I had multiple episodes of Emergency Medicine with Dr Billy Goldberg to keep me company. If you've never listened to him, I highly recommend giving his show a try. He is very funny and entertaining and I equate his show with Car Talk - you don't need to be interested in the topic discussed to enjoy.
It was so much easier driving down to Brownsville during the day, while I wasn't fasting, and having not worked the eight hours prior! What a difference. Snacking on celery and oranges, I reached the hotel around 8:00 pm.
With Monday being my birthday, I decided to celebrate it Indian style by giving people sweets - in this case, Lindt chocolates. I made a small bag for Dr Garza, and then larger bags for the upstairs staff and the downstairs staff. And on our drive over, I gave some to Mario and my co-patients as well. Good times!
Once in the surgery, being put under was the same old story as the last few times. Nothing new except that Ruth, a fun and goofy IVF nurse, was trying to get the more serious anesthesiologist to wish me a happy birthday - he did not give into her charms no matter how much she tried though. The anesthesiologist is very much a man of business - except when he's talking on the phone, or listening to the radio, while he puts the mask on your face!
In any case, I woke up without any pain which seemed like a good thing. One of the patients told me that they could hear the nurses all singing Happy birthday to me as they tried to wake me up after the procedure - wish I could remember that - I am absolutely sure that Ruth lead the singing!
When I saw Dr Garza for my post-procedure consult, he was very happy to say that everything looked perfect and nothing needed to be removed. During the prior hysteroscopy he thought there was something growing inside me, however, with such poor visibility, he hadn't been able to say for sure. I was also able to ask all my questions and the response that was most interesting was, when it's time for my donor cycle, he will put in two embryos. I wonder what will happen next...
Driving back over the border took a full two hours. It was tedious. I was still fasting and only had a little water with me. In addition, with my long drive home ahead of me, I really wanted to be on the road. We finally got back to the hotel at 4:20. I had a meal and started driving just after 5:00 pm.
The drive home actually felt pretty quick. While I know this is controversial, I saw the cutest litter of tiny wild pigs on the side of the highway. They were small, brown, and bristly - I so wish I could have stopped the car to watch them sniffing around and foraging for food.
Other highlights from my drive we're when one of my old Starbursts sent me this birthday message/gift 🏆🌻🕺🏻🥰🤞🏼🥳🎈❤️💃🏻🍰💐😥👨👦👦👡👞👘👕👕🧶🌲🌳☘️🍀🍁🍁🍄🍄🐚🐚🐚☃️💧☔️🥕🥕🥨🍕🚲🛴🛴🚲🚁🚁🎇📞🕰🎛🧼🧸🗝🎁🛌🎉🛀🏻🛁🚿🚰🧹🌡🧪🦠! ! Apparently she thought I was really going to receive the pretzel and be able to eat it!
This message was followed by a phone call from another Starburst family, who surprised me by singing Happy Birthday to me over the phone. It was a very festive affair!
And then I arrived home and my J was waiting for me. And then I went to sleep.
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