So Monday was day number one, opening day if you will. We also had a 9:45 class to teach us about the medicines and shots Kathy will be taking, took a good hour to hour and a half. Very complicated, we have three different calendars to keep track of everything. As you can see on the last post there is a Google calendar if you wish to follow along. The extraction and transfer dates are just planned at this point, they could shift. At 1PM Monday I had to do a STD test, I guess if you refuse this test, then they store your eggs and semen with other unverified specimens. Kind of weird that it would matter, but it was just a blood test, no Q tip up the pee hole. Then I had to provide a semen sample for a semen analysis and to freeze a sample incase the extraction day comes and I have to soldiers left, that would be sad if I didn't have even one :(. Kathy had a blood test Tuesday for her FSH levels and Estradiol, She starts birth control pills tomorrow and is on them until June 22. This prevents her from ovulating early, so no sugar pills. On Monday the 16th she has a Mock transfer, where they go in and see how hard it will be to get access to the ovaries on the day of the real extraction. Which now that I write this, why is it a mock transfer and not mock extraction? Not sure on that one. She also has a Saline Infusion Sonogram on Monday, this is similar to when they put a dye in her tubes and make sure they are open. She has o take a Z Pak the day before the SIS, I believe that is an antibiotic. Sorry I don't have more detail on some of these things, there is so much to know and remember. We were also supposed to have the cash ready for next Monday, but we are still waiting to see if my insurance will cover the ultrasounds and medicines. So probably be a few weeks before we need that. And that is basically May. June will involve a lot of medications and shots, and July will be the big procedure. I've heard from people that all the medicines will really take there toll of Kath, but I have also heard that it is a slow and steady increase and it should be too bad. I really hope for Kathy's sake it is the second options.
We love you all so much, thank you for your prayers and support.
Love you both and saying lots of prayers for all involved! Take a deep breath and enjoy the ride because when it's all over you will have one great story to tell your child about how they came into this world with two very loving and dedicated parents.
ReplyDeleteI've heard only the 2nd on the meds. Yes, there are a lot of them but they are a slow and steady increase so they shouldn't be too bad. I have another friend doing IVF and they recommended acupunture too. It helps improve the odds of IVF being successful by 30-50% (if I remember right). Maybe something else to look into:)
ReplyDeleteI've got a ton of maternity clothes that I'm going to need to get rid of in a couple of months.... I'm just saying;)