My IVF Journey

2011-12-28T14:35:00.000-08:00

10 weeks 2 days ..Feeling Fine

2011-12-02T21:12:00.000-08:00

Hello Guys .. I know i been MIA for a while but I have been so overwhelmed with this ole thing called life on top of being pregnant I'm happy to say. Even though life has been a bit rocky lately my pregnancy has been very stable. feel very blessed and give all praise and glory to God for bring us her thus far.
I haven't had any morning sickness to speak of. My only annoyance is the gastrointestinal issues i have been having with gas and belly aches. It has caused some discomfort especially at work where i do a lot of sitting. Also i have been battling the fatigue that comes with the territory, but we all have to deal with it so our babies can be provided with a healthy food supply. So i welcome the naps and early nights.
I have noticed my clothes are increasingly tighter and tighter. I don't want to get any new clothes until at least 12-13 weeks.So i have to hold off by using my " fat" day clothes and dresses. On what was my last visit with my RE at 10 weeks 1 days we say out lil peanut dance in the womb, he had to press on my stomach a lil to make him really go at it.. me and my hubby stood mesmerized by the image on the screen .. ,.. in wonder that that was actually going on inside me.. we were humbled and amazed. And we still are and will probably remain so for quite some time..

My lil Sac

2011-10-27T16:39:00.000-07:00

Oh ..I forgot

2011-10-25T17:38:00.000-07:00

I don't remember posting this but I have 4 lil blast on ice..just waiting to join the family.

19DPO, 14DP5DT 1st Beta

2011-10-24T17:19:00.000-07:00

So today was my first beta..YEAH!!! I was so excited. I waited on pins and needles waiting for the result mentally envisioning a big number. I finally got tired of waiting and called the Dr.office for my results. The fist nurse i guess looked it up and saw the numbers then she was like.. um did Nurse T. call you? I said no..no one called me. She said OK hod on.. then i was nervous.. I started praying i was worried that they needed a particular nurse to tell me the bad news.. I was like Oh Lawd please !!! The Nurse T. got on the line all happy and giddy like.. OK .. this might be a good sign. She said well you are positive and the Dr.wants yo to come in later this week for a ultrasound. Now when i did my blood draw the doc told me if my number was over 1500 then we may have more then one and he would do a ultrasound this week. if less the 1500 then we will keep doing blood draw til HCG was over 1500 then we will do ultrasound. So when i heard her say that I would do a ultrasound this week I knew I had a high number, at least 1500. I asked her if she had the number she said yes it's 2062!!!!! OMG did you say 2062!!! Now its time to play that game "how many babies" no more "Babies maybe"!!!!

**Spoiler Alert

2011-10-24T16:57:00.000-07:00

Yes we have a spoiler alert!!!
I have a bit of a rant that I must get off my chest for my piece of mind. My mother in law has been quite the bad apple of this bunch. After we first took the 1st pregnancy test on last Monday, me and my husband were so excited we both texted out parents.he texted his mom around 7 a picture of the test and a message for her to call him when she got it. When she received it she called him back with a lecture on how inappropriate he was to tell her such news via text and how the proper thing to do was to come and actually visit her and tell her. After she ranted and raved she finally in a off hand fashion told him congratulations. I wish this was the last of the atrocious behavior but that was just the tip of the iceberg.
A day or two later my hubby decided to post on his face book the pic of the first test. 98% of my husband face book is his family and only 3-4 close friends. His family is so close he immediately got responds and congrats from a bout all of them. The next day or the next morning she woke my baby out of his sleep to holler at him again to lecture and rant and rave saying how "Tacky" he was to post that on face book and how we burst her bubble and took away her "right" to announce the first pregnancy to the family. Then she grilled him on the when s and whys and hows of the pregnancy ( she doesn't know about infertility issues or IVF)
Then the shit gets deep..I get a text from her telling me how we need to talk..I said cool because I had some choice words i wanted to say ..Once I had her on the line later that evening I had no time to say those choice words because she came at me with that same spill about how me and the hubby are out to get her and take away her right blah blah blah.. I have no idea where she gets this mess from on how she has any rights in out situation.If she had started out on the good foot and communicated initially with my hubby then we could have talked about all of this together, but instead she has been a poison to the entire experience. But I will not allow her to destroy my joy. I will pray for her to get her stuff together and straighten out because we both want her in the child(children) lives and to be apart of our family. All I can do is pray for her .Pray for Peace. I refuse to allow this to stress me and bring me low. I will soak up all the joy and love that we receive from everyone else and put her on the back burner for now. Amen

