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Moving Right Along

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This past week, wasn't nearly as overwhelming as I'd thought. I began taking Lupron injections on the 19th. Lupron is a medication taken in shot form to prevent an early LH Surge, or Ovulation. One of the main side effects of this are headaches, and boy did I have some! Sunday through Tuesday was one long headache that did not seem to want to go away. Other than that, other side effects included being exhausted after work everyday and the occasional hot flash. Also last week I began going to Acupuncture. I am not sure if it is helping, but I am all for anything that will increase my chances! Today I had to go into the office for a Baseline Ultrasound and more blood work. In this Ultrasound, Dr. Zarek was checking to make sure the uterine lining is looking good and that there are no cysts growing in my ovaries. Everything looked great and we are on the right track! I am really starting to get more and more excited about all this. For me, that was a hard obstacle to overcome.

Let's IVF-ing Do This!

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Yesterday Walgreen's finally called saying my meds were ready to pick up, so i excitedly got on my Walgreen's App to check out what was waiting for me. Shock and awe rang through my body as I scrolled down the 22 item list. No, that is not a typo, 22 items is correct. Now, not all of the items are medications, quite a few of them were things like alcohol wipes, needles, syringes, etc. Also included on the list were the prices. Oh the prices... I won't get into specifics, but lets just say it rhymes with schive schmousand, not quite that much, but close. I frantically looked for coupons last night to help bring the cost down since we didn't qualify for anything more than a 10% rebate on 3 of the more expensive ones. I went to bed thinking about the prices and how I was going to get everything organized because if there is one thing I have read over and over again on countless blogs is that ORGANIZATION IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS! Luckily for me, when it comes to organizing im

Surgery and Wait

Yesterday, I had yet another small surgery. Like I said 2 weeks ago, they found another small polyp in my uterus that needed removed. A Polyp is a small skin growth and is very easy to remove, so easy in fact they were able to do it in the office. When I got into the OR, Sam Smith was playing in the speakers and the nurses were all talking about much they love him, they asked my opinion, and if you know anything about me, you know I hate Sam Smith, to me he is a whiny little bitch! The Anesthesiologist got a big kick out of that, and naturally I could hear Sam Smith the whole time I was under. I also dreamt the whole time. It was like one of those screen savers from the 90's with the pipes. Dr. Zarek said the surgery went great and that everything looks good inside. We came home and I slept on and off for the rest of the day. Today I had to do a 2 hour fasting blood glucose test. This is the one you take when your pregnant to see if you have gestational diabetes. So I got into th

IVF Day 1

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Ever wonder what an IVF schedule looks like? Yes, most items on there are the medications I will be taking. Today boys and girls, IVF stands for I'm Very Flustered! Wow that was a lot of information to take in at our schedule overview. Whatever I thought I knew about this process, was very little compared to everything we went over today. I will be taking five injectables and 2-3 pills daily. Its a good thing needles don't bother me all that much. Shout out to Dr. Kronomer for sending me to get blood work done every time I had any kind of illness as a child. Little did I know, he was preparing me for all the blood work and medication I would need as an adult.  Not only did we get our schedule today, we got instructions on how to do all the medications, as well as a giant packet that Jason and I have to read through, sign, and notarize. Needless to say, we have out work cut out for us... I truly want to thank everyone who took the time to read my little blog. I loved

Our Story

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When I was about 13 years old, I set some personal goals for myself, as many young girls do. I had decided that I was going to get married at 25 and start having children at 27. When I met my now husband, Jason at 21, I knew he was the one and we were married one month after I turned 25. About a year later we started trying for a baby, and try, and trying some more, but no luck. At 27, I began seeing a fertility specialist because they found a 9cm fibroid on my uterus that needed removed. The surgery went very smooth and were told to begin trying for a baby a few months later. Another year went by and still no baby. At this point, the sight of a baby or seeing my friends post on Facebook that they were pregnant would send me into a depression. That same year, my sister who had just gotten married, announced she was pregnant with her first child. As excited as I was to be an Aunt, it really hurt that she could get pregnant so easily, while I was struggling physically and emotionally.

Road to IVF

Some of you may be asking, WTF is IVF? IVF is an abbreviation for In Vitro Fertilization. My ovaries will be stimulated to produce as many eggs as possible; those eggs are then retrieved. The same day as the egg retrieval my husband will give a semen sample, which will then be cleaned and the best of the best sperm will be chosen. Using a tiny needle, one sperm is inserted into each egg. The eggs are now embryo's and will be watched for 5 days. During the 5 days, some of the embryos may die, while others will thrive and get graded. They will then insert 1, 2 being the most right unto my uterus, and we will pray one sticks! *Please note, this is a very scientific process, and I am definitely not a doctor, so I could have some of this process incorrect. This is my understanding from multiple doctor visits I had my first "Road to IVF appointment last Friday. At this appointment I had a fluid ultrasound done. This was done to check my uterine lining. Unfortunately she found

Welcome

Welcome to my new Blog! As you may had read "Our Story", my husband, Jason and I are getting ready to go through the IVF process. I have done a lot of research on IVF, and one thing I kept coming across was the importance of keeping a log of everything I am going through, feeling, etc. I am not the best writer out there, so bare with me. This blog is first and foremost for me, but hopefully I can help someone else out there suffering feel a little less lonely. Infertility has been one of the loneliest times in my life. I don't remember ever hearing about anyone going through IVF. It was something Phoebe went through on Friends when she carried her brother's baby. It wasn't even a good representation. On the show, She just decides she is going to carry the baby, the next day she gets the transfer, she goes home and takes a pregnancy test, and it works! Wow the magic of TV. Well back in 1996, the topic was still Taboo, and certainly doesn't work that quickly