Tuesday night I got everything ready and decided that if I was going to get a decent nights sleep that I should take a sleeping aid, nothing too major just an Advil PM. So at 10:30 pm Justin and I headed off to be. And I slept so well, I really worried that I would toss and turn all night due to being anxious and nervous but I ended up sleeping through the night. 6:30 am my alarm went off and it was June 1st and our 1st day of shots.
I woke up and took a hot shower, I read that the heat helped your body to relax and could help make the shots easier to handle. I then got ready for work and Justin's alarm went off at 7:30 am. He was so sweet to wake up early to help me administer the shots. He even watched the shot videos Tuesday night to make sure he knew what he was doing. I told him I wanted to watch with him but he told me he didn't want me to worry about the shots that he would do them for me. My hero!!
Justin promptly went to the kitchen and prepared the two injections, it was fun to watch him, because he is going to Pharmacy school I had no doubt he would be good at this but I am worry wart and wanted to make sure he followed all the directions carefully. Now in reading other blogs and hearing about IVF most people put the shots in their belly, but according to the video Justin watched they said you could put it in the back fat of the arm. So Justin being the sweet guy he is told me he didn't want my stomach to be irritated all day since I sit at work. So we decided to give my arm a try.
Shot #1 burned as anticipated, I think because I was so anxious and knew what to expect once Justin injected the shot I lost my composure. I cried, but just a few tears and told him that it burned! He kept saying its okay babe it will all be worth it and he is right! Shot #2 I didn't even feel him inject it, so that was nice. After the shots were done I went in and did my hair then brushed my teeth and we headed to Idaho Falls for my Ultrasound and Blood work.
Baseline Ultrasound- When we got to the Dr's office we got to see Stephanie again for the first time since January. Stephanie is going to be the Dr. in Idaho Falls once the clinic is fully functional and able to do IVF there, so she will do all my ultrasounds before our actual procedure. We chatted for a bit while walking back to the room, she had me undress from the waist down and then come in to check my uterus. She asked me if I had started my month cycle because my uterine walls was really thick. I told her not yet but that it would be soon as I had noticed some spotting and discharge. Then she asked me about the shots and I told her how sweet Justin was and how he had tried them in my arm. Surprised by this she asked us why? I told her it was in the video and Justin said " I didn't want her stomach to be irritated while sitting at work. She kindly told us we were wrong without saying that of course. :) She explained why it was supposed to be in my stomach and we told her that we would do it there going forward. She printed off the pictures she needed and told us we were good to go do the blood work and that Amberlie my coordinator would call me at the end of the day with results.
Blood work- I don't know if I will ever get used to this, I know that is what everyone keeps saying to me. "One you get pregnant you'll be poked a lot so get used to it." But seriously, how do you get used to someone shoving a needle in your arm and taking your blood? Anyway we drove to Idaho Fall's Express Lab to get our blood work done, I informed the nurse of my fear of needles. She told me to not look and then promptly wrapped the band around my arm and shoved, and I mean shoved the needle in my arm. I winced a bit and she quickly filled the vile that she needed. After she wrapped it we left and I complained that it hurt but Justin quickly shushed me as she was walking right behind us. I waited until we were in the car and then I wined about how much that hurt and how mad I was that she would do that. We then headed back home to mail our huge payment to the Fertility clinic and then headed back to work.
Phone Call- I played a bit of phone tag that evening with Amberlie as I was still at work until 5:30, but we were able to talk finally at a quarter to 6. She informed me that because I had taken my shots that morning before blood work was done that my estrogen levels weren't where they should've been and that due to my period not starting on time my uterine lining wasn't measuring where they wanted either. So she told me to stop the injections and wait until my period, if it came by Friday I needed to go back to Idaho Falls to repeat the Baseline Ultrasound and I was already scheduled for blood work so I would need to do that too. She said that after all that was done another coordinator would call me with a new schedule. {She was headed out of town} She also instructed me that if I didn't start by Friday I needed to cancel the appointment and then call her on my cycle day one. I am pretty sure that in my whole adult life I have never wished for my cycle to start, but that day I wanted it more than anything. Mainly because I really didn't want to wait until almost July to do the procedure. Well my wish came true and I started on Thursday so we were on for my appointment Friday.
Friday's appointment- I woke up at 6:30 am again took a shower and got ready for work, I then headed off to Pocatello's Express Lab to get my blood work done as instructed to do so before my 11 am appointment in Idaho Falls. I arrived a little after they opened at 8 am and was able to get right in. The nurse who took my blood this time was very careful not to shove my needle in as I explained my right arm was bruised from last time, and asked if she could use my left arm today. After that I headed to work until 10 am and then drove over to Idaho Falls. I arrived 10 minutes early and headed in to see Stephanie. This time it was good news! My uterine lining was measuring at a 4.5 instead of 7 and the blood work results came in later and the Fertility office called and said we were on schedule. Yay! {I think....:)} So now we are back on for shots. I got my new June calendar today and tomorrow at 8 am sharp we will start up the injections again. Thankfully we were only delayed by 2 days so it won't be so close to July as I thought. That was a relief.
New June Calendar
My amazing best friend Ashley made me this cute IVF survival basket, don't know what I would do without this amazing and caring friend of mine! Love you Ash!
Well friends and family, as always thank you for your love and support. We are so lucky to have great friends and family. Everyone has been so kind and encouraging! We love you all, please continue to keep us in your prayers!
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