Well here I am again, back in Mumbai..... My flight here was pretty good, Singapore Airlines never disappoints. Getting through immigration in Mumbai was tough this time. It was my first time travelling on a medical visa and I just assumed that the visa in my passport would be sufficient. Apparently not..... The guy on the immigration desk asked to see my medical file. What medical file? I don't have one because I haven't started my treatment yet! When I explained this to the guy he wasn't impressed. After checking with many supervisors, being asked many questions about my treatment and nearly bursting into tears they finally let me through. Thank god! The last thing I needed after all of this is to be denied entry into the country. I know of a few other people who have entered India on this same visa and not had to produce a thing, it's typical though as nothing is ever consistent in India.
By the time I arrived at my hotel I was shattered. My day had started at 4:30am and I had been travelling for 15 hours and was slightly delirious so when the staff at check in asked if I'd like to pay for an upgrade to the suit room I said sure! What was I thinking, we are supposed to be on a tight budget, Cam is going to kill me!!! I have to say though the suite is awesome! Even in my tired delirious state last night I couldn't stop saying wow as I walked in. It has a dining area, separate lounge room, bedroom, 2 x toilets, massive bathroom with walk in robe and a huge spa bath. What the hell I'm here for awhile and the treatment I'm having isn't much fun so I might as well get some enjoyment out of the trip.
This morning I woke up at 5am even though I had a very late night, slept in a super comfy bed and had no kid to get up to - wtf! This is defiantly something I need to work on. Had my first appointment with the clinic this morning. It was so good seeing Dr Kadam again, it was just like catching up with an old friend. She is such a sweet, lovely person, I wish all doctors where as nice as her. After a good chit chat we got down to business. Wrote up my treatment plan and went over everything. She's putting me on the same drugs as last time but she's upped the dose slightly. This time I'll have 300 iu of gonal f injected into my stomach each day as well as 450iu menopour injected into the muscle in my bum (ouch!) she also has me on a natural product called l-arginine which will increase the blood flow in my body and hopefully spread these drugs to my ovaries better, therefore creating more eggs. fingers crossed all of this along with all the acupuncture and Chinese herbs I did makes a difference.
By the time I arrived at my hotel I was shattered. My day had started at 4:30am and I had been travelling for 15 hours and was slightly delirious so when the staff at check in asked if I'd like to pay for an upgrade to the suit room I said sure! What was I thinking, we are supposed to be on a tight budget, Cam is going to kill me!!! I have to say though the suite is awesome! Even in my tired delirious state last night I couldn't stop saying wow as I walked in. It has a dining area, separate lounge room, bedroom, 2 x toilets, massive bathroom with walk in robe and a huge spa bath. What the hell I'm here for awhile and the treatment I'm having isn't much fun so I might as well get some enjoyment out of the trip.
This morning I woke up at 5am even though I had a very late night, slept in a super comfy bed and had no kid to get up to - wtf! This is defiantly something I need to work on. Had my first appointment with the clinic this morning. It was so good seeing Dr Kadam again, it was just like catching up with an old friend. She is such a sweet, lovely person, I wish all doctors where as nice as her. After a good chit chat we got down to business. Wrote up my treatment plan and went over everything. She's putting me on the same drugs as last time but she's upped the dose slightly. This time I'll have 300 iu of gonal f injected into my stomach each day as well as 450iu menopour injected into the muscle in my bum (ouch!) she also has me on a natural product called l-arginine which will increase the blood flow in my body and hopefully spread these drugs to my ovaries better, therefore creating more eggs. fingers crossed all of this along with all the acupuncture and Chinese herbs I did makes a difference.
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