IT'S HAPPENING

I know I haven't blogged in forever, but lately our laptop is occupied thanks to school being out and the kids home. Well, Micayla got her own laptop now, that was her graduation present from us!

So on to the good news! I am starting the IVF process..

My period came on Saturday the 4th, I was wishing for it to come on the 2nd because according to my chart I received from the doctor's office of when they do the retrieval and all that, I had to have my period on our before the 2nd, well, the 2nd came and went. Saturday my period came so I just went on with my day and said "I'll call the doctor's office on Monday" so when I got to work, I was looking at the schedule again and my cycle has been only 26/27 days and according to my calendar I wouldn't have been able to start all this until my NEXT cycle, so I was bummed, until I called to report my period!

Alley, she's the nurse, she cracks me up, she so funny and kind of ditzy but I love her! LOL I told her I got my period and that I was bummed but then she said well, this might be a good thing because they are using a new protocol with a different medication or something, so she was going to call Iowa City and see if they can get me in. So I was anxiously waiting for her call. She called me back about an hour later and asked me if I started my birth control pill (BCP) and I said no, because I thought I was going to have to wait, and I asked "is that a good thing or bad thing that I didn't start it" she said "it was a GOOD thing", not sure why but whatever. So she said she has to call back to IC and that she would get back to me. She called me while I was in the middle of getting my car washed but I didn't care, I just wanted to hear the news. She said "ITS A GO"! I can't believe it..

So that afternoon after work I was planning to go give blood to test my Thyroid, I've been a thyroid pill for about 6 weeks now and the doctor wanted me test on or after June 13th, for some reason I was thinking the 6th was the 13th, oops, I didn't realize this until I was in the office with my lab form and right on there it said June 13th or later. LOL I still had it done, however I haven't heard the results yet.

Alley said she will call me Wednesday to confirm everything and get my meds ordered. I was so excited to see Dr. Figge's office calling on my cell phone. She told me everything I needed to know and my meds are ordered! I got a call from Medco, our mail order pharmacy and she told me everything I was getting but I couldn't write fast enough nor spell the names of the drugs, but who cares about that. LOL She's going to call me back with how much we're going to have to pay, but she's running both insurances so hopefully it won't be too steep. She said they will be here next week! OMG

So here's everything I have to do from now until the day of the egg retrieval

Monday, the 6th - start BCP's take daily until the 26th of June.

Monday, the 20th - go to Davenport for an Ultrasound and injection training. I guess they will mark where the injections need to be injected. I'm supposed to take all my meds with me so they can make sure the dosage and everything is correct.

Sunday, June 26th - Last day to take my BCP

Wednesday, June 29th - my first injection! I will be in California at this time but that's OK! I think I will have to take daily shots up until July 4th.

Monday, July 4th - Ultrasound in Davenport, they will look to see how I am stimulating and if everything looks "good" then my retreival day will be, the earliest, July 6th. Otherwise, July 7th or 8th, then we will go back 3 to 5 days for the embryo implantation! We will be back from CA by then and we're already off work so it will work out great to have my ultrasound on that day. Sucks to be the tech, though, having to come in on a holiday but that's why they get the big bucks. LOL

Then the dreaded 2 week wait! No Jazzercising for me most of the month in July. I already talked to the owner and explained everything so she's aware of it. Getting subs shouldn't be a problem. If it is, too bad! LOL

And of course I had to on a website to see when my baby will be born and he/she will be born sometime in April. If the calculator is correct on the website I was just looking at. Maybe on our 3 year wedding anniversary we'll have a little one to care for!

OK, so I just heard back about my prescriptions and the cost. So first I'm going to say if I didn't have insurance the meds alone would be close to, are you ready, $7000 dollars. That's right, and I didn't add an extra zero, but that's what LaTasha told me, she was so nice. And she made the comment that my insurance is awesome! So I only have to pay, $377.03! Amazing, huh?? I had $300 left on my flex spending so that worked out great. The meds will be here tomorrow!

Please say some prayers that everything works out! I know we're so excited to get this process started. I hated waiting every month, now I only have to wait a little while longer.