INFERTILITY: THE ULTIMATE WAITING GAME

I wait in the waiting room for countless appointments. I wait for test results. I wait for treatments. I wait for my cyst to go away so we can continue on to the next treatment. I wait for Nick to be back in town, so he’s around for my next treatment according to my cycle. I wait for my insurance to go through because my bill was charged wrong again. I wait on hold on the telephone with the doctor. I wait on hold on the telephone with my insurance company. I wait on hold on the phone while ordering my fertility drugs from a specialty pharmacy out of town. I wait for my fertility drugs to arrive. I wait to find out if my follicles are big enough. I wait in the pre-op room for surgery. I wait to find out if our embryos are fertilizing. I wait for pregnancy. I wait for my period not to come. I wait…