Ugh. Gag me. I found out that 4 people I knwo are pregnant this week. One has only been married 7 months and is 2.5 months along. "It only takes one time" according to her. I want to punch her in the throat.
What a headache. I am supposed to be starting Luperon today.
Problem #1: So Luperon is on back-order and they don't know when they are going to be getting it again. Apparently the company that makes Luperon moved to Canada and didn't get the right permits to sell it in the U.S. So they are compounding the medication and I had to order it from another pharmacy.
Problem #2: I called my original pharmacy on Thursday and they said it would take at least a week to get! I needed it by Wednesday so I could start it today.
Problem #3: So, on Monday, I called my Dr's office because I hadn't heard from the second pharmacy yet and they should have called me on Thursday. The said the first pharmacy never faxed over the orders! Luckily they told me they would overnight it to me so I got it Tuesday.
I went in for a sonogram today and a medication consult so they could give me my first Luperon injection.
Problem #4: The lab at my RE's office is closed so I can't start the Luperon yet! My Dr didn't get there until later so I had to wait for their call. I start this Sunday and my last day of birth control is on 6/30. We'll see how this goes.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Mock Transfer
Today is our 5 year anniversary! We had to work today but have a fun weekend planned. Thanks to points from our debit cards and some rebates from work, we were able to score a gift card for Morton's Steakhouse and some vouchers for a free couple's massage! We booked this awesome hotel suite at an amazing deal. Our summers are so busy that this is about the time of the summer we start to go crazy and a little get away is much needed.
So to celebrate, we spent an hour and a half at the RE's office! We did a medication consult and that was a little overwhelming. Halfway through talking to the nurse, I was like "Wait, I need a second to process this. This is a lot." She was just talking about it like it was nothing, but she has been doing this for years! This is my first time. The nurse was great, but it was just a lot. Then, we went in for the mock transfer. They basically go in and measure where exactly to put the embryos. They decided to do it along with a sonogram so I had to drink two bottles of water so my bladder could fill up enough to see. So we waited forever while digestion did its thing and when they came to check, they couldn't really see much. So they looked and apparently my "cervix takes a nosedive". There is like a 90 degree angle in my uterus. He said its not a problem, but most of them are straight on. So it was a good thing they decided to do it with the sonogram. He said they have to put a stitch in there. So when they do the retrieval, he will put it in and "pull a string to straighten out the uterus" when they do the transfer. It was kind of painful today but luckily they said they will give me some drugs the day of the transfer to calm my nerves and help with the pain. I couldn't help but be upset on my way home thinking that so many other people out there that have fun conceiving. They have some recreational sex and BAM, pregnant. On the other hand, I have to give myself tons of injections multiple times every day, go through some pretty painful tests and procedures, get sonograms every other day (literally), and pay thousands of dollars. And all that is just to get pregnant! When I was laying on the bed feeling a "slight pinch", I just had to go to my happy place. Today, that place was at home sitting with a baby in my arms.
All of this IVF stuff is so overwhelming. We just have to take it one day at a time.
So to celebrate, we spent an hour and a half at the RE's office! We did a medication consult and that was a little overwhelming. Halfway through talking to the nurse, I was like "Wait, I need a second to process this. This is a lot." She was just talking about it like it was nothing, but she has been doing this for years! This is my first time. The nurse was great, but it was just a lot. Then, we went in for the mock transfer. They basically go in and measure where exactly to put the embryos. They decided to do it along with a sonogram so I had to drink two bottles of water so my bladder could fill up enough to see. So we waited forever while digestion did its thing and when they came to check, they couldn't really see much. So they looked and apparently my "cervix takes a nosedive". There is like a 90 degree angle in my uterus. He said its not a problem, but most of them are straight on. So it was a good thing they decided to do it with the sonogram. He said they have to put a stitch in there. So when they do the retrieval, he will put it in and "pull a string to straighten out the uterus" when they do the transfer. It was kind of painful today but luckily they said they will give me some drugs the day of the transfer to calm my nerves and help with the pain. I couldn't help but be upset on my way home thinking that so many other people out there that have fun conceiving. They have some recreational sex and BAM, pregnant. On the other hand, I have to give myself tons of injections multiple times every day, go through some pretty painful tests and procedures, get sonograms every other day (literally), and pay thousands of dollars. And all that is just to get pregnant! When I was laying on the bed feeling a "slight pinch", I just had to go to my happy place. Today, that place was at home sitting with a baby in my arms.
All of this IVF stuff is so overwhelming. We just have to take it one day at a time.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Nursery
I don't know what is wrong with me lately. I have had IVF on my mind all the time and although I don't want to get too excited about it, I somehow am convinced it will work. I've been designing the nursery in my head, thinking of names, and thinking what I will be doing a year from now holding my little bundle of joy in my arms. I can't get it out of my head, so I am going to describe my little nursery in my head. First of all, I won't find out if it is a boy or girl unless we are having twins. The room will be orange (not Home Depot orange, more like a lighter spring orange). I saw this cute idea where you buy wooden letters and have people at your baby shower paint them. Then, I'll take one wall, and write out the alphabet. The other long will will have gutter book shelves. I want a white crib and a fun teal or yellow colored changing table/dresser. It will be so cute. Now, all I need is the baby.
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