bad news was that it is suspected that I have endometriosis – a condition that a lot of women have, but if not treated, can impede on the chances of becoming pregnant.  She explained that this would delay things for about a month so that they could treat me, but that the rubella boos would delay things for that long anyway, and that overall, it’s not a major issue.

 

After my appointment, I went straight to my local medical centre to get my rubella boost – I had to head over to the chemist and had a nervous wait to see if they had any in stock, but they did and the doctor injected me straight away.  He told me that I shouldn’t fall pregnant for 3 months following the boost as it could cause harm to the baby… so that upset me a little thinking it was going to delay a lot of things, but hey, at least we were still moving forward… right?