1st Shot and Box 'o Goodies :)

The shot of Lupron this AM went well :) - I had one pesky bubble that wouldn't go away in the syringe no matter what (and it was at the bottom near the plunger line) -and since it wasn't going into my veins, I said - oh well...I took the shot :)
















Here is me with my CUTE Ariel icepack that Sarah gave me :) She rocks (Sarah, AND Ariel) :)














Here is me - TAKING THE PLUNGE :) LOL




















That box we received today is HUGE! Here is a pic of all my goodies....It seems I got all my meds (minus my Progesterone in Oil - I get that later) BUT I never received my instructional DVD, even though it said it was included...I think I'll live though :)

Start Lupron Tuesday, April 27th!

I'm excited to start my Lupron tomorrow morning!! (they actually didn't tell me whether to take morning or night) but I'm going to do morning, cause I start my Menopur and Bravelle on the 8th of May and all of those shots say I am to take them in the morning :)

I'm SOOO ready to get started, the BCPs have seemed to drag on!

I was a bit worried about the mixing of meds and such (starting the 8th), until the nurse said I'd be using the Qcaps - those things are awesome. I'll be mixing 6 vials of meds together, so those Qcaps are going to be a breeze.

I have my lupron at home already (thanks Bree!), but all my other meds come tomorrow :) I can't wait. I think I'll take a HUGE picture of all my meds when I get them home tomorrow night.

My Protocol :)

I know I should have posted this sooner, but it's been really busy lately!

1st, Sunday night I slept horribly (the night before our appt!) The hotel bed was comfy and had plush pillows and I even had my relaxation tapes but I was burning up (I'm usually cold). Well, by morning I had the WORST sore throat...I drove to a gas station and got ibuprofen at 5:15am it hurt so bad. I was just in disbelief that I was getting sick - NOW, of all times!

Got ready and drank my water like I was supposed to and drove over to the clinic (one mile away :) ) and got there at 7:15 am.

LOTS of info, really fast! Mike was "are you getting all of this?" All went well with my mock transfer, and no polyps, fibroids, etc on my sonohystogram and my ovaries were quiet and empty :)

Mike's S/A was awesome so the meds have been helping :)

And all my hormone tests came back in perfect range :) I'm SO happy! So - what you really want to know - is:

They took me off BCP's Monday the - 12th - I start them back up again on the 19th. (they didn't want me on them for 6 wks, but since I was surpressed already, I'll go back on them for only about 2 more weeks).

I start Lupron on April 27th
Stop BCP's on May 1st
Baseline U/S and BW on May 6th at 9:15 am
Meds are to arrive in the mail on April 27th
I start Menopur and Bravelle on May 8th. I start lowering my dose of Lupron at that time to .05. On the second and 5th day of these meds (Gonodotropins) I go in for U/S and or B/W - then on that 5th day on they'll give me the rest of my protocol, depending on everything is going.

So my *tentative retrieval* is May 17th, of course that is just tentative. It can be a day or two on each side of that date.

We agreed to transfer 2. (they won't allow 3 unless you have a past unsuccessful IVF, and it doesn't increase the chances of twins they said- it only increases the chances of triplets to 7%, interesting!)

Then we had injections training. Mike said he is willing to help with the Progesterone Oil shots. I'm not quite sure I believe him just yet :) but mom is just 3 mins down the road.

The Dr. said we have about a 65% chance of conception from what she can see :) I'm super excited. I just wish I was starting the Lupron NOW! However, I am glad I have time to get over this cold! Now it's Friday and feeling a bit better!

We're almost there...

So, I had to go get another pack of bcp's - hopefully I get to stop them soon!

Getting excited for Monday...we decided to get a hotel room on Sunday night, one mile from the clinic, so we don't have to get up at 4:15am. And best part is now we get to see friends on Sunday night for dinner!

My acupuncture appt went great on Tuesday, and we've scheduled my next three appts for the next three weeks. So exciting....she said she thinks of me all the time :) and hopes I'm being nice to my shen...(aka I need to relax more)

We did a lot of shen points on me at the last treatment, and I got some IVF relaxation mp3's that I do at bedtime...and I'm going to start moxibustion up again.

I wish Monday would just get here, so I know my protocol....I can't wait!!!

I've got my Lupron from my awesome friend B all ready to go! (THANKS GIRL!!) We're almost there!!!!!!!

