Yesterday afternoon, C and I received a letter in the mail from Cooper describing all of the testing we still need in order to proceed with our ER. First of all, (holy schnikes!) it is so surreal that we are actually counting down to ER! Secondly, it brought up yet another test that I had known about from my Google PhD in infertility medicine and from the boards, but that had never been mentioned to me before at Cooper. Ho, hum... This is just their way, I guess.
The letter stated that I still needed my HSG and current Pap (sent over from Penn a few days ago), infectious disease bloodwork (done at Cooper last Saturday), vaginal cultures (done at Cooper on Monday), and a mock transfer. Sh*t. I had completely forgotten that such a thing existed and it was never mentioned as a prerequisite to cycling. Luckily, I had an appointment this morning and I gathered up the papers to bring with me with questions.
I got to the office this morning and it was pretty slow. I got in immediately for my ultrasound and bloodwork with no waiting. (This is after almost two years of cycling at Penn where the waiting rooms usually looked like an airport in a snowstorm.) During the ultrasound, they found that the lining looked great and that I had four measurable follicles and "a whole bunch" of smaller ones, and this is just CD6. (Yay!)
After the monitoring, I spoke to the reception desk about briefly seeing an IVF nurse about returning my loaner meds (which I totally wanted to keep after paying $4k just a few days before), and also about scheduling this mock transfer. As it turns out, only two IVF nurses were in today, and they had two ERs scheduled for other patients. In other words, "it's going to be a while." Thank goodness for smartphones.
When a nurse was finally able to see me, I returned the meds (grudgingly) and asked about the pre-testing. I explained that all of the other tests were already done, but that it was likely that the results just weren't back yet. Then I asked about the dreaded mock transfer. It went something like this:
Me: All of the other testing here is done, but I guess I need to schedule a mock transfer? When should I do that?
Nurse: Have you ever had an IUI?
Me: (slight chuckle) Um, yeah. I have had nine.
Nurse: Oh. Well, did they ever have difficulty with the catheter?
Me: Never. They all went perfectly, other than the fact that they didn't work.
Nurse: Then you don't need a mock transfer.
Well, that was easy. What's that old expression about one hand not knowing what the other hand is doing? Yeah, seriously. Isn't it written in my file somewhere that I have had nine freakin' IUIs? I digress...
As I mentioned before, I have been babysitting for the past few weeks, which has worked out perfectly with my appointments. I have been getting back in PA with plenty of time to pick up the little girl from her bus stop at 12:30, then take her and her older brother out for lunch. Of course, the call from my nurse came while I was in line at Wendy's trying to get the missing apple juice from our cheeseburger kids meal. Oy.
Anyway, I'll take the awkward timing because the news was good. Everything looked great and it seems like the dosage is really working. We will continue with 75 iu of Menopur in the evenings and 150 iu of Bravelle in the mornings and on Sunday night, we will start adding Ganirelix to prevent early ovulation. Again, holy sh*t.
I am sitting here making plans for birthday parties and lunches next week, and it is just sinking it that I may not be able to do any of them. It's really no big deal planning-wise, after all, I made arrangements with my few IF-informed family members to bring my gifts to the party if I'm at home recovering, but just wow. I can't believe that after three years of TTC, two years of treatment and all the waiting and testing and then more waiting for IVF that our ER may be right around the corner.
Well, it's back to Cooper on Monday for another monitoring appointment. I'll know more then, but for right now, I am just excited and hopeful. Please let this work...
How many chicks do you know that have been to a scrapbooking convention and a tattoo convention in the same weekend? How many historians do you know that teach middle school science? I am a middle school teacher, metalhead and infertile wife just stuck here in the middle.
Friday, July 13, 2012
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
The difference 24 hours makes...
Twenty-four hours ago, I was in the land of uncertainty. I posted here last night about my hopes for a July cycle and that I wasn't sure that Cooper could get their sh*t together to get it going.
This evening, I have two giant grocery bags full of meds, I start stims tonight, and I am nearly $4k poorer. Yes, you read that correctly. The meds came in much more expensive than estimated.
If you had asked us a year or two ago what $4k looked like, I would have said, "new hardwood floors" or "a new shed to replace the dilapidated one in the back yard!" C most certainly would have said "a sizable down payment on a Harley!" That's no longer our reality. Today, this is what $4k looks like:
As it turns out, I was able to get the cultures testing done today and the medical records rep from Penn called to confirm that she had sent out the HSG and IF records. My baseline ultrasound and bloodwork looked great, so we begin stims tonight.
