Ok, It's official, the American Express can prove it!!!

Hello, again!

Ok, It's official, the American Express can prove it!!! I'm standing in my kitchen at the end of day 2 of my IVF cycle preparing my medication for day 3.  Can you believe it???  I want to pinch myself to make sure I'm not dreaming, but when I check our Amex account, it shows the proof that it's real.  There's a VERY large balance on it.  I have waited 10 weeks for this moment, and I still can't believe it's here.  This is happening!  There's a lot of preparing to do, so walk along with me on my journey to see what's coming.

This is my protocol...

Starting tomorrow I will be giving myself two injections at 6:30am and one at 6:30pm, 1" below my belly button on either the right or left side of my tummy.  The first injection will be Menopur, an equal dose of FSH: helps increase egg production, and LH: assists with ovulation (https://www.ferringfertility.com/menopur/).  The second injection is Saizen, a human growth hormone.  Along side my injections I will be taking Citra Natal DHA (a prenatal vitamin), and Dexamethasone.  The 6:30pm injection is Gonal-F, the follicle stimulating hormone.  

This is what the next 3 days will be like for me.  All I have to say is thank God the first days of injections fall on a weekend, since I don't know how I'll be reacting to the hormonal take over that's coming.  I'm glad I'll be home just incase I go a little crazy, lol. (Like that hasn't already been happening.)  The fourth day I'll take the am injections, and then go into Conceptions for the next blood draw and ultrasound.  That afternoon I'll learn what my PM and AM doses will be for the next 24 hours.  That will be my journey for the 6 days following, so things could change at any moment.  As of today we're estimating my egg retrieval will be on the 29th or 30th of October.  YAY!!!!!

I have been on such an emotional roller coaster for months, and even though I received the news I've been wishing for since August I was a mess today.  I was laughing and crying through many parts of the day.  I'll be honest, I am scared to death.  I've seen pictures of women's stomachs with bruising caused by the injections.  Well, I have my first bruise.  Yep, the blood work that was taken this morning left a nice dime sized bruise on my arm.  I'm starting to think it's a good thing it's fall, so I can cover the "tracks" that'll be present on my arms from the blood work with sweaters.  Regardless of the fears I have behind the injections, I cried so many happy tears today.  I am soooo looking forward to what is coming.