9DP5DT or 4 Weeks Pregnant

2011-10-19T16:46:00.000-07:00

Feels so weird to write that. I'm pregnant..I'M PREGNANT!!
I just want to scream it from the roof tops, but have vowed to keep a lid on things until my beta. Why am i the only person to have their beta two weeks from transfer? Everyone seems to at least get tested by the day of expected cycle. For me that would have been yesterday. But I have to sit on it for 4 more days. It will be hard but we can do it. At least I know i can.My husband is so happy and proud he can't keep it to himself. Before, while we were TTC he swore he would never post his business on Face book about our pregnancy, whenever it would happen. Now i think I may have to suspend his FB privileges until Monday. Already he inadvertently left comment on his status that lead to multiple family members to basically guess whats up. He finally deleted the status when MY SISTER commented on it. I only have told my mom and now he let the cat out of the bag to my family for me. Shesh ..Men!! LOL

So far I'm feeling fine.. symptoms? Bloated, tender boobs, larger boobs, cramps, occasional heavy or pulling or pinching sensations in the uterus/Vaginal area, heavy heartbeats, sometimes hard to find breathe, easily winded/out of breathe, fatigue, frequent urination.

7DP5DT...Oh Taste and See That the Lord is Good !!

2011-10-17T05:40:00.000-07:00

I have always wonder if i will ever be so blessed as to see this sight!!!

But this morning @ 4:00am .. i lay in bed debating if I should go through with it this morning and POAS. I spent the better part of my evening searching google for people who tested on 7DP5DT and received a BFN and later received a BFP. Thinking that if i tested and it was a negative then I will still be in the running..
...After much debate I finally got up and did the test .. FMU
......After not much of a wait with the First Responds test I received a positive line almost immediately. At first i thought my eyes were playing tricks on me.. *wipe sleep crust off eyes8 Look again and the line is there.. even darker..
I go and wake hubby.. and tell him I took the test .. I told him to look,, he staggers over to the bathroom says " I don't' see anything" * rubs sleep crust form eyes* wait.. i see a faint line here. I tell him that means we are preggers!!! He is so happy.. but he wants a more definite answer ..and since we can go back to sleep now, he leave to hit up wal-mart for a digital test. he comes back and i do that one too..Also ..plain as day ..WE ARE Pregnant!!! My God My God MY GOD!! Thank You Thank You Thank You!!!

Tale of the Human Pin Cushion

2011-10-14T19:44:00.000-07:00

My bum is so sore.. I don't know how long I will have to continue taking the PIO shots. God knows I'm more than willing to continue for the next 9 months, but Its starting to get a bit tender back here. Some people use ice or heating pads but I don't have a issue with doing the shot itself, its the soreness afterward that is getting to be a bit of a trial since my job is majority sitting on the abused area. I will defiantly have to invest in a nice pillow for my seat to make said area more comfortable XOXO..TTYL

1 day post transfer

2011-10-11T17:22:00.000-07:00

It's been one day since my 5 day transfer. I posted my two little embies yesterday. I didn't get a grade of the embies so if you can tell good quality by looking someone let me know. To tell a little bit about my transfer story ...
We arrive at 12:00pm appt was at 12:30pm.. we showed up me, hubby ans a 33 oz of water. I have to pee ( tmi ) about once while we we waiting and then after we were taken back to the procedure room the nurse allowed me to go twice since the RE was running late. He finally arrived about 1:05pm and we got things rolling.. They were all ready to get it started ..I guess they had to finish me before they could go to lunch.
But ... he came in and then embryologist came to the lil window in the room and they gave me and the hubby a pic of our babies and showed us them floating in the petri dish.. Ooh i was i luv already. The RE put my babies back home in the uterus soon to be womb where hopefully and prayfully will stay for the next 9 months. At what point does a Uterus become a womb? TTYL XOXO