In typical Cooper IVF nurse fashion, she only told me the very beginning of the protocol before I was whisked off to the front desk to make my appointment for my first follicle check on Friday the 13th (dun dun DUN!). I didn't realize that Ganirelix was in the protocol until I picked up the meds, so I have no idea when I will be starting it...
It's a good thing that I am not a need-my-hand-held kind of patient because Cooper really is a DIY kind of IVF clinic. It is, however, much less expensive and I may never have been able to afford treatment without their pricing. It is what it is, I guess.
So, here we go...
This evening, I have two giant grocery bags full of meds, I start stims tonight, and I am nearly $4k poorer. Yes, you read that correctly. The meds came in much more expensive than estimated.
If you had asked us a year or two ago what $4k looked like, I would have said, "new hardwood floors" or "a new shed to replace the dilapidated one in the back yard!" C most certainly would have said "a sizable down payment on a Harley!" That's no longer our reality. Today, this is what $4k looks like:
As it turns out, I was able to get the cultures testing done today and the medical records rep from Penn called to confirm that she had sent out the HSG and IF records. My baseline ultrasound and bloodwork looked great, so we begin stims tonight.
In typical Cooper IVF nurse fashion, she only told me the very beginning of the protocol before I was whisked off to the front desk to make my appointment for my first follicle check on Friday the 13th (dun dun DUN!). I didn't realize that Ganirelix was in the protocol until I picked up the meds, so I have no idea when I will be starting it...
It's a good thing that I am not a need-my-hand-held kind of patient because Cooper really is a DIY kind of IVF clinic. It is, however, much less expensive and I may never have been able to afford treatment without their pricing. It is what it is, I guess.
So, here we go...
Monday, July 9, 2012
Why Am I So Calm?
Honestly, I have no freakin' idea...
I was having trouble sleeping all weekend worrying about cycling in July. That may sound ridiculous to some, but I have felt for months that in order to maintain my sanity, I needed to allot time for at least two cycles this summer. I would be comfortable trying a FET once the school year begins, but I wanted at least two tries (either two fresh or one fresh, one frozen) before returning to work. After all, the crazy IFer always has to brace herself for failure and have a Plan B.
Anyway, I was stressing out majorly that we wouldn't be able to cycle in July, I and I was basically powerless to do anything over the weekend. Now that it was Monday, I took charge and decided to do whatever I can to ensure a July cycle.
I started calling both Penn and Cooper at opening this morning. After leaving yet another message on the medical records office voicemail at Penn this morning, I decided to just go in person and push my way to my HSG and IF records. As soon as I got out of the shower, the IVF nurse at Cooper called me back with some good news.
First of all, I have a CD3 baseline ultrasound and bloodwork scheduled for early tomorrow morning. She seemed to have a protocol in her hands because she said that she would submit the order for my prescriptions today. She did say again that we were really down to the wire, but I told her that I was on my way to Penn for some records and she seemed pleased with that. She mentioned that we would be stimming with Menopur and Follistim, but upon hearing that we are self-pay patients, she said we may swap to Bravelle instead of Follistim so that we could take advantage of their H.E.A.R.T. pricing program. So, that sounds like we have a protocol, right?
Anyway, she said to wait by the phone for a call from Freedom Pharmacy in the event that they need billing and shipping information. After I got the release forms filled in for Penn, I went off to my part-time summer job of babysitting a precious seven year-old with Down syndrome, keeping my phone close by all day.
When I got home from babysitting and C came home from work, I recapped my discussion with the nurse and we decided to go ahead and call Freedom as I had not heard from them all day. Of course, just to throw another wrench in the gears, they have no record of us or any prescriptions. Luckily, they overnight all of their meds, so as long as I can get the nurses to put through the order tomorrow, I will have the meds by Wednesday. If I have to start stims tomorrow, I can either ask for sample meds or beg for a separate script for the fertility pharmacy in the same complex as the RE.
So, here's the same question again... Why am I so calm? Maybe I am just too tired from freaking out all weekend, or maybe I know it's just too late to worry. At this point, whatever is going to happen will happen. I am just hoping that everything is sorted out by the time I leave Cooper tomorrow and I can get my meds and get this show on the road.
I was having trouble sleeping all weekend worrying about cycling in July. That may sound ridiculous to some, but I have felt for months that in order to maintain my sanity, I needed to allot time for at least two cycles this summer. I would be comfortable trying a FET once the school year begins, but I wanted at least two tries (either two fresh or one fresh, one frozen) before returning to work. After all, the crazy IFer always has to brace herself for failure and have a Plan B.
