Well, after two full days of orientation (plus a surprise 4-hour "TEAS" test, which I'd never even heard of, but is, essentially, a grown-up SAT given on computers), I was finally able to talk to my actual clinical instructor.
I won't die, fall behind forever, fail beyond failure. I'll just sit in on another group, no prob. We're not in the hospital for our first two weeks. We're in this simulation lab in the basement. It's like a fake hospital ward, complete with fake patients. High-tech mannequins that breath, bleed, have bowel sounds, go into anaphylactic shock, etc.
Oh, and give birth.
That's right, one of them gives birth. To a plastic baby, yeah, but since she's plastic herself, I assume she's cool with that.
I hate that even fake people are more fertile and have easier--and more successful--pregnancies than me.
I haven't written much about my up-coming FET. I started progesterone on Thursday. I'm "3DPO" today. I just don't have a lot of faith in our little reject embryos. They're a BB and a BC. I just don't want to get all excited about it and have my heart crushed once again.
6 comments:
Wow that fake hospital in the basement sounds creepy and cool all at the same time. Just pretend the plastic mannequin is infertile and the baby is the result of an FET :) Wishing you luck!
The fake hospitals don't stop even after school is over. Every other month we are in the simulation lab! Good luck on your fet!
Ha! You made me laugh, not at you!
I'm glad you won't fall behind or fail. Good luck with your FET, not to blow smoke up your ass but it could happen.
Xo
Oh, that's got to hurt that even plastic women can give birth seemingly easier than some of us!! So sorry! (But it is sort of funny.)
I'm 5dpt on my first FET. I know exactly how you feel about having little faith. On the one hand, I can't just give up, but on the other hand, I just don't feel fully excited and confident in it. I guess only time will tell, right?
Glad your school stuff got straightened out!! I am keeping everything crossed for a successful FET!!
Good luck on your FET...my doctor said the embryo quality rating are a whole lot like looking at a real kids and trying to decide if they'll be a great person when they grow up. You think you know the markers and indicators...but truth be told...you don't know what their potential is. So don't count those eggies out!!
Post a Comment