Refresh Me!

I am so glad we had scheduled that appointment!

DH & I are one of those rare couples that skipped injectables and went straight to IVF. Therefore, when we were at the IVF Class and the nurse was rushing through all of the meds., needles, spots to inject and etc... it was easy to understand why our faces were completely glazed over.

We are much better now! As soon as our meds. arrived a couple of weeks ago, I called the clinic and set-up an appointment for help. Luckily, the nurse scheduled it for today, the day we start stimming. We got to the facility right on time. We were in and out in about 25 minutes. As soon as they showed us, we felt relived. It was not as bad as I assumed it was going to be.

So, the 'madness' officially begins tonight. Our instructions are to pick a time between 5-9pm and stick to that time the entire time we are stimming. I say 'entire' like it's going to be years. It's not though. My last stim is scheduled to be 6.22. That's not that far away! We have decided on 8:30pm as our time to shot-up. So, no late night dates for us this week!

I have to be honest... I am getting anxious, nervous, scared..... I want this to work so badly.

I need to relax.

I must RELAX!

She's Here... Again!

But, it's o.k. We wanted her to show up! I called the clinic Thursday. Of course, I had to leave a message on the nurses' line. Done! They called back and told me to call Dr. Thie's since that is where I will be monitored the next couple appointments. Did that! One problem though, Dr. Thie did not plan being in the office on my CD 3, Saturday. Fix for the problem: come in on CD 2 at 9:15am, Friday. Done!

We left bright and early. It was pretty much the usual. The took blood. This time they checked for my E2 levels. They did my vitals. I then had my U/S. The only thing that wasn't as usual..... we dropped the BIG bucks. And, that's all I am going to say about that.

Then, we waited.....the first of many waits we will have in the coming days.

DH & I ran a bunch of errands. I picked up a gift for the baby shower I am going to Sunday! We went to PetSmart, Wally World and Hobby Lobby. We found some great deals on 4th of July decor. And, we picked up some essentials for our cars (filters, fuel injector). We had lunch at Stake N Shake.

We then met my two sisters, two nephews and niece at Newport on the Levy! We went to the aquarium there. It was a blast. Most of us had been there before. DH had not. But, there were a ton of new exhibits! I even got to pet sharks! Here are some pictures from our adventure.

We had been out all day! DH was in the mood for Taco Bell. I wasn't in the mood for a 'sit down' meal so it was fine with me. By this point, I was worn out!

On the way home, the nurse called. All is clear! I am to start my Follistim and Repronex Monday evening. I will also stay on my Lupron. I also got some refills on my others meds. today. That way I won't have to worry about them next week.

Update on Upcoming Appointments:

6.15 - Refresher appt. for mixing meds 1:00om
6.17 - B/W @ Quest Checking for E2 levels (based on those may or may not change med. dosage)
6.18- B/W & U/S Checking for E2 levels & development/count of eggs

No More BCPs

I haven't posted in a couple of days. DH & I have been so busy getting things in order before the 'madness' begins. Once we get started with stimming, things will start going by so quick. We will be making many trips to our RE's office.

Monday, 6.8, I took my last BCP. I am still taking Lupron, 10u. I am to call the RE's office as soon as AF shows! If no show by Friday, I am to call anyway! Also, DH & I finished our Doxycycline Monday.

DH & I took a short trip to Cleveland Tuesday into Wednesday. I will write more about that later.... too tired now.

Side Note: We did get a call Tuesday evening, while we were in Cleveland. We came back negative for CF! Such a relief!

Countdown:

13 days until Our 2 Year Anniversary

# 1... only a million to go!

O.k so I don't have a million injections to go, but it sure does seem like it. I have to be honest; I feel silly for being so worried about today's Lupron. It was easy! I will being taking my Lupron at 8:30am each morning until 6/22. The vial doesn't seem like it has enought in it! I will keep a close eye on that. The nurse can get me some more if need be.

Today, is also DH & I's first day on Doxycycline. This is an antibiotic. We will be taking two pills daily, for the next seven days.

A couple of night ago, DH mentioned us going somewhere for a mini-vaca. I explained that after the end of next week it just will not be possible with all of the doctor appointments we will have the rest of the summer. So, we came up with the idea of just going to Cleveland for the night. Last night, DH booked us a hotel and got us tickets to an Indians game. We also plan to go to the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. It's only an overnight trip, but I am really looking forward to getting away.

Checkmark! I have been drinking my Whey Protein Shakes for 3 days. And, last weekend we bought Gatorade so that I can start drinking those when I start stimming.

Countdown Update: I am out of school! It's summer!