0 days post 5 day trasfer

2011-10-10T15:40:00.000-07:00

1 day post ER

2011-10-06T14:16:00.000-07:00

Its been a busy couple of days
First things first my egg retrieval.
I went in at 6:30 they set me up with an IV and took me to the procedure room. The IV was suppose give some drug that would put me in a semi-conscious state, but it knocked me all the way out. I think i regained consciousness for about a minute but i hardly remember any of it. I woke up back i the original Lil waiting room i was in dazed and confused. for a few minutes, my nurse told me that they retrieved a Wopping 33 EGGS..i was like WOW!!.. she said I was a regular chicken dropping all of those eggs.

I was in some discomfort when i got home i had my hubby give me a RX pain reliever and laid down for a few hours. But after a while I was feeling up to a walk so we went grocery shopping and I felt fine if not a Lil constipated. Is it OK for me to take laxatives at this point? Today at 1 day post I feel 70% better. I just have a bit of soreness in the pelvic region especially when i have a full bladder. Other then that I'm great but still a bit bloated Which is to be expected with 33 follicles being retrieved and still swollen.

My report today was:
34 retrieved
21 Mature
21 Inseminated (ICSI)
12 Fertilized

So the plan is to do a 5 day transfer on Monday at 12:30.
See ya then TTYL!!! XOXO

Let's Get ready for RETRIVAL!

2011-10-03T18:12:00.000-07:00

So today was my last scan and I'm done with stims...Great!
I Had a bunch of fat happy follicles ranging between 15-22 mm
Measured Left:21.31, 20.29, 19.24, 18.66, 18.28, 18.13, 17.76, 17.11, 16.88, 16.07Measured Right: 21.83, 21.76, 21.2, 19.98, 19.46, 19.32, 19.32, 19.18, 18.1, 17.18
Endo Thickness-10.84
E2:9983.59

I'm a lil worried with that E@ being like super high. I really don't want another OHSS episode. Tonight i triggered with a prefilled syringe of Lupron, as opposed to Ovigril to trigger. Possibly to head off the OHSS which is trigger with the intro of HCG to the system. WHEN i become pregnant and produce HCG on my own the OHSS could still pop up, but if that occurs we will deal with it as it comes.
I was given some new scripts for my pre- and post - ER ..including
Prometrium- taken vag
Estradiol - taken Vag
Prednisone - Taken orally
Doxycycline Taken Orally
Progesterone in oil-Taken in the ass...lol =)

My little joke now.. a big pain in the rear end later.
I Trigger tonight
Have blood work in the morning to make sure all went well and then i have my ER done Wednesday morning.. Talk to ya'll then .. TTYL XOXO

Day 5 Stimming

2011-09-28T18:02:00.000-07:00

Today was a productive day .
I had my appointment this morning and was surprised and pleased at my results. I think at times my ovaries can be Lil over-achievers. Here are my Stats:
Endo Thickness-8.55
ESTRADIOL 2277.58
LH 15.1
On my left and right side the doctor measured 10 of the follicles on the right and 10 on the left.
The follicles measured between 7 -10 mm on the left
and 6 -9 on the right.
My Gonal -f was decreased to 150 iu vs the 250 iu
I now take the Ovidrel micro-dose every other day instead of everyday.
I also started my Cetrotide which hurt a lot. I hope i get the hang of it because the needle isn't like a regular needle its hard for me to see the air bubbles. Maybe tomorrow i will draw the meds using one of my Ovidrel needles. My next appointment is Friday Morning..Check in with you then..TTYL..XOXO

Day 3 of Stimming !!

