Merry Christmas to Me

My meds are here. I'm surprised that they made it on time with this being the busiest time of year for shipping and all. Anyway, here they are... all $1,596.34 worth...

Oh wait, the BCP's and over the counter prenatal vitamins don't count in that total... now, we just wait til Jan 12th to start Lupron. DH got all excited last nite when I told him that he would be doing some of the shots. His eyes lit up like a kid on Christmas morning... hahaha! It's kinda scary, he was a little too eager to poke me in the butt with a big AZZ needle and cause me pain - OUCH!!!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

IVF Start Date

Ok, it's official... my IVF start appt. is set for January 17, 2008.

Here's a timeline...

01/12/08 - take last BCP & start Lupron
01/17/08 - IVF start appt. - begin Bravelle & Menopur - baseline b/w & u/s
01/28 - 02/02 - Egg Retrieval
02/03 - 02/07 - Embryo Transfer

This schedule is two weeks later than it was initially supposed to be, but oh well,,, what's two weeks when we've been waiting for years.

Now, I'm off to order meds. Fun, fun...

Oh, and about the BCP's... since we are postponing two weeks, I get to stop the BCP's and have a period and then start again on day 2.

The Ugly Pill

I remember now why I hate the pill. Actually, when I was on the pill before I had no idea. It was only after I had quit taking it that I realized what it was doing. It's not that I am all hormonal or anything, it's that AF is dragging on and on and on. For some reason it makes me have a long bleed (eew, yuck i know). I had always thought it was normal. I mean, I was a naive 20 something year old. But when I quit taking them, my bleed went from a light day 1, heavy day 2, medium-light day 3, then spot day 4 and gone! Now, I'm on day 4 and still medium-heavy with no end in sight. Helloooo, don't you know the weekend's here and that's our sex time??? (I say to my body)

Slight Change in Plans

The RE's office called to reschedule my IVF nurse consult, sono HSG and trial transfer. It is now scheduled for Thurs 12/13 at 9:30. It's one more day to wait, but at least I won't have to get up nearly as early to get there.

Some Good News

I just got a phone call from the Anesthesiologist's office. They reviewed my hardship letter and decided to give me a 50% discount on my balance. WooHoo! Wow, it does pay to "work the system." I've always been one of those that just pays without any question. Next, I am going to talk to my dentist when I go for my cleaning next week. I've never had dental insurance and have just always been too proud to ask for a discount. I mean, dang, I pay out of pocket right then and there, so they need to do something. Ok, bye for now.

Day 1

Ok, AF showed up a day early so I get to start BCP's tomorrow (day 2)... WooHoo! Also, I called the RE's office and scheduled the IVF nurse consult, sono HSG and trial transfer for next Wednesday, Dec. 12th at 8:30 am. I live 2 hours away so that means I'll be up at about 4:30 am and must leave the house around 5:30. I know the math doesn't quite add up, but I have to account for the morning rush hour traffic and then getting there a little early too. Now, I've just got to decide whether to take an extra week of BCP's so that I won't be starting stims/injections somewhere between Christmas Day and New Year's Day. I know this may sound a little, um, trivial, but we are going to be out of town during that time. And while I hate to keep waiting and waiting, I also would hate to have to carry it all with me and try to do injections in a strange place. We could cancel the trip, but hopefully it will be the last one for a while b/c we would have our own reason to stay home... see?

Will post more later...