Anyway, I was stressing out majorly that we wouldn't be able to cycle in July, I and I was basically powerless to do anything over the weekend. Now that it was Monday, I took charge and decided to do whatever I can to ensure a July cycle.
I started calling both Penn and Cooper at opening this morning. After leaving yet another message on the medical records office voicemail at Penn this morning, I decided to just go in person and push my way to my HSG and IF records. As soon as I got out of the shower, the IVF nurse at Cooper called me back with some good news.
First of all, I have a CD3 baseline ultrasound and bloodwork scheduled for early tomorrow morning. She seemed to have a protocol in her hands because she said that she would submit the order for my prescriptions today. She did say again that we were really down to the wire, but I told her that I was on my way to Penn for some records and she seemed pleased with that. She mentioned that we would be stimming with Menopur and Follistim, but upon hearing that we are self-pay patients, she said we may swap to Bravelle instead of Follistim so that we could take advantage of their H.E.A.R.T. pricing program. So, that sounds like we have a protocol, right?
Anyway, she said to wait by the phone for a call from Freedom Pharmacy in the event that they need billing and shipping information. After I got the release forms filled in for Penn, I went off to my part-time summer job of babysitting a precious seven year-old with Down syndrome, keeping my phone close by all day.
When I got home from babysitting and C came home from work, I recapped my discussion with the nurse and we decided to go ahead and call Freedom as I had not heard from them all day. Of course, just to throw another wrench in the gears, they have no record of us or any prescriptions. Luckily, they overnight all of their meds, so as long as I can get the nurses to put through the order tomorrow, I will have the meds by Wednesday. If I have to start stims tomorrow, I can either ask for sample meds or beg for a separate script for the fertility pharmacy in the same complex as the RE.
So, here's the same question again... Why am I so calm? Maybe I am just too tired from freaking out all weekend, or maybe I know it's just too late to worry. At this point, whatever is going to happen will happen. I am just hoping that everything is sorted out by the time I leave Cooper tomorrow and I can get my meds and get this show on the road.
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Things I Learned This Weekend
1. The diagnostic cycle was a BFN. Duh. I went in on the 5th for our pregnancy test, but my body has been wanting to start spotting for almost a week and the progesterone has been the only thing holding that off. It was pretty obvious to me that it was a bust anyway, but procedures are procedures.
2. It's news to everyone at Cooper that I wanted to do IVF this month. Umm, why else would I be here?! I made it pretty clear on several occasions, but it doesn't help that I see someone different pretty much every time I am there. When I went in for the beta draw, I asked if I should make an appointment with Dr. C to discuss the next steps, but they said to wait for my results and they would provide instructions. When the call finally came, I was told to stop the progesterone, but that there were no appointments with Dr. C until August (?!) and that I didn't have a protocol or any scripts written up (?!?!). Apparently, I still need more tests that I wasn't told about and my HSG and medical records from Penn still aren't there.
3. I may not be able to cycle in July after all. Even though DH and I rushed in this morning for the infectious disease blood work, there is still no protocol or scripts. Today, I began bleeding, so tomorrow really should be CD1. That means ALL OF THIS needs to be sorted out in the next 72 hours or July is out of the picture. I only get two personal days per year and I am starting a new position in September, so I was really counting on two chances this summer. I will be crushed if this logistical nightmare forces us to wait until August. IVF was supposed to bring me hope and right now, all I feel like doing is crying...
2. It's news to everyone at Cooper that I wanted to do IVF this month. Umm, why else would I be here?! I made it pretty clear on several occasions, but it doesn't help that I see someone different pretty much every time I am there. When I went in for the beta draw, I asked if I should make an appointment with Dr. C to discuss the next steps, but they said to wait for my results and they would provide instructions. When the call finally came, I was told to stop the progesterone, but that there were no appointments with Dr. C until August (?!) and that I didn't have a protocol or any scripts written up (?!?!). Apparently, I still need more tests that I wasn't told about and my HSG and medical records from Penn still aren't there.
3. I may not be able to cycle in July after all. Even though DH and I rushed in this morning for the infectious disease blood work, there is still no protocol or scripts. Today, I began bleeding, so tomorrow really should be CD1. That means ALL OF THIS needs to be sorted out in the next 72 hours or July is out of the picture. I only get two personal days per year and I am starting a new position in September, so I was really counting on two chances this summer. I will be crushed if this logistical nightmare forces us to wait until August. IVF was supposed to bring me hope and right now, all I feel like doing is crying...
