Well I think I found a way to help the big red sore itchy reaction to the repronex. I took Benadryl and lots of ice yesterday and today the reaction is less. YAY!
The thing is that Benadryl has the same ingredient as unisom a sleep aid. The pharmacist said it would make me sleepy and wow is it ever true. I took 2 at 5:30 and went to church at 7 the other day. I was literally struggling to keep my eyes open and the whole thing was about rest. I would have gone home to sleep except I had something to do after. By about 10:00 I felt ok again. Yesterday I went to sleep at 8:30...well I'm going to be really fun on our trip! Ah well better than the itchy welts. Only about 8 more days of these injections.
Well I'm off to the lab soon to check how things are progressing and see if I need to start a third injectable med tomorrow. Then back home to do laundry and pack up for the trip tomorrow. Poor Monty has no idea his world is going to change tomorrow...he's off to 17 days at the kennel!
I'm off to see the ocean!
Friday, July 30, 2010
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Getting sort of better
Well day two of injections went better. I was more confident and figured out a bit better way of doing things. It took less time too and I still had a supportive friend there which was great. I am also having a reaction to one of the meds though. From Monday's injection I still have a large red area all around the injection site and it still hurts to touch it two days later. I asked the clinic about it and they got back to me just after yesterdays injection saying it's common and to try taking benadryl beforehand and using ice. I did lots of ice yesterday and the reaction from yesterday seems less red/sore but still there. I'll do benadryl today. They said if it gets worse they may have to switch me to a different med. I don't really want that because I have a whole supply of a very expensive medication and what happens if I need to switch? Hoping and praying these reactions fade away. Otherwise I'm going to start running out of places to inject. Hmmm starting to think there are more fun ways to conceive! Ah well fun is over rated anyways...this is an adventure right?
Monday, July 26, 2010
Who's afraid of needles??
I AM!
Well I have successfully given myself two injections today. It was harder than I thought. When I go for bloodwork at the lab I never watch, that works great there but when I'm the one sticking the needle in I have to watch! It was all good until the moment I had to do the first injection. It took a while to work up to doing it...I'd start to do it and when the needle hit my skin I'd back out. Soo then there were several spots of blood where I kept starting and stoping. But hey I did it! The medication that came in a pen was alright, I think I can do that one again. The other one that needed to be mixed and given with the syringe actually hurt a fair bit after...maybe it's normal for that med?
I was very glad to have a friend there for support...I don't think I could have done it alone! Well no more needles til tomorrow...I'm sure it gets easier and hey I did it!
Well I have successfully given myself two injections today. It was harder than I thought. When I go for bloodwork at the lab I never watch, that works great there but when I'm the one sticking the needle in I have to watch! It was all good until the moment I had to do the first injection. It took a while to work up to doing it...I'd start to do it and when the needle hit my skin I'd back out. Soo then there were several spots of blood where I kept starting and stoping. But hey I did it! The medication that came in a pen was alright, I think I can do that one again. The other one that needed to be mixed and given with the syringe actually hurt a fair bit after...maybe it's normal for that med?
I was very glad to have a friend there for support...I don't think I could have done it alone! Well no more needles til tomorrow...I'm sure it gets easier and hey I did it!
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Should I?
Hubby doesn't want me to get excited thinking the IVF might work for us. I get it he doesn't want me to be excited because he doesn't want me to be disappointed if it doesn't succeed. I know it may not but on the other hand this is the best chance to conceive we've had and I am excited at the possibility of success. If it fails yes I will be very disappointed but hey I'm pretty experienced at that so I guess it's a risk I'm willing to take.
We also talked about what we will do if it fails. If we have frozen embryos we will go back and transfer them because well they are our embryos and also a frozen embryo transfer (FET) is much easier and less costly than a whole fresh IVF cycle. I'm not sure if we would do another fresh IVF cycle or just give up. Hubby thought kidnapping some children would be another good option...he was kidding of course! He suggested his little nephew would be a good prospect :) I dunno, his sister might notice if he was gone!
Anyways at this point I'm just trusting God through each step and I am excited! Dear hubby has his own perspective and I understand it too.
We also talked about what we will do if it fails. If we have frozen embryos we will go back and transfer them because well they are our embryos and also a frozen embryo transfer (FET) is much easier and less costly than a whole fresh IVF cycle. I'm not sure if we would do another fresh IVF cycle or just give up. Hubby thought kidnapping some children would be another good option...he was kidding of course! He suggested his little nephew would be a good prospect :) I dunno, his sister might notice if he was gone!
