FUCHS...a tender mercy

One of the preliminary tests I need is a recent pap smear (seriously, who came up with that name-it's just ridiculous). So needless to say, I made the appt and I went into the dr last week. My regular Dr. is booked till the end of February so lovely Kaiser gives you whoever is available.

Well, I always get a little anxiety and the cold sweats before going in for a pap. I mean who likes this procedure- you are completely vulnerable. Any-who, my confidence was waning when I heard the name of the doctor I would be seeing- Axel Fuchs, MD. Really? Was this a joke? No wonder he is available.

However, it turned out that this Dr. Fuchs was a tall, German man who speaks with an accent and wears a red bow tie..so naturally, I liked him instantly!

With his warm greeting and happy demeanor he asked me if we were just doing a routine exam. I answered yes, and that I'm in the process of IVF and needed some lab tests done as well. He input the lab requests and inquired if I had taken Clomid or done IUI or artificial insemination before going to IVF. I told him yes and that its something that we've been working on for about 5 years. He just stopped and looked at me and with great sincerity said, "Oh, I am so sorry, that must be so hard for you." What does someone do with a statement like that?

Well, THIS SOMEONE just started crying and then apologized for my crying. For someone to just validate where I was at was priceless. He was the cutest German man ever and I kinda wanted to put him in my pocket and take him home. He told me, "Its okay to cry, we have lots of Kleenex. Crying is like losing weight, just let it go."
However, I know that statement to be untrue because if losing weight was just like crying I'm pretty sure that after the last 2 weeks I should be a size 4 and I'm not.
I have to say that it was an amazing visit- not a phrase that I usually associate with the Gyno, but fitting. I was so grateful that I went to membership services and wrote some good comments on their feedback card for Dr. Fuchs!
I left the office and felt that Heavenly Father had just given me a tender mercy by having Dr. Axel Fuchs as my doctor.