2011-09-26T17:57:00.000-07:00

So far I have been stimming for 3 days now. I started with a E2 of 41 and my next check up will be Wednesday. So far I have had a few side effects of headaches and a few instances of lightheadedness. I will begin measuring my waist tomorrow morning to see if it start increasing as a measurement of growth and also so i can keep a eye on things, watching out for OHSS. I experienced a few cramps and gassy feelings in the region of my ovaries but nothing major YET.. Until the Wednesday ..TTYL XOXO..

Start stims tonight!!

2011-09-24T13:23:00.001-07:00

Start stimming tonight !! Gonal F Time !

Stressed out and Ranting!!

2011-09-20T17:59:00.000-07:00

Business First..
Today I went to a doctor's visit for my injection training and to pick up my medication from the Compassionate Care Program.

My Meds Include::
3 pens of Gonal F 900iu
1 Pen of Gonal F 300 iu
5 Vials of Cetrotide
1 Ovidrel

I will Tentatively begin Stims on the 24th
225 of Gonal -F once a day
along with Micro Ovidrel which i will pick up Friday.

Now on to the rant.. I love my RE. He is the best I have had so far and I really like him and the way that he treats me and my husband. But his nurses are driving me crazy. Every time I get use to a nurse who knows me and my husband's situation, they leave, get fired ..I don't know. All I know is that they are gone and I'm left with a new nurse that feels she knows more about what I'm going thought then i do, and they don't know shit.
I went in there today and sat down to get my meds and get up outta there and get back to work. Apparently the lil new nurse had the same idea because her mouth was running a mile a minute. she was rushing so fast thru the demostation of the pens, she was knocking over things on the desk and stuttering over her words.
When they can in the room she gave me my IVF folder with my paperwork and things, she leads off with the statement that she was told to inform me that my DH will have to provide another sperm sample to freeze. They already froze his last sample without asking us. So i guess they feel know they will just "Tell" us we have to freeze a second one. First thing out of my mouth is "why" The nurse is clueless and she says its normal for IVF to have two frozen samples. Then I had to go in to the explanation as to my husbands condition and how he can not provide a sample at the drop of a hat.He needs 10 days if not more of taking his medication to provide a good sample and we have just that amount of time before the IVF. She gives me some blank stare and i know she must not be the one nurse in the office who had the brain that day.

Things like this really discourage and stress me out about the IVF thing. I keep having flashbacks from what happened before and I can't help but have anxiety. Next Visit will be on Friday and we will see if they have their shit together. XOXO

Tenative Scheduale

2011-09-12T09:31:00.000-07:00

It has been a tough week filled with uncertainty and anxiety. DH had the analysis done and we were waiting for the results. We have been in talks with the RE about freezing the sample for back up for the IVF. But on the day of the analysis me and the DH decided to see what will happen and if it was hard for them to find any sperm then we will come in the next week to do the freezer pop. But for some reason the RE decide to freeze this sample any way with out even notifying or consulting us. I'm a lil pissed at that.

The next this was that the Coordinator has been out of the office for about a week and a half and I'm getting antsy because i didn't want my cycle to mess up due to the fact that because she wasn't able to schedule me in on time. I have to make a pest of my self with the nurses to make sure when she does her daily call for updates that they notify her of my situation. it wasn't until Thursday the 8th that i was able to get across the time sensitivity of the matter and they finally called her and got me a schedule.

09/19: Last BCP
09/23 Baseline Ultrasound and labs.
09/24: Start Injections
10/05: egg retrieval

So far that's all i got. I was really tripping for a moment due to the lack of lupron. but i guess not every office uses lupron with their protocol, and not every person needs it.
I just hope that I don't have to suffer the pain of OHSS and BFN again

Oh well ...Still Playing the Waiting Game

2011-09-06T17:18:00.000-07:00

OK. So we are still playing the waiting game. DH had his count done and we froze a portion for the IVF as back up since on our first IVF was ruined due to them not being able to find any sperm. I'm waiting to hear from the Coordinator for my care plan and for her to order my meds via the Compassionate care program. She is for some reason off on vacation and wont be back until the 12th.. When i called today they told me that while she is gone she still calls in to check on things so i may receive a call this week, though i won't hold my breathe. So until we get that call...to be continued....