Anyways at this point I'm just trusting God through each step and I am excited! Dear hubby has his own perspective and I understand it too.
Friday, July 23, 2010
I'm ready!
I did my bloodwork today to make sure I'm suppressed and ready for the heavy duty meds. I got the results and I'm good to go for injections on Monday. I decided I better check out the box of meds and make sure I know what I'm doing. Well at first I could not find the needles for one of the meds so I called the clinic and figured out it was in the box with the DVD...ahh ok I should have known that. Then I called back with another question and now I think I'm good. I'm ready...I actually want to start the injections and get this all going! At least I think I do. No seriously I feel good about all this and I think I can do it.
Every time I go to the lab with my requisition from the doctor in BC I get asked if I live in Victoria...nope. We chose to go to the Victoria Fertility Centre because it has an amazing reputation. Well I never ever thought I'd be doing this but bring on the IVF!
Every time I go to the lab with my requisition from the doctor in BC I get asked if I live in Victoria...nope. We chose to go to the Victoria Fertility Centre because it has an amazing reputation. Well I never ever thought I'd be doing this but bring on the IVF!
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Done!
No more birth control pills! If anyone's wondering why I'm taking birth control pills while wanting to get pregnant...no worries I'm not crazy. I'm only taking them for the few weeks pre-IVF at specialists direction to be able to control the timing of the treatment.
I get my IVF meds in the mail directly from my clinic and I get the rest of my meds at the local pharmacy. Every time I go in for refills they kindly let me know that I have lots of refills left on the birth control pills and do I need anymore. It would be funny if next time I can say 'no I don't need them...I'm pregnant...I only take birth control pills while trying to get pregnant and it worked so I don't need anymore thanks!"
Well our trip is all booked. We leave next Saturday. Monty is booked for his vacation at the kennel and we get to drive through the mountains on to BC. I can't imagine that in a month I could be pregnant. I want to be hopeful and excited but I'm kinda scared to deal with the crash of a negative. The bible is so true "hope deferred makes the heart sick BUT when the longing is fulfilled it is a tree of life" I so hope this works out.
I get my IVF meds in the mail directly from my clinic and I get the rest of my meds at the local pharmacy. Every time I go in for refills they kindly let me know that I have lots of refills left on the birth control pills and do I need anymore. It would be funny if next time I can say 'no I don't need them...I'm pregnant...I only take birth control pills while trying to get pregnant and it worked so I don't need anymore thanks!"
Well our trip is all booked. We leave next Saturday. Monty is booked for his vacation at the kennel and we get to drive through the mountains on to BC. I can't imagine that in a month I could be pregnant. I want to be hopeful and excited but I'm kinda scared to deal with the crash of a negative. The bible is so true "hope deferred makes the heart sick BUT when the longing is fulfilled it is a tree of life" I so hope this works out.
Monday, July 19, 2010
So close!
Well only two more days of taking birth control pills then bloodwork on Friday to make sure I'm good to start injections next Monday. Ahhh we're really doing this! It's pretty hilarious to be taking birth control pills and prenatal vitamins at the same time but hey it's all for good reason.
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Sunday, July 11, 2010
Random thoughts
My dear sweet hubby was chatting with a family member who has a young baby who isn't sleeping much. The mom is having a hard time with it. Hubby suggested she could give the baby to us. He was just kidding of course but I love that he loves kids and wants to have a baby with me.
Oh yeah I do know that having a new baby can be hard and as much as we want to have one, I love my sweetie though and I think we could be good parents together.
It's been interesting watching the family baby boom the past few months. We were at a family gathering and there were tons of young babies. Hubby is the oldest but now everyone else is catching up and having babies. I was chatting with one young cousin who was talking about his new baby and their plans for number two baby...then I realized he was 8 years old at our wedding!! Ah well perhaps now is the perfect time for us. I'm not so bothered by seeing everyone else's babies anymore...I don't want their baby...just ours! Although when someone made a comment that maybe there was something in the water causing all the babies that was contagious and should be stopped I did mention that I would LOVE for it to be contagious..trying to hint its a not very helpful thing to say in front of the infertile long time married woman who really wants a baby...ahhh the things people say when they're not thinking!
I watched the DVDs on how to inject myself with the meds. Hubby left the room...couldn't even watch. I think its going to be ok after the first one or two and thankfully I have a friend to help me out the first time at least.
Three weeks till we leave...this time next month I should have some embryos snuggling up inside...hopefully for a very long stay.
Oh yeah I do know that having a new baby can be hard and as much as we want to have one, I love my sweetie though and I think we could be good parents together.
