So I had another follow up appointment today for the persisting pain. The blood clots and fluid are gone which is a good thing but the pain is still there. So they put me on doxycycline twice a day for one week just in case. They think it was an acute inflammatory reaction... who knows?????
Anyway I started my Lupron shots today, 10 units daily for two weeks. I stop my BC pill on the 19th of February. And start the patches at the end of next week if all goes as planned (which you never know with me). C miscalculated one drug cost (menopur) by $715 whoops someone was tired lol. But all is good we picked up her medications and we will get the rest of mine Monday or Tuesday of next week.
Whew enough about medications! Any way I am starting to feel a little better but I am still reliant on around the clock ibuprofen. More to come, stay tuned :)!
Friday, February 15, 2013
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
And this too shall pass
I'm feeling a little better. They did an US and there are blood clots and fluid in my uterus trying to get out but getting stuck. May take a few days to resolve (OUCH). So I'm taking high doses of drugs to help with the pain (Ibuprofen and Tylenol around the clock) which is taking the edge off for now. I had to take off from work tonight :(. Which sucks because I am still on orientation but they were very understanding. I am in no shape to take care of sick babies tonight.
ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS THANK GOD FOR MY WONDERFUL WIFE! She has been bending over backwards to try and make me feel better!
So other than all of that chaos we had our IVF nurse consult this morning and that went very well. Once I was not hunched over in pain and able to listen I started to get super excited. And C is super excited as well. Our IVF nurse is super sweet and spent over 3 hours with us! Needless to say she addressed all of our questions/concerns. She gave us a list with seven pharmacy's to call for the best pricing for the medications we need. They did one more blood test for me to test for my CMV status and to check if I am up to date on my titters. C had her blood taken for an AMH level. So when we got home C called figured out the best way to go about getting all that we need. Since we have some medications left over from me donating eggs our medications combined will be $1080, which is cheap in IVF land.
We basically signed away our lives today with all of the procedure paperwork etc. C had to sign over the sperm/her eggs to me which seems so strange but it is what it is lol. The sperm is all ready to be shipped so I will do that next week :).
New on the horizon is talk of doing PGD, Preimplantation genetic diagnosis. I just feel like using donor sperm and doing IVF I want to make sure genetically the embryo's are healthy (free from genetic abnormalities or trisomies). Another plus is we would know the sex for all the embryo's :). I see some crazy crazy things working in the NICU and although this is technically the unlucky 5% of babies that have genetic abnormalities I just can't imagine being in that situation myself. I also feel like it would save me the decision to "terminate" if need be in the future if god forbid something was wrong. The bad part about this is of course the expense and potential risks. Cost wise the $3,500 biopsy will be covered by insurance, but the $3,015 for genetic/sex test is out of pocket. As far as risks we could lose embryos in the biopsy process. So, C and I will discuss this further and decide by next week. Any opinions or input???
As far as a definitive time line, things have been pushed back slightly since they want to have our cycles synced for two weeks rather than one. So we are looking to do the egg retrieval, ICSI, and embryo transfer March 24-29th.
ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS THANK GOD FOR MY WONDERFUL WIFE! She has been bending over backwards to try and make me feel better!
So other than all of that chaos we had our IVF nurse consult this morning and that went very well. Once I was not hunched over in pain and able to listen I started to get super excited. And C is super excited as well. Our IVF nurse is super sweet and spent over 3 hours with us! Needless to say she addressed all of our questions/concerns. She gave us a list with seven pharmacy's to call for the best pricing for the medications we need. They did one more blood test for me to test for my CMV status and to check if I am up to date on my titters. C had her blood taken for an AMH level. So when we got home C called figured out the best way to go about getting all that we need. Since we have some medications left over from me donating eggs our medications combined will be $1080, which is cheap in IVF land.
We basically signed away our lives today with all of the procedure paperwork etc. C had to sign over the sperm/her eggs to me which seems so strange but it is what it is lol. The sperm is all ready to be shipped so I will do that next week :).