Aunt Flo again..

2011-08-25T20:34:00.000-07:00

I finished my first pack of BC pills and have to begin another pack in 2 days on my day three again. Since i ask RE specifically for my retrieval to be in OCT my protocol hasn't been set yet so once again I'm on the BCP. Which is no big deal. I don't have any side effect or adverse effects from the pills so I'm good. The DH was given a regiment to try and see if it will help with his providing the best quality of good sperm for insemination. That will be next Tuesday and we will have an analysis and possible freeze of the IVF.

Appointment #1

2011-08-03T17:39:00.000-07:00

Waiting, waiting waiting.....
I hate waiting..
I hat a 9:30 appointment for a consult, But i didn't get in to see the doctor until 10:45....AAHHHHHH!
I hate that..But anyway, I had to vent a lil.
During the consult we went over a lil bit of the steps involved with the IVF process. I was prescribed low does Birth Control. I have a referral for my hubby to see another urology to make the sperm retrieval optimum and also he gave us a pair of genetic test kits for us to send in our saliva to another company.. weird.. I feel like I'm doing a DNA test and we are going to see who the daddy is. I had my 4 day blood work done and that was about it. He has my form for the Compassionate care program so i guess once my blood work gets back we will know where i stand and we will order my Stim Meds!

Appointment Set

2011-08-01T11:28:00.000-07:00

I have my appointment set for Wednesday for my 3 day (actually 4 day) Blood work, Ultrasound, and Consult. I will keep you guys posted on the findings.

Free IVF MEDS!!!

2011-07-31T19:40:00.000-07:00

Thank God!!!
We were approved for free stim meds thru the Compassionate care program!! We are so excited and thankful!! So the next step will be to have my three day blood work done which looks like will be in 2 days since AF started today!

Back at it again

2011-03-28T21:14:00.000-07:00

After our last disappointing IUI cycle my DH and I are considering our next move to be IVF. We are looking at our finances and making some changes to see if that will be a procedure we can accomplish later on this year. My DH feel his biological clock is ticking and he doesn’t want to be 30 with a baby to call his own. I am going to do some major cut-backs and budgeting and prayer to make this reality. To try a raise almost 10 grand in 7 months…that will be a serious blessing. But we have a goal. A silver lining at the end of a long and painful road. We can do it!

TTC update.

2009-07-15T23:05:00.000-07:00

This blog i am saving for just my ivf journey for those that are seeking help with that so for those who want to follow my new journey here is the link. *smooches* http://amirini-ttcjourney.blogspot.com/

BETA RESULTS

2009-07-13T09:52:00.000-07:00

BFN I am feeling really disappointed but not defeated. my mind has already moved to the next course of action and me an my husband are united in our convictions that this lil set back won't keep us from our goal of having children. we will now try to conceive naturally and I'll be changing my ivf journey into a TTC journey that will pick up my new steps and methods we're doing to TTC. Like the song says "It ain't ova until God says it's ova...Keep fighting until your victory is won"...Stay tuned...

I done messed up :((

2009-07-10T10:58:00.000-07:00

Well you guys i told myself i would wait until i went in for my beta to test but i got another itch today and bought another test (First Response this time). As you know I'm now 11 dp3dt and i really wanted to see those double lines. But unfortunately that wasn't to be today because my test came back negative... I was a lil upset but i chose to remain positive and keep my faith. It is still early yet and i didn't use my first urine. so from now on i choose to wait until Monday and i won't be poas again...

2 WW Update 9 dp3dt

2009-07-08T20:59:00.000-07:00

Hey you guys...yes I'm still here and loving it..
Today was my off day and i think i might have over done it a bit, because today was also the day i got paid. I had so many places to go things to buy bills to pay... and today in Houston it was another scorcher almost 100 degrees. So I'm hopping from place to place getting hotter and hotter. and more and more worn out. by the time i made it home i was about done and feeling a pain in my low belly so i tried to chill out for a while but there was one more errand i need to do... so i headed out did that and picked up a slice of pizza for lunch. this was a very greasy slice so after consuming it i got a real belly ache and a hint of nausea. So i went ahead and took a nap for a bout an hour... that nap was so good i didn't want to get up and make dinner. Tonight i made roasted chicken with dark meat which tends to hold grease more then white meat. After eating that my tummy ache returned along with that hint of nausea....