It's been interesting watching the family baby boom the past few months. We were at a family gathering and there were tons of young babies. Hubby is the oldest but now everyone else is catching up and having babies. I was chatting with one young cousin who was talking about his new baby and their plans for number two baby...then I realized he was 8 years old at our wedding!! Ah well perhaps now is the perfect time for us. I'm not so bothered by seeing everyone else's babies anymore...I don't want their baby...just ours! Although when someone made a comment that maybe there was something in the water causing all the babies that was contagious and should be stopped I did mention that I would LOVE for it to be contagious..trying to hint its a not very helpful thing to say in front of the infertile long time married woman who really wants a baby...ahhh the things people say when they're not thinking!
I watched the DVDs on how to inject myself with the meds. Hubby left the room...couldn't even watch. I think its going to be ok after the first one or two and thankfully I have a friend to help me out the first time at least.
Three weeks till we leave...this time next month I should have some embryos snuggling up inside...hopefully for a very long stay.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Romance?
Well some say that conceiving a baby should be romantic. I think that's highly over rated...not romance... I like romance but I'm fine with how our children will hopefully be conceived. Ok well actually what I came across in some research about IVF is that some people think it's wrong to separate reproduction, the conception of a child from the intimacy between a couple. Like those two things are created by God to inherently go together and to do it artificially is wrong.
Well I won't even be there at all when my children are conceived. It will not be an intimate act between my husband and I. It will be a process involving injections, and sedation, and doctors and nurses and yes hopefully hubby there too. Conception will be done by an embryologist while hubby and I are else where. I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to do this! I look at some situations where a child is conceived 'naturally' but in circumstances of violence and pain. That child is still a precious life despite the difficult circumstances of their conception. If we are blessed to have a baby in our arms one day that child will have been conceived because we so wanted to have him and went through a whole lot of challenging things for the possibility. That child will also be a precious life and no less a gift from God than any other.
Well I won't even be there at all when my children are conceived. It will not be an intimate act between my husband and I. It will be a process involving injections, and sedation, and doctors and nurses and yes hopefully hubby there too. Conception will be done by an embryologist while hubby and I are else where. I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to do this! I look at some situations where a child is conceived 'naturally' but in circumstances of violence and pain. That child is still a precious life despite the difficult circumstances of their conception. If we are blessed to have a baby in our arms one day that child will have been conceived because we so wanted to have him and went through a whole lot of challenging things for the possibility. That child will also be a precious life and no less a gift from God than any other.
Monday, July 5, 2010
Countdown!
So 16 more days of birth control pills...hopefully last ones I'll ever need to take!
18 more days til next bloodwork.
Three weeks until injections start
Thirty-three days til we leave for our drive to Victoria!
Ok here's where the countdown gets more sketchy but anyway:
Around 5-6 weeks until our egg retrieval and embro transfer
AND around 7-8 weeks until we find out if our cycle was successful!
18 more days til next bloodwork.
Three weeks until injections start
Thirty-three days til we leave for our drive to Victoria!
Ok here's where the countdown gets more sketchy but anyway:
Around 5-6 weeks until our egg retrieval and embro transfer
AND around 7-8 weeks until we find out if our cycle was successful!
Friday, July 2, 2010
The meds are here...think I'll ignore them for now!
Canada Post brought me a package full of drugs, needles, a sharps container, and instructional DVDs. I think Monty had the right idea wanting to bark and get the lady to go away! I glanced through it and decided to ignore the whole thing for now!
There was one extra envelope from the clinic with a sticky saying if I needed to do a half dose of one of the meds here were some extra needles as they tend to get dull if used a second time. Dull needles...sounds fun!
You're supposed to pick a time between 6-9 pm and do the injections at the same time. I think when we travel we're going to be either driving or on the ferry at that time of day...I guess it's all portable and by that point I should have no problem injecting myself in a bathroom or something...I should be a pro by then.
Ok well still going to ignore the package of needles and drugs. Next step bloodwork on July 23!
There was one extra envelope from the clinic with a sticky saying if I needed to do a half dose of one of the meds here were some extra needles as they tend to get dull if used a second time. Dull needles...sounds fun!
You're supposed to pick a time between 6-9 pm and do the injections at the same time. I think when we travel we're going to be either driving or on the ferry at that time of day...I guess it's all portable and by that point I should have no problem injecting myself in a bathroom or something...I should be a pro by then.
Ok well still going to ignore the package of needles and drugs. Next step bloodwork on July 23!
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