“He who trusts in his own heart
is a fool…” Proverbs 28:26
After our
marriage in August 2015, my wife and I had decided to engage in safe sex until
January, 2015. From August through to December 2014, we resorted to condoms,
pills and the withdrawal method. By January 2015, all gloves were off and we
started working towards having a child.
By March
2015, after trying for three months to take in to no avail, we decided that it
was time to seek medical assistance…
Why so
early you might ask? I really don’t know. I guess I was confident in my potency
and so I had expected results at my first shot.
Justina consulted
a doctor, particularly to find out if a mild infection she had suffered earlier
could be responsible for her inability to conceive. She also wanted to be
educated better on calculating her ovulation period. I live in Magodo Estate
Phase 1 in Lagos State and Justina had visited the Local Healthcare Centre in the
Magodo-Isheri area to seek medical attention. Justina was advised to undergo
some tests. The results came back without any major cause for alarm. She was
clear.
At this
point, I was still confident that I was fertile and healthy. As far back as
2002, I had gotten a lady pregnant. Needless to say, I had procured an abortion
for her. That was the assurance I needed as proof of my fertility. I was a real
man.
Woe to those who are wise
in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight! Isaiah 5:21
Justina consulted
another doctor who was the elder sister to her friend. The doctor advised that
I should go for a sperm analysis test and also watch what I ate. Now, I had an
addiction to sugar, especially carbonated drinks. The need to reduce my sugar
intake never bothered me before now, maybe because I never gained excessive weight.
What did I know?
On the
day Justina met with her friend’ sister, she had used my car to make the trip.
Now Justina had her own car and she worked with the Lagos State Internal
Revenue Service located in Alausa, Lagos State, the same location as my office.
However, Justina’s car was not exactly reliable so she had to take mine for the
trip. When she returned, she drove into the Lagos State Secretariat to give me
my car. I met with her in order to pick up the keys and she was in company of
two friends. She then said jokingly…”Uzoma when we get home, we have a lot to
talk about, first thing you need to drop is your coke intake” that hit me hard.
Being spoken to in that manner in the presence of her friends was more than I
could bear, I simply smiled and walked away.
By the
time we got home, I expressed my displeasure at her comments. Why should she
speak to me that way in the presence of her friends? Was she insinuating that I
had the problem? I assured her that I was a fertile man and I would undergo the
test to prove it. At this point, I was still very confident because I assumed
that the same potency I showed in 2002 was still in me…what did I know?
On the 7th
May, 2015, dressed in a navy blue suit and brown shoes, I went to AJ Rapha
Diagnostic Centre in the Ojodu area of Lagos State to have a sperm analysis
done. I had all the confidence in the world. The Lab Technician handed me a
sterile tube. Using Vaseline in the toilet, I masturbated until I ejaculated
into the tube. When I handed the specimen back to the Lab Technician, I had
this corky look on my face…”prime stuff” The test costs N3000.
I never
told Justina I went for the test though, I wanted the result to be a surprise
to her. I was told to come back for my result by 10a.m on Saturday the 9th
May, 2015. On that fateful day, Justina and I went queueing for fuel in the
morning as there was fuel scarcity in Lagos State this period. Around 1pm, we
left the filling station without any luck. While Justina drove her car home, I
raced to AJ Rapha Diagnostic Centre to pick the test result. I had parked my
car at a distance and I mounted a commercial motorcycle to the centre.
On getting
to AJ Rapha Diagnostic Centre at about 1.30pm, they were about closing. I
grabbed my test result and dashed out…on the bike ride back to where I parked
my car, I opened the test result.
I felt
numb.
“Arrogance is a creature. It does
not have senses. It has only a sharp tongue and the pointing finger.”
― Toba Beta
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