First Shot Today!

Well I haven't written in awhile, really nothing has happened.. We've just been waiting for the time to pass so we could finally start with this whole process.. well its FINALLY that time!!


So I called Walter Reed this morning to make sure that I got the dosage and everything correct with the Lupron, they called back quickly and I got to ask my questions... They reassured me that I was correct in thinking it was 20 units once a day at night and at the same time each night. :0)

Well Jeff and I went out and about when he got home from work. He bought me Animal Crossing: City Folk for my Wii and we got Nikita a hiking backpack (which we'll have to trade in because it's def. too big). Then we went and got some KFC.. mmm yummy.

Anyway.. 7:30 finally rolls around.. OMG time for my first shot!!.. So I grabbed the box and instructions.. Flipped the top off the bottle, filled the syringe with air, shot that into the bottle and drew up 20 units.. Then I rubbed the area on my tummy with alcohol, grabbed a roll of fat (haha) and stuck the needle in.. really did not hurt at all, the needle is so tiny! I did have some redness and itching afterwards, but that's totally normal (and now it's back to normal).

I'm so excited to get started with all of this!! Very nervous, as I desperately want this to work the first time (I don't know if we could afford to try again with how bad the Navy fucked us)..I really don't know what we'll do if it doesn't work.. but I'm trying really hard to not think of the negatives.. I really need to be positive throughout this whole process!

Well, I'll be on the Lupron until I trigger.. woohoo! Hopefully I don't get any side-effects.. don't mind if I get bitchy.. Jeff will deal =P.. so our schedule right now is:

3.30 - Started Lupron 20 units 1x a day
4.05 - Stop BCP
4.15 - Baseline Appt, Doc consult & Injectables Class
4.22 - Ultrasound & Blood Work
4.24 - Ultrasond, Blood Work & Pre-op
4.30 - Egg Retrieval (Tentative)
5.03 - 3 Day Egg Transfer (tentative)
5.05 - 5 Day Egg Transfer (tentative)

I don't know the rest of the dates yet, that will depend on how I respond to the medication.. the egg retrieval and egg transfer are all tentative right now..

I'll explain how IVF works and all that in a later post, so stay tuned!

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We got our dates!

Hey Everyone! I've been pretty MIA lately.. with Jeff being gone and then PCSing the beginning of this month.. but we're settled in our new place and I'm back!

Here's whats going on with me now..

I'm waiting for AF to officially start (spotting right now).. then I'm starting BCP on CD 2.. I'll start taking Lupron 20 units once a day on March 30th.. then I'll stop taking the BCP on April 5th... I'll have my baseline appointment on April 15th (bloodwork and a U/S), then I'll visit with the Doc and get my "official schedule", then I have to get all my medication and go straight to injectables class..

All the dates after that are tentative because it depends on how I respond to the medication, but my Egg Retrieval is tentatively scheduled for April 30th.. If we actually stick with that date and the IVF works, our due date would be January 21st, 2010! (yes I checked! LOL)

Appointment Updates.

OK so here's the updates on my appointments that I promised.

On Tuesday (Feb 17th) I had my saline sonogram (hysterosonogram). First of all I've never been to Portsmouth Naval Hospital, and it's freaking huge! Secondly, I had just gotten my new tattoo 2 days before and my foot was still really sore, so I had my pant leg rolled up, my flip flop half on my foot and I was limping.. I'm sure I looked like a complete moron.

Well I walked (limped) back to the Ultrasound lab.. talked to the secretary, what a complete bitch! Backstory: When she called me, she told me I had to get a pregnancy test no more than 3 days before.. that's all she said.. OK well she asked if I had gotten it done, to which I said no. I explained that 3 days before was Saturday, lab was closed.. lab was closed on Sunday and Monday was Presidents Day so the lab was closed then, there was no way I could get it done. Well she got all bitchy and basically said too bad you need it done, call us when your period starts again and we'll get you a new appt. I freaked the fuck out, NO WAY I was going to wait until next cycle, this was the LAST thing I needed done to get medical clearance, so I asked to speak to her superior... The doctor comes out and I explain everything to him.. he put in an order to get the test and told me to go to the lab right away.. So I went and got it done (negative duh!) and came back.

Well they called my back, got a normal pelvic ultrasound done to see everything.. then I finally got to pee! After I peed I had a transvaginal ultrasound.. then the doctor came in and explained the procedure to me. He did the hysterosonogram, it wasn't too bad, I was crampy but not unbareably so.. He said that everything looks good and I have a "beautiful perfect uterus". Woohoo for me!

