First Injection

After a loooonngg night of little sleep, 7:30am finally arrived. What is 7:30 am, you ask? Lupron injection time. That is the time I will do an injection of Lupron every morning until June 11th (when we meet with our dr. to learn how to do the intramuscular injections...yuck). I got out of bed, and it was the moment of truth. Phillip read the directions step-by-step. What a great husband I have been blessed with. Then 1-2-3 (we counted) and the needle was in. I DID IT!!! Watch out Gray's Anatomy, a new dr. is in town. Heehee :) I was sooo proud and nervous. My hands were shaking...I think from the anticipation. First words out of my mouth: "that didn't hurt at all." That's right, I didn't feel a thing physically. Mentally, I felt like we were beginning a very EXCITING journey. Thank you for all of your love and prayers. I received many replies to my email and they were all filled with love and support. Baby blessings...

The Meds Have Arrived

My medications arrived today. There wasn't as much medication as I had expected. However, there were WAY more needles than I thought there would be. I have to admit, I felt a little overwhelmed as I looked through everything. There are 3 medications that are injectables. They all come with different size syringes small, medium, and LARGE. I just know this is all going to be worth the nerves and pain. Please continue to pray for us. My biggest prayer right now is that everything go smoothly. Getting the medications has been a struggle, and I want all to go well from here on out.

Pharmacies Are Driving Me Bonkers!!!!!

Ughh!! I have been dealing with pharmacies since Monday at 5pm. You would think it would be simple..."here's my prescription...send my meds". I wish! I guess the only easy thing about this will be getting a positive test result in early june. :-) I was a bit overwhelmed when the pharmacist started listing off all of the medications. He started with "Sharps Box" and ended with "and last, the needles." I wish he would have thrown those in during the middle of the conversation. Anyway, Phillip is dying of hunger!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will post more later.

IVF Class!!! Lets get this party started!!

Today we had our IVF teaching. I begin my injections on May 29th. Ooh sounds painful...I have to give them to myself in the stomach. I can do it! It will be worth every needle, bruise, and mood swing, lol. The funny part...Phillip has to give me injections in the hip every day for 2 weeks!! He is so nervous about that. We will have our ER on May 25th (maybe a day early, maybe a day late). Our ET will be on approx. June 30th. If you are curious about the accronyms, just shoot me an email and I will explain. After June 30th, I have to be on complete bed rest for 5 days. I can't even shower!! I can only get up to go to the bathroom. So...expect a phone call from me that week. I will be super bored. Right now, I am SUPER excited. She kept saying: "just be prepared for twins or triplets." Wow! That sounds BIG!! Heehee. We are so blessed to have supportive family and friends. I am so thankful for our doctor and the ability to do fertility treatments. God is good!