New on the horizon is talk of doing PGD, Preimplantation genetic diagnosis. I just feel like using donor sperm and doing IVF I want to make sure genetically the embryo's are healthy (free from genetic abnormalities or trisomies). Another plus is we would know the sex for all the embryo's :). I see some crazy crazy things working in the NICU and although this is technically the unlucky 5% of babies that have genetic abnormalities I just can't imagine being in that situation myself. I also feel like it would save me the decision to "terminate" if need be in the future if god forbid something was wrong. The bad part about this is of course the expense and potential risks. Cost wise the $3,500 biopsy will be covered by insurance, but the $3,015 for genetic/sex test is out of pocket. As far as risks we could lose embryos in the biopsy process. So, C and I will discuss this further and decide by next week. Any opinions or input???
As far as a definitive time line, things have been pushed back slightly since they want to have our cycles synced for two weeks rather than one. So we are looking to do the egg retrieval, ICSI, and embryo transfer March 24-29th.
Happy Valentine's Day Everyone!
Me on the left and C on the right <3
Feeling terrible and scared :(
I have no idea what is wrong with me. I am exhausted, I have only gotten three hours of sleep in the last 44 hours. I got a hysteroscopy done yesterday and have had sharp and unbelievably painful abdominal pain since about 5pm yesterday. I have an appointment in the morning. I am hoping to get some answers. But more importantly some relief and sleep! :(
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
One step closer :)
C had her blood work and US this morning. The doctor said she was cleared to start birth control :)! We will find out more of a medication timeline tomorrow when we meet with the IVF nurse to order medications.
I had my hysteroscopy and mock transfer this afternoon. The worst part was keeping my bladder full, I am such a wimp when it comes to "holding it." I am a little crampy now but otherwise fine. The tests went very well. I am happy to say that there will be no more tests for me. The only thing I can look forward to now is the embryo transfer and hopefully a pregnancy!
IVF nurse consult is tomorrow morning... nervous/anxious about the cost and details lol.
I had my hysteroscopy and mock transfer this afternoon. The worst part was keeping my bladder full, I am such a wimp when it comes to "holding it." I am a little crampy now but otherwise fine. The tests went very well. I am happy to say that there will be no more tests for me. The only thing I can look forward to now is the embryo transfer and hopefully a pregnancy!
IVF nurse consult is tomorrow morning... nervous/anxious about the cost and details lol.
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Let the games begin!
I've never been so happy to hear my wife got her period! She and I go in the office Tuesday (Feb 12th) for blood work and US for her and mock transfer and hysteroscopy for me. Then Weds (Feb 13th) we order our IVF meds! Ironically enough we are looking to do the embryo transfer the week of the anniversary of her mother's death (March 7th will be two years) :(. I feel like that is a sign, we couldn't have planned that if we tried!
On a side note my wife and I tried a Unitarian Universalist church two months ago. And although we loved it I feel like we need more structure for our future children. So we found a Christian church that accepts the LGBT community. We will go tomorrow and check it out (for a potential parish for us). If we like it we may look into their baptism process etc. :)!
On a side note my wife and I tried a Unitarian Universalist church two months ago. And although we loved it I feel like we need more structure for our future children. So we found a Christian church that accepts the LGBT community. We will go tomorrow and check it out (for a potential parish for us). If we like it we may look into their baptism process etc. :)!
Friday, February 8, 2013
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
HSG test and donor photos :)
So my hysterosalpingogram went well last week, there are no blockages in my fallopian tubes which is good news! Now we are kind of just hanging in there until C get her period. I have the mock transfer and hysterscopy on February 12th and then we have our IVF nurse consult on February 13th to order the very expensive drugs! C is due for her period around February 11th so if we are lucky we can bang out the bloodwork and US on the 13th as well. Then she will start birth control for about two weeks if those results look good. I am still on birth control just waiting to get the ball rolling :)!
Anyway here are some fun comparison photos of our donor and I. I am on the left and the donor is on the right :)
Anyway here are some fun comparison photos of our donor and I. I am on the left and the donor is on the right :)
And just for even more fun, here are some cute photos of C when she was a little girl :) lol
LET'S HOPE THEY MAKE SOME CUTE BABIES! :)
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