Is this a symptom or progesterone?
Also this morning i had some more of those menstrual cycle type cramps that seem to happen randomly not only when I'm doing a certain activity.
that's all i got for today stay tuned for my next update...

P.S i don't know what I'm going to with the HPT thing i may take one on SAT but I'm still debating it....

First HPT... 8dp3dp

2009-07-07T18:13:00.000-07:00

Guess what? I took my first home pregnancy test today. And since it was only 8 days past transfer can you guess what the results were? Negative! I know it was way to early to test but i just had a itch i had to scratch you know? I used a wal-mart brand test which is only 99% effective after you already missed your period and my period isn't due until the 9Th so i was way to early. I plan on retesting on Friday the 9th. So stay posted for further updates on that. Today as far as symptoms I've had some cramping in my lower abdomen and while on my way to work i had a really sharp cramp for about 10 sec! i was like what was that! I didn't have any bleeding so i didn't feel the need to call my doc. that's all i have for today. stay tuned.

2 WW Update

2009-07-06T15:00:00.000-07:00

Well now I'm 7 dp 3dt i think i did that right. Anyway I'm 7 days post 3 day transfer. Symptoms I have had are some light cramping and lower back pain. Also i have had some cramping sensations on my right side. I feel as if that I'm pregnant! I am claiming it as such. I won't allow myself to believe other wise. I want to take a HPT tomorrow morning and on Wednesday morning and Friday as well before my beta is done on next Monday. I haven't had any breast ache but this morning i did wake up to heartburn sensation, which was weird and went away as soon as i sat up. I also had a small about of nausea but could be due to the progesterone or wishful thinking.

Links!

2009-07-01T18:40:00.000-07:00

Here are some links to my other social networking pages including my you tube account so you can follow my ivf journey more closely.
*smooches*

www.myspace.com/HTownmiranda
http://www.youtube.com/user/amirini24

Embryo transfer!

2009-06-29T18:29:00.000-07:00

Well today was the big day and we went in today to have our Lil embies babies put in their mommy. We had four that made it this far and two were very good and the other two not so good. So I made the decision to transfer the two good ones and then one of the not so good ones for a total of three. During the procedure i was relaxed and calm and not from the Valium i took before. I'm just at peace that if we are blessed either way this turns out because it is God's will and in His hands. So today and tomorrow I'm on bed rest and then on the third day I'll only have light activity then return to work the next day with no strenuous activity or sex for the next two weeks. I have taking a flurry of medication including a suppository of progesterone which i have gotten used to. i'll be updated you guys as i go so stay tuned

I'm BAACCKK!

2009-06-26T08:49:00.000-07:00

Hello, I'm revitalizing my blog. It has been a while since i posted on here but I'm feeling the flow again. If you follow my Vlog on YOUTUBe concerning my ivf journey you would know I've been going through it lately but i think I'm beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel. I will be doing a vlog tonight to further explain mt situation but as of today my clinic has my husband's sperm and my eggs and will hopefully be fertilized and growing over the weekend and I'll be implanted on Monday! Stay tuned for more updates!

Trigger Today

2009-05-25T17:49:00.000-07:00

Today i went in for my last monitoring ultrasound and bloodwork. My nurse called me later today to inform me that I will be triggering tonight! So excited. So we will be retrieving Wednesday!!! Yeah!

Doctor's Visit # 3- Day Eight Stimming

2009-05-22T20:49:00.000-07:00

Today was a very good day! i feel very blessed and positive about my cycle and the direction my life is heading right now. Today I had my third office visit and everything was very well. I don't get the exact number or size of the follicles but i can tell you i have at least 12 on the right and nine on the left. There at least 6 near mature on the left and nine on the right. My E2 blood work came back really good and i should be triggering on Monday and my estimated retrieval is on Wednesday. I'm really excited and i just want to focus on my prayers and my faith.

