Thanksgiving Gone!

Whoa!  Is it me or does Lupron make you really moody?  I'm so irritable lately, I think mainly because I'm always so nauseous from all these medications.  My belly is so so bruised already!  I'm really normally not a "Drama Queen", but oh how I've turned into one.

1. Lupron Injections 
2. Prenatal Vitamin
3. Slow FE Iron Tablets (AM and PM)
4. Questran Powder Mix (result of my endo bowel resection surgery)
5. Antibiotic (AM and PM)

My poor husband has been catching it and I don't really know if he deserves it this badly.   Thanksgiving was a blur, I'm sure I still came across as really bitchy no matter how hard I tried to suppress it.  We opted not to tell our friends and family that we are doing IVF, mainly because I didn't feel like answering a thousand questions.  So I'm sure my bitchiness did not go over too well.  

Things pretty much went down hill for me after one of my cousins announced that she was pregnant and not just a little pregnant.  She's about to be 8 months along, but says she just realized she was pregnant a few weeks ago when she passed out at work thinking she may have had "high blood pressure", went to the doctor and found out she was in fact pregnant.  She was not happy about her pregnancy, since she thought she was done having children (her son is 13-yrs old) and she certainly did not want anymore.   Honestly, I think she's still in absolute shock.  Wow, effortless!  While I, "the non-pregnant one" was walking around super sick and nauseous, she "the pregnant one" was prancing around with not one symptom.  Go figure!

Moving Forward!

My hysterosonogram and test transfer went well - I'm good to go!  My husband's semen analysis received a thumbs up as well.  I started my Lupron shots on Friday and will be taking my last BCP today!  I'm so happy because that's one less pill I have to take.

I was so nervous about the shots, yikes!  The good news is that is was not nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be, just burns a tiny bit.  Except, I refuse to give it to myself - I make my husband do it because the way I see it, he needs to be completely involved in this process with me.   Believe me, he did not want to give me my shots, lol!  These people have been taking me through the ringer - not to mention my modesty is completely gone - I think everyone has seen my vajayjay!  The least he can do is give me my shots, damn it!

So, next I'm scheduled to go in on December 1st for an ultrasound and blood test, to determine if it's time to start my Menopur/Bravelle combo.  Hopefully by December 13th, I'll have a basket full of eggs for retrieval.

Emotional Roller Coaster

For the past week I have been an such an emotional roller coaster.  It's bad enough that this semester is quickly ending, my finals and comps are just around the corner, but to add to it all - the doctors office called last week regarding my infectious disease tests.  The nurse said that my Hepatitis C test had come back positive and I needed to get further testing to see if it was a false positive since the numbers were so low.  OMG!  What on earth????  I was freaking out, mentally going through every chapter of my life looking for anyway that I could have come into contact with such a disease.  I've never done drugs, I don't have any tattoos, and I don't know anyone with Hep C.  Well after a very long 4-day wait, I received the news that my other tests are negative but I am extremely anemic and may need an iron injection.  Ouch!  I was like can I please just give the pills a try, but other than that I'm good to go.  No Hep. C for me!

Today I am scheduled for my hysterosonogram, test transfer, and consents.  Then if all goes well I should start the Lupron injections on Friday and take my last BCP on Sunday.  According to my calendar, I should start the Menopur on December 2 and possibly retrieve on December 13.   I'm staying on the Lupron for an extra week, because I don't want to have my retrieval during the week of my finals.  I'm just hoping and praying that all goes smooth from here on out and there are no further problems.  Praying for a completed and successful cycle!