My nephews are here this week, Grandma and Grandpa are watching them while my SIS and BIL (Brother in Law) are on vacay....they are so stinking cute...we're having the best time, I stop and see them after work...but boy, kids are a lot of work...hope we're ready! :)

Only....me.. (OT)

So, I often have absolutely ridiculous things that happen to me, that Mike would say should be in movies...and my sister just says "That would ONLY happen to you..."

Well, today was one of those days... while this is not about my IVF, it's off topic (OT) I felt I should share...

So, the day started by wearing my most awesome new Born sandals (teal colored if you want to know - it adds to the story later) and I realize I have overbooked myself and might not be able to meet my AWESOME friend Mandy for lunchie at noon...I call her at 8am to let her know...no answer...(I SERIOUSLY forgot a major work obligation)...we had auctions for work....

So, I call Mandy a few more times (okay like 5 stalkerish calls) cause she never called me back....I leave a message - "I hope you didn't forget your phone today" DING DING DING.....(later found out on FB she did leave her phone at home) BOOOOOO! My poor friend waited for me for lunchie and I stood her up - I know, I SUCK!

So, I race to our lunch place, hoping she *might* be there, since I'd not heard from her at all...and she's not there...so I go to her work, cause I had a present for her - Okay, I'd never been to her work - but knew the road and voila! I found her work....

So, I go to get a gift bag for her that I have and I start to walk to the entrance....this is when my plan went completely horrific and "Leah-esque" - I had a bunch of cash in my pocket...it was super duper triplified windy out today (can you see where this is going?) I see out of the corner of my eye a wad of cash, I'd had in my pocket from the auctions for work...My eyes go wide, as I watch in horror as I see the cash sail out of my pocket and my hand, in slow motion, reaching for it....it hits the ground and bounces....my head is FULL of swear words...

The cash bundle immediately disburses into 10-12 separate bills upon ground contact... I immediately go towards the larger amount rolling and twirling in the 50mph wind! several are in front of me and a couple toss themselves happily to my right...bouncing around all happy and free, without a care in the world as I am a complete mess of thoughts....I start running full speed in my teal heals and holding my gift bag, trying to step on the bills or worse yet, reaching down to grab one - which of course, escaped me everytime....they would NOT find my hand...I can only imagine what I looked like running around that parking lot hahaaaaaaaa....I got most of the bills when they blew down into a ditch, where I proceeded to trip on my teal heels and I frantically grabbed most of the money in the ditch, as I fell, partially and I was then covered in prickers/spurs on my hands, knees, fingers LOL....I was a mess, I saw a few bills cross the road - which I further chased.... (seriously, you have no idea how windy it was today) I found *most* of the bills - even found a 1$ bill near the entrance of the building....

So...I walk into her office, asthmatic (no joke) and spur ridden, and the receptionist lets me know that Mandy is not in (no doubt finding a replacement lunch, since I bailed on her!)....as I pick spurs off my fingers hahaaa...I ask the receptionist to put the gift bag I have for Mandy on her desk....said receptionist is not willing to put the gift bag I have for Mandy on Mandy's desk....really WTH???? SO all that for NOTHING!!!!!! And I stood my friend up (accidentally)!!!!!I mean if the receptionist saw me in the parking lot, maybe she thought I was giving Mandy lots of cash and didn't want that responsiblity? I dunno!

I left - TOTALLY defeated.....aren't you supposed to say TGIF? not "DIATHIF" "Dang it all to heck it's Friday"......????

Hope you all had a better day than me....at least I can laugh at the end of the day hahhaaaaa :) Hope you all had a good laugh over me as well :)

1st Main Appt

So, all my medical records have been received by my clinic, Mike and I signed and filled out all the history paperwork and I mailed that on Friday as well.

So, we're all set for my mock transfer, injections training, consent signing, cryobank signing and all that jazz on April 12th...

I'm SOOOO hoping they tell me to start the Lupron and then discontinue my BCP's that day!!

I had a HORRIBLE migraine on Friday night - not sure if it's cause of the BCP's or not, but I hope I don't get another! I'm getting really excited to get this show on the road!! 2 weeks from today - YAY!

So FAST!

Everything is going so fast now! I had my CD3 bloodwork on Friday Morning, Mike had his bloodwork and testing Friday as well. So, I hope all my hormone levels come back in good range!

I started my BCP's last night!!

So, we are filling out paperwork and getting our medical records sent to the clinic. Our Dr. will review our records and on April 12th we go back for consent signing and an initial meeting with the Dr. and will find out our protocol. I'll probably stop BCP's at that time!

YAY - so for now....we wait :)