Third Office Visit - Day Six Stimming

2009-05-20T14:00:00.000-07:00

Today was my was my third visit with the doctor with ultrasound an blood work. Taday i had my follicles measered. the ones that were measurable were between 4mm and 9mm! The nurse informed after i start taking y Menopur tonite they will grow a lot more really fast. So i'm ready to get this party really started! As i said tonite i'll start taking my Menopur along with my bravelle and my Lupron. I was confused fir a bit because i called the nurse about mixing the bravelle and the Menopur together but she said no. But today during the visit my nurse told my that i would be able to. so i'm going to take her word for it since i'll do anything to get out of taking more shots!

Stims day 4

2009-05-18T20:58:00.000-07:00

Today was my forth day stimming and my 1st doctor's appointment since starting stims. My doctors appointment went very well. Blood work came back very good, and my uterine lining was perfect. I have a estimate of 12 follicles on each side! That seems very good to me. During my injections today i experienced some burning when i took the Bravelle due to the fact that i injected to far to the side, there was a bit of blood too! it didn't last long though. Today my emotions were well in check and i feel super especially since i finally had a day off from work and was able to relax a bit. So until nest time....

Doctor's Appointment #2

2009-05-18T11:22:00.000-07:00

Today was my first observation appointment after starting stims. The nurse who did my ultrasound said my results look perfect so far. From what she can see i have about 12 follicles on each side! So i may have 2 dozen eggs! Way to go! I'm still waiting for the blood results. I'll post again tonite. My meds change today from 4 vials of bravelle to 3 vial.

Day 3 Stimming

2009-05-18T11:18:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was my third day stimimming, again the shots were uneventful and almost painless. Side effects... Well I cried twice so maybe I'm a bit moody...And my husband has become public enemy number 1! So yeah i feel a bit on the crazy side.

Stims Day 2

2009-05-16T19:14:00.000-07:00

today i took my 4 vials on Bravelle and my 5 cc of lupron.
Still no pain and i have become more at ease with taking my shots
I will be posting my video of me doing my bravelle/lupron by tommrow if not monday!
Monday will be my next doctor's visit and i will definatly be doing another update and video then. chao!

Baseline Ultasound..second time around

2009-05-15T20:02:00.000-07:00

Well you guys it has begun! yesterday i had my second blood draw and ultrasound and the results of this one was considerably better then the last one. The ultrasound was promising. The "cyst" that was i the last one had disappeared, the uterine lining was nice and thick, and they had no problem finding my ovaries. So they told me that i would probably be starting my Stims the next day(Friday). So later that day around we got the results from the blood work and everything was within good range and i was ok'ed to start my stims! So today was my first stimming day. I took four vials of Bravelle with 1ml of solution. along with 5cc of lupron reduced from 10cc. The shots were uneventful, painless, and no after effects so far. Wonderful! Let see what tomorrow brings. Grow Eggs GROW!!

She's Here! She's Here!

2009-05-10T07:13:00.000-07:00

Bright and early this morning and quite heavy i must say....Aunt Flo has arrived! I have never been so happy to wake up in so much pain!

A bit of a hold up

2009-05-07T13:52:00.000-07:00

ohhhh mannnn! since my period didn't start on time (maybe the BCPs were to strong) i am have to set my entire schedule back a whole week!!!! My blood test came back too high also!!! man this sucks!!! I looking for the bright side of this..... i'll let you know when i find it.

Aunt Flo!!!

2009-05-07T07:51:00.000-07:00

It's the waiting game again. Today i went in for my Baseline Ultrasound ans E2 bloodwork. I now have to wait for the doctor's office to call me later today to let me know if i would be ok for me to start meds now or will i have to wait a week because m menstral cycle has yet to start. Arg!! I had my schedule just right and now it may be dirupted big time!! On top of that during the ultrsound the tech said she saw something near my left ovary that she did'nt believe was a cyst but the doc has to check it out any way. This sucks. I'm so ready to get this thing over and done with it's not even funny. How much longer!!!!