Saturday, June 30, 2012
The diagnostic cycle rolls on...
We are back from the beach and this diagnostic cycle continues, even though my body is giving signals that June is over and it's ready for July.
After posting on the boards and getting a bunch of advice from other Cooper patients, I decided that I would just go ahead to the beach on Saturday and commit to the appointment on Monday instead. On Monday, I went in for an ultrasound and blood work, but no post-coital. Only later did I find out that I was supposed to have a post-coital, but I didn't see the point since C and I didn't get very "coital" in our tiny, thin-walled condo that we were sharing with two lesbian friends and my aunt. Nope.
Anyway, the ultrasound revealed that one of my two follicles had "fizzled out" and that I would have to come back on Thursday. Tell me something I already knew - they concluded that I was a super-late ovulater. On Wednesday, C and I had to very awkwardly and quietly have sex, then go back for yet another post-coital/blood work/ultrasound. They found more bad CM that was "way too thick" and inhibited sperm movement and that the dang follicle was still there. They said that it may be that the egg itself had ovulated, but that the follicle was still working itself out, so I was told to start progesterone suppositories on Friday.
Fast forward to yesterday, I started spotting so I called the RE to see if I still should be using the suppositories since it seems like my ute is over this and ready to move on. She said to keep using them and that spotting was not uncommon.
If this diagnostic cycle has taught me anything, I now know that CM is an issue, but that it was significantly improved with Mucinex. I was also being really dried out by allergy meds, so I'm off those. (Achooooo...) Finally, it is abundantly clear to me that even though my ovulation is very regular, it is really off, so it needs to be regulated with meds and monitoring.
I guess it has been really helpful in the decision-making process, however. Initially, Dr. C really wanted to try more things with either TI or IUI before moving on to IVF, but was also open to moving on if we preferred. I think this cycle (and my nine failed IUIs) have convinced me that moving on with IVF is our best option. It looks like everything that needs to be healthy is ready to go for IVF and the things that need improvement are pretty much bypassed by it. We've decided to move forward with a July IVF when this cycle is over.
I am supposed to go in for a beta draw on July 5, so to me that will be the "all systems go" date. Even though my body would like to be "perioding" right now, at least the progesterone is holding that off until next week so we can start this thing off right. Oh, and conveniently it is holding off until I get to do more fun stuff we have planned for this weekend and the 4th of July! (Hey, I have to find the positives in IF sometime, right?)
After posting on the boards and getting a bunch of advice from other Cooper patients, I decided that I would just go ahead to the beach on Saturday and commit to the appointment on Monday instead. On Monday, I went in for an ultrasound and blood work, but no post-coital. Only later did I find out that I was supposed to have a post-coital, but I didn't see the point since C and I didn't get very "coital" in our tiny, thin-walled condo that we were sharing with two lesbian friends and my aunt. Nope.
Anyway, the ultrasound revealed that one of my two follicles had "fizzled out" and that I would have to come back on Thursday. Tell me something I already knew - they concluded that I was a super-late ovulater. On Wednesday, C and I had to very awkwardly and quietly have sex, then go back for yet another post-coital/blood work/ultrasound. They found more bad CM that was "way too thick" and inhibited sperm movement and that the dang follicle was still there. They said that it may be that the egg itself had ovulated, but that the follicle was still working itself out, so I was told to start progesterone suppositories on Friday.
Fast forward to yesterday, I started spotting so I called the RE to see if I still should be using the suppositories since it seems like my ute is over this and ready to move on. She said to keep using them and that spotting was not uncommon.
If this diagnostic cycle has taught me anything, I now know that CM is an issue, but that it was significantly improved with Mucinex. I was also being really dried out by allergy meds, so I'm off those. (Achooooo...) Finally, it is abundantly clear to me that even though my ovulation is very regular, it is really off, so it needs to be regulated with meds and monitoring.
I guess it has been really helpful in the decision-making process, however. Initially, Dr. C really wanted to try more things with either TI or IUI before moving on to IVF, but was also open to moving on if we preferred. I think this cycle (and my nine failed IUIs) have convinced me that moving on with IVF is our best option. It looks like everything that needs to be healthy is ready to go for IVF and the things that need improvement are pretty much bypassed by it. We've decided to move forward with a July IVF when this cycle is over.
