As things were unwinding and we were getting the full picture of what was going on in my body to understand pregnancy options, I had an MRI done when they found my uterus was mis-shapen.
Two things I will remember from my MRI day:
1. Brent came with me which I think is what made me so calm the whole day. He was able to come into the MRI room and put ear plugs in. When they would pull out the shelf I was on to rearrange me, I was able to look back at him which makes me feel like he is really in this with me. During the abdomen scan, there was a lot of holding 30 second breaths, catching your breath and repeating. When we were driving back to work together, I told him “Thanks for holding your breath with me” and he looked at me and grinned and said “How did you know I was holding my breath too?” Just did.
They sent us home with a CD of the images which totally reminds us we are not doctors! It is like looking at ink blots and making images out of blobs! I think I saw a cow skull! As Brent studied the diagram of the female anatomy and translated that to my MRI scan, while I fixed dinner, I thought I bet he never imagined he would be doing this! We laughed through squirms when he said “Now I know you inside and out”.
2. Melody called me to see how it went and told me she was thinking about me all day. We talked about it and before she hung up, she told me she had written an “A” on her hand so she would constantly remember me and pray for me. Wow! It is such a neat feeling to be loved on and feel the support surrounding us through the testing and diagnosis. It really shows me the importance of doing the same for others in their times of trial.