Package Recieved

2009-04-30T18:47:00.000-07:00

What's happening blog spot spotters!
Guess what?
I recieved a package yesterday with my stim medication!
I'm so excited to have it here and a little worried because the needle is a bit longer then the one used for the lupron.
But i know i can handle it because i have to.
I have to be strong and continue to carry out this process in order to recieve the blessed rewards.
I have been really relaxed and calm this past couple of days.
I'm currently waiting for my period to start, i estimate it to start in about two days. It has to come before my baselin in about eight days.
Then its time to start stimming!!!
I'm so excited!!

First Lupron Injection

2009-04-25T21:34:00.000-07:00

My first injection was very uneventful i must say. I was a lil nervous but still excited about the "first" injection. It was quick simple and painless. i have expirenced no side effects so far and hope i have none in the future. On thursday April 24 i went to the RE office for a Endometrial Biospy. It was like a pap spear only a little painful. Just a small amount with some pressure. I am looking foward to my Baseline Ultrasound and Bloodwork May 7th I hope for good results and the go ahead to begin my stims! *fingers crossed*

youtube vlog

2009-04-24T21:46:00.001-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VycQ0ABa0Y

Getting Ready For My First Lupron Shot!!

2009-04-22T11:24:00.000-07:00

Tommrow i take my first Lupron shot and i'm supper excited! I'm ready to get this party started!! Let the baby making begin. Here is my YOu tube video on my journy so far.

Intro to tha in-vitro

2009-04-14T21:30:00.000-07:00

Well i want to write today about whats going on currently with my IVF cycle and what my goals are and where i'm headed so far. Then i'm going to go into a rant about some F@*% Up stuff going on with my insurance company.

Well first off me and my husband are going to be doing the IVF thang so that we will be able to become parents. This something we have wanted since we married three years ago but to to unforeseen circumstance it wasn't to be. But this is all God's will and i know that the child that we shall have shall be blessed for it feels like we are going thru hell to get it!

We attempted a cycle in January but due to financial difficulties we had to put it on hold for a few months. We were not aware that my insurance wouldn't cover the medication, or rather the stim drug portion. So we had to put that cycle on pause until we came up with the funds.
Now after income tax time and my yearly bonus we have the needed funds for as many drugs we desire ;)

So This month i started my cycle April 3, 2009
I started my BCP April 6,2009
i am scheduled to take my last BCP April 25, 2009
Then I'm scheduled to start my Lupron on April 23, 2009

For my Stims i'm taking Bravelle (FSH), Menopur, and then the Lupron.
I will blog to you guys later with my first shot. I hope all goes well and my prayers are answered.

AND now tha rant:
I am so tired of this insurance company runaround!
I had to stay on the phone for over three hours to get it straighten out between them and my PCP who is responsible for paying for my RE and her services
I have recieving bills for things that were already authorized through the insurance company (Aetna)
For some reason because my pcp is in Kelsy Seybold they forwarded the bill to them WTF!
Then they send the bill to me!
I'm pissed! I call the insurance company, They tell my kelsey's responsible.
I call kelsey they tell me the RE office F@%& up
I call the RE office and they tell me the insurance company and Kelsey Fucked Up!
F...U..C.K!!!
So i call the insurance company and they sort it out and say it should not have been sent to Kelsey in the first place!!!!
W..T..F!!
I'm going to solve the bullshit by changing PCP's and save myself a bunch of issues in the long run.

Peace Out!

This is only the begining

2009-04-13T21:02:00.000-07:00

hello everyone.
This is my first blog and my first posting here.
i want to share with thsoe who like to read on about my IVF journey.
Me and my husband have been pursuing the IVF route for the past year.
We have had a few false starts due to finacials set backs.
I will go into more details on this in a later blog.
Where we are now in our cycle is i'm taking my Birth Control pills
and next week i'm scheduled to start my Lupron shots and begin my ultrasound monitoring
i will beging posting my journy on Youtube.
So stay tuned!