Well, our nurse is awesome!  She had to work pretty hard to get us dates that worked with all the doctors and us and still be before our summer vacation but she did it!  It has been a whirlwind since then because the dates that worked for everyone meant we got started immediately.  This past week I had the mock embryo transfer, baseline blood test and ultrasound, injection class, my birthday, and had to get my meds.  It was a little crazy to say the least.  I'm actually glad everything has been happening so fast because my patience it very limited at this point.  I think the worst part of dealing with infertility is all the waiting.  It is torturous when all you want is to get things fixed so you can have a baby...now.  It is rough and I really feel for everyone having to suffer through this.

Lets break down what has happened this past week a little:

Mock Embryo Transfer and Sonohysterogram 

This is the test run for the actual embryo transfer where they put a catheter through the cervix and into the uterine cavity to measure how far to put the embryos, which catheter to use, and any twists and turns/maneuvers they may need to make.  Once they get the catheter placed correctly, they inject a saline solution and ultrasound the uterus to check for any abnormalities.  I'm not going to lie, it was a little uncomfortable, but it just felt like normal period cramps.  I didn't even take anything ahead of time to relax my muscles.  It was over and done with in maybe ten minutes.  Everything was all good and doctor said I can expect a very easy transfer.  Hooray!

Baseline Blood Test and Ultrasound

I hate needs which makes IVF even harder for me because I am dreading all the injections but I'll do whatever it takes to have a baby.  Blood tests are no fun either.  I've gotten used to them because of having so many but I still dread them just a bit.  Luckily, my baseline was so easy.  The tech did a great job and the tourniquet pinched worse than the needle.  Great birthday gift - baseline came back normal and the ultrasound showed no cysts!

Medications

I had to work this all out with our insurance because they were ordered originally from a pharmacy that doesn't accept our insurance so I transferred the prescription over to a different pharmacy.  I had told them not to require a signature at delivery since I knew we weren't going to be home all day but they messed it up.  I had to go pick up the package at the processing center since I wanted to have everything before injection class.  This mess also happened on my birthday.

Despite the mishaps, I did manage to have a good birthday

Injection Class

Very informative.  It really helped and I would definitely recommend it to all IVFers.  When I opened my meds I was completely overwhelmed.  After injection class I feel like I can actually mix everything correctly.  The challenge will be working up to actually sticking myself.  My sis came with me to learn how to do the trigger since hubby really doesn't like needles either and I can't handle someone being nervous when having to stab that humungo needle in my butt. No thanks!  So my sis is being awesome (as always) and stepping up.

Hubby took me to an amusement park to celebrate my birthday and to do something that I won't be able to do for a while if this works.  Oh I hope it works!!

I start stims tonight.  I'm on the lupron trigger protocol since I could be a high responder because of having PCOS.  I start on 112.5iu Gonal F and 75iu Menopur.  I hear the Menopur burns...yikes!  I'm so nervous!!  Wish me luck tonight!