I am supposed to go in for a beta draw on July 5, so to me that will be the "all systems go" date. Even though my body would like to be "perioding" right now, at least the progesterone is holding that off until next week so we can start this thing off right. Oh, and conveniently it is holding off until I get to do more fun stuff we have planned for this weekend and the 4th of July! (Hey, I have to find the positives in IF sometime, right?)
Friday, June 15, 2012
IVF Consultation
It's been a while and I guess it is time for an update!
Our first appointment for our IVF consultation at Cooper was yesterday. It was very strange, to say the least. Dr. C's office is unlike any other doctor office I have ever seen. He sits behind his desk in in an ornately-carved wooden throne with giant medieval looking furniture all around the room and - I kid you not - Enya playing on a loop from big speakers on the bookcase.
While we waited for the doctor, a young Zac Efron-looking guy kept poking his head in the door. When we originally were seated in the office, there was a wallet and keys on the table that had been left by a previous patient. I figured that this guy was awkwardly looking to grab his wife's wallet without disturbing us.
Much to my surprise, when Dr. C came into the room, the same young guy followed in and had a seat right next to us. Dr. C said that he was a medical student here to observe, in all his t-shirt, shorts and flip flop-wearing glory. Under normal circumstances, that would be fine, but this guy sat slumped in his chair almost as if this was the principal's office and he just started a food fight in the cafeteria. Seriously, dude. If you are going to sit in on a conversation about my vag, sit up in your chair and put on some pants and a damn labcoat.
As soon as the conversation started, Dr. C put it right out there - he would love for us to do an IVF at Cooper and he would totally understand if we wanted to start right away during the summer due to my schedule as a teacher, but he thinks there are more options. He was stunned and dismayed to hear that C's sperm was never checked for antibodies, that I had never had cultures taken of my cervix, that my cervical mucus (CM) had never been tested, and that we never had progesterone therapy. We have been TTC for over three years and for just about two of them, we have been taking Clomid, Femara and ovulation triggers, then suddenly just whoosh - an RE is telling us that this protocol was almost pointless for us.
I should say that I thought when I made this appointment that we would be discussing protocol options, maybe taking a few more tests, then getting our prescriptions in order and drawing up our calendar for a July IVF. After getting all this taken care of, C and I are supposed to leave tomorrow for the Jersey shore and just relax. We have not been on vacation for years, and I mean we literally have not even taken a day off.
Within a few minutes of talking to Dr. C, though, C was providing a "sample" in one room while I was getting bloodwork, ultrasounds and a post-coital test in another. After seeing two follicles in the right ovary, no observable CM and excellent test results from C, Dr. C wants to do a diagnostic cycle right now and actually try to get us pregnant this cycle with just progesterone therapy and Mucinex. He gave a very convincing explanation as to why my previous IUIs didn't work and I was actually thinking that with my new assessment of inadequate CM, this might just be all that we needed. He ordered us to pick up some progesterone suppositories and Mucinex from the pharmacy, have TI at 7am, then come back at 9:30 today for a repeat post-coital.
I drove all the way back to the office today for another post-coital, ultrasound and bloodwork. (Did I mention that the office is in NJ and I live in the Philly western burbs?!) Now I am starting to get freaked out. They were able to get CM during the post-coital, but it was only rated "fair." I was fine with TI, progesterone and an appointment or two, but today they started talking about IUIs and more appointments. They are saying that they want me to come back tomorrow and Monday, but this is a bit of a problem...
C and I are scheduled to leave bright and early tomorrow morning for the beach. We are traveling with two friends who do not know about our IF or treatment. Our only option if they make us come in would be to detour through Marlton on the way to the beach and just awkwardly explain to our friends on the way. If I have any appointments after tomorrow, however, I will have to drive three hours roundtrip from the shore house to the office. We have a few daytrips planned with my coworkers and other friends and I may have to cancel these if we proceed with another IUI. This would be really frustrating, especially considering that I am not optimistic about IUIs.
Right now I am waiting for the call about my bloodwork, but I am seriously considering not going tomorrow. If I have to make the drive for an appointment or two next week from the beach, I can get over it, but I don't think I have another IUI in me, especially if it means my friends sitting in the car waiting for me tomorrow. I guess we will just have to wait and see...
Our first appointment for our IVF consultation at Cooper was yesterday. It was very strange, to say the least. Dr. C's office is unlike any other doctor office I have ever seen. He sits behind his desk in in an ornately-carved wooden throne with giant medieval looking furniture all around the room and - I kid you not - Enya playing on a loop from big speakers on the bookcase.
