I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised by my CVS test. It didn’t start out too well at the hospital. When they explained the procedure it sounded quite painful, and I was glad to hear that I’d get a local anaesthetic. They also explained the post-procedure where I’d have to rest for 30-45minutes – so obviously, I was imagining lying in some quiet room somewhere and taking a little snooze. So naive. To my horror, I realised the waiting room doubled as the recovery room – so you get to come back out and sit down for 30minutes before moving on to the next appointment. It was HORRIFIC waiting. The 3 women before me came out clutching their tummies and full-on crying in pain. I was so freaked out. Thankfully X was there. Of course Mr. Macho who knew the place would be freezing, just wore bermudas and a soccer jersey. He spent most of his time rocking back and forth like he was in widthrawal and whining that he had to pee. Sometimes I swear I have two kids. At least it was a diversion. Strangely, my experience was fairly painless! I did spend most of it with my eyes squeezed shut and mumbling the Lord’s Prayer under my breath – which got me alarmed looks from the nurse and prompted the doc to ask mid-procedure ‘Are you Catholic?’ Hahaha..I thoroughly embarrassed myself, but hey, it worked. Somehow, I felt completely at peace and could actually focus on praying in the middle of all that was happening. I’m not the most focussed person even on the best of days, so I’m thankful. It was quite cool to see the bits of tissue in the tube – not that I want to repeat the epxerience. Ever.
Still waiting for results and hoping for the best.
LOL!!!