So today (the 20th) I had my appt for my colposcopy.. I get all the way to Ft. Eustis and one of the nurses calls me.. She's like "I'm sorry Mrs. Wilson but we have to reschedule, the doctor had an emergency and had to leave".. so I'm like well... when are we talking for a reschedule?... To which March 2nd is replied.. So I'm kinda having a panic attack, but calmly tell her that we're PCSing March 1st and that's why I made the appt for today, and I really need it done.. So she looks and the other Doctor has an opening! Woohoo! Finally some luck!. lol

Well, I got there, talked to the Doctor and then got the procedure done. It kinda hurts to get your cervix scraped up.. but whatever.. gotta do what you gotta do. After it was done, I asked the Doctor what he thinks and he said that He's pretty confident that it was the HPV and nothing else, but that the official results will be available in 7-10 days...

So I called Walter Reed and let them know that my Hysterosonogram results are available to view and I got my colposcopy done and they said it was nothing major... I'm waiting for a call back to see where we go from here..

Updates

Well after much bitching and phone calls, I finally have the drama with my doctor fixed. OMG I don't even want to talk about it, it was horrible.. anyway

I have my colposcopy appt on Feb. 20th, I have to get the results and send it up to Walter Reed right away.

On Feb 17th, I have my appt for my saline sonogram (hysterosonogram) at 8:30 am. I have to drink a bunch of water (like 54 ounces) and I can't pee until it's done.. eep I hate that.. I also have to get the results of it ASAP and send it up to Walter Reed.

Well that's my update.... lol

IVF Orientation

So I had our IVF orientation on Tuesday (Feb 3). I got up at 6:30am, left the house at about 7:45am, I thought that I should leave earlier because DC traffic can be insane. Well, turns out that I really didn't need too, I got there at 11am (an hour early). I checked in and read until we all got called back.

I would say there were about 8 couples and 4 ladies (including me). I was pretty happy that I wasn't the only one without my husband. *sigh* Dr. Payson (IVF director- head doctor) came out and talked to us about everything. He had a whole slideshow about the IVF process, what to expect, the risks, percentages and everything. Pretty interesting but I knew most of it already. Walter Reed and the ART Institute of Washington, Inc. work together in this program, they've been consistently in the top percent of ART clinics in the country since they opened. So I'm happy that they're so good. After Dr. Payson's presentation, one of the nurses came out and had us sign and hand over a bunch of paperwork, we also got a list of the medications that were already prescribed and ready to pick up. She also went over the IVF schedules, when we'd start, etc. etc. Next came the financial lady (Leslie). She talked about what everything costs, collected our deposits and had us sign even more paperwork. OMG I'm sick of paperwork already. LOL. Well, once we're medically cleared, Leslie will call for us to pay and then give us our baseline date. She should start calling for payment at the end of February. Jeff and I are all ready to pay because we want to get in ASAP, we should be set to cycle in around April 7th.

After all of this (about 2.5 hours). We had to run down to Walter Reed's pharmacy, got a number and waited around for awhile for it to be called. Once my number was called, I went up to that window and got my medication. I have the Birth Control Pills I'll have to be on, some more prenatals and my Lupron (which is sitting in the fridge since my house can get warmer than 77 degrees on warm days). Then I got to drive home, OMG it took like almost 4 hours to get home! I got caught in some traffic and also had to stop to get some food because I was STARVING!

O yeah here's some freaking bad news:

So I got a call from my doctor (well they called Jeffs phone for some reason) on Monday, so I called back while I was driving up to Walter Reed. So she informs me that my pap came back Abnormal. GREAT! Just what I freaking wanted to hear! And she couldn't even tell me if this would interfere with my IVF. I called the appointment line today (Jan 5) and they couldn't get me into March 16! WTF we're PCSing on March 1st! So I called the actual clinic to make an appointment and they said they could get me in on March 2nd. Well that won't work, we'll be in Maryland. So I called back my doctor's office to see what I'm supposed to do and am now waiting for one of thier moronic nurses to call me back. UGH

So right now, I'm waiting for AF to show so I can schedule my Saline Sonogram and start my Birth Control. I'm hoping she'll come early next week. And I'm also waiting to hear back about what I'm supposed to do about the other appointment since I need a colposcopy and it has to be done soon. Hope I can catch a break soon.