Quick update

I have much to tell, especially about what wonderful DH gave me for our 3 year anniversary, but I don't have the time at the moment.

I did want to mark this day, because today we administered our first injection at home (lupron, of course).

Easy, cheesy. Just a pinch and we were done. DH is awesome at administering the injections. I'm so lucky.

Here they are...

It was so overwhelming. We both sat there checking the order as tears streamed down my face. I'm not scared, it's just surreal. I mean, we're staring at $3,000 in medication that we will be administering at home with the hopes of conceiving children. Unbelievable. Now, it's all packed away. The refridged stuff has it's own crisper in the fridge and the rest resides in the foam cooler it came in.

Off and running

Hysteroscopy was freakin' awesome! Nothing like my HSG at all. There were a few times where I was uncomfortable, but being able to see my uterus on the television and listening to Dr. Vu explain the anatomy to me made it hard to focus on the discomfort. Everything looks great in there.

The internal ultrasound was awesome because my RE was quite excited...there are at least 13-15 follicles in each ovary!! Woo hoo!

After all of this, we received our protocol. Here is it what I'm currently pricing:

Leuprolide 2.8 ml 2 week kit
Follistim AQ 75 ml vial
Follistim 600iu pen
Follistim 900 iu pen (2 of them!)
Ovidrel 250 mcg
Menopur 75 iu vial (15 of them, freakin yikes!!!)

We received our schedule too. I start Lupron on July 6th, stims on July 16th, ER on July 28th and ET on August 2nd.

Oh, and BTW I AM SO FREAKIN' EXCITED!!!!

Started BCP and Hysteroscopy nervousness

Well, BCPs started on Friday, so we really have jumped into the IVF process. On Wednesday I have a mock transfer and follicle count, and I'm assuming we'll be told what medications to order then.

However, I found out today that I'm also scheduled for a hysteroscopy on Wednesday. Mmmm...not so keen about that, since my HSG was super not fun. I'm hoping some of my TTC blogger buddies can help me out with what to expect, cause I'm a nervous nelly over here.

So ladies, lets hear it. What am I in for?

"Why don't you just get dogs?"

A direct quote from one of my male coworkers when I told my colleagues about our IF.

Unfreakin' believable.

First Clinic appointment and schedule

So, I totally love our RE (Dr. Vu). He is super humorous. He says we're the kind of patients that make the clinic look good (Yay!). Our case manager is super nice and everyone at the clinic really goes out of their way to make you feel important and special (Kaiser in Sacramento). Pricing is actually pretty darn good. Grand total, we will probably shell out about 13,000. Also, long-term embryo storage is really affordable, so on the whole we are really, really pleased.

Scheduling wise, we will start BCP in mid-June (at the start of my next cycle). Then stimming will start in July. Retrieval will happen sometime during the last two weeks of July (they will put me out...thank goodness). RE says we will probably go for a 5 day transfer. Beta #1 will probably be mid August.

I'm excited and scared all in one...but focusing on the prize...a child.

IVF it is

Testing came back and DH's numbers actually fell. So, with the failure of his Clomid regiment for three months, we are onto IVF.

Our first appointment with the IVF RE is May 19th.

Right now, I don't think about it much. I'm not a big fan of the whole injection concept, so I try not to dwell on it. The last thing I need to do is get all psyched out about a few tiny needles.

I am, however, bolstered by the recent success of a few of my blogmates. Maybe I will be joining them soon.