While we waited for the doctor, a young Zac Efron-looking guy kept poking his head in the door. When we originally were seated in the office, there was a wallet and keys on the table that had been left by a previous patient. I figured that this guy was awkwardly looking to grab his wife's wallet without disturbing us.
Much to my surprise, when Dr. C came into the room, the same young guy followed in and had a seat right next to us. Dr. C said that he was a medical student here to observe, in all his t-shirt, shorts and flip flop-wearing glory. Under normal circumstances, that would be fine, but this guy sat slumped in his chair almost as if this was the principal's office and he just started a food fight in the cafeteria. Seriously, dude. If you are going to sit in on a conversation about my vag, sit up in your chair and put on some pants and a damn labcoat.
As soon as the conversation started, Dr. C put it right out there - he would love for us to do an IVF at Cooper and he would totally understand if we wanted to start right away during the summer due to my schedule as a teacher, but he thinks there are more options. He was stunned and dismayed to hear that C's sperm was never checked for antibodies, that I had never had cultures taken of my cervix, that my cervical mucus (CM) had never been tested, and that we never had progesterone therapy. We have been TTC for over three years and for just about two of them, we have been taking Clomid, Femara and ovulation triggers, then suddenly just whoosh - an RE is telling us that this protocol was almost pointless for us.
I should say that I thought when I made this appointment that we would be discussing protocol options, maybe taking a few more tests, then getting our prescriptions in order and drawing up our calendar for a July IVF. After getting all this taken care of, C and I are supposed to leave tomorrow for the Jersey shore and just relax. We have not been on vacation for years, and I mean we literally have not even taken a day off.
Within a few minutes of talking to Dr. C, though, C was providing a "sample" in one room while I was getting bloodwork, ultrasounds and a post-coital test in another. After seeing two follicles in the right ovary, no observable CM and excellent test results from C, Dr. C wants to do a diagnostic cycle right now and actually try to get us pregnant this cycle with just progesterone therapy and Mucinex. He gave a very convincing explanation as to why my previous IUIs didn't work and I was actually thinking that with my new assessment of inadequate CM, this might just be all that we needed. He ordered us to pick up some progesterone suppositories and Mucinex from the pharmacy, have TI at 7am, then come back at 9:30 today for a repeat post-coital.
I drove all the way back to the office today for another post-coital, ultrasound and bloodwork. (Did I mention that the office is in NJ and I live in the Philly western burbs?!) Now I am starting to get freaked out. They were able to get CM during the post-coital, but it was only rated "fair." I was fine with TI, progesterone and an appointment or two, but today they started talking about IUIs and more appointments. They are saying that they want me to come back tomorrow and Monday, but this is a bit of a problem...
C and I are scheduled to leave bright and early tomorrow morning for the beach. We are traveling with two friends who do not know about our IF or treatment. Our only option if they make us come in would be to detour through Marlton on the way to the beach and just awkwardly explain to our friends on the way. If I have any appointments after tomorrow, however, I will have to drive three hours roundtrip from the shore house to the office. We have a few daytrips planned with my coworkers and other friends and I may have to cancel these if we proceed with another IUI. This would be really frustrating, especially considering that I am not optimistic about IUIs.
Right now I am waiting for the call about my bloodwork, but I am seriously considering not going tomorrow. If I have to make the drive for an appointment or two next week from the beach, I can get over it, but I don't think I have another IUI in me, especially if it means my friends sitting in the car waiting for me tomorrow. I guess we will just have to wait and see...
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Took the first step...
It's been ages since I have posted here, but it's about time I did. I called today and made our first consultation appointment for IVF for June.
It's really beginning to sink in that we are moving on after so many failures and such a long break. I am cautiously hopeful that this might really work for us. I had been thinking or a long time that summer would be the perfect time to cycle and since we last spoke, my mom has really been pushing me to take the first step. My last official day at work is Wednesday, June 13 and I really meant business this time - I made our appointment or my very first day of summer break.
I don't really have much else to write about. I will just be spending the next few weeks focusing on weight loss, vitamins and gearing up for treatment again!
It's really beginning to sink in that we are moving on after so many failures and such a long break. I am cautiously hopeful that this might really work for us. I had been thinking or a long time that summer would be the perfect time to cycle and since we last spoke, my mom has really been pushing me to take the first step. My last official day at work is Wednesday, June 13 and I really meant business this time - I made our appointment or my very first day of summer break.
I don't really have much else to write about. I will just be spending the next few weeks focusing on weight loss, vitamins and gearing up for treatment again!
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