It's Friday, June 25th, and I am exhausted. I don't really have time to be writing this post, but I'm going to because I can't seem to do anything else until I stop panting and sweating. I've been cleaning doing house and yard chores all day long in preparation for our early morning flight tomorrow. We'll be gone to California for three weeks to undergo IVF. The day has finally come, and of course I am naturally not ready. HAH! At the same time, I am thinking that FINALLY we are doing this!!!
I've been taking oral prescription drugs for months now in preparation for this procedure, but not until last week, June 13th, did I have to start actually injecting myself with more of them. We have our own personalized IVF calendar that tells us when to start which drug and how much and when to decrease dosages, get blood draws, appointments, etc, and it stays stuck to our fridge at all times. It's like our step-by-step IVF instruction manual. We couldn't survive without it. It all started out with Lupron injections in the stomach. They aren't bad at all, because all you have to use is an insulin needle (they are puny) and if you do it right (in a quick darting motion) you won't feel a thing. Poor Mike was really nervous about learning how to do my injections right. He does them for me most days because no matter how much I tell myself it's not going to hurt, I can't seem to stab myself with a needle! I guess I am a little unstable upstairs or something (my mom won't let me say I'm retarded). Okay, I did it once, but I took 10 minutes trying to trick myself into doing it. SO, I apparently have a thing for needles. Thankfully, my dad (who is an RN) was kind enough to teach Mike how to do the injections and has even done a few himself for me when Mike wasn't there. He's amazing at giving shots, I should add! I never feel a thing. Mikey is getting much better too, and I can tell his confidence is rising.
Just this week we had to add a new shot to the mix; the FSH/hSG injection. This one is slightly bigger and more complex because you have to mix it before injecting, but still a sub-q injection (small needle) into the abdomen as well. And it stings! Along with the new shot, we were instructed to begin even more oral meds! I had to add a pill to help with embryo implantation, and Mike & I both have to take an antibiotic to clear us of any possible infections before the IVF. So, I am getting pretty confused with my pill situation, and have had to seriously organize my ever-increasing pill bottle collection, but so far I'm handling it. Just for kicks, here's my current med list (just keep in mind it is only going to increase the closer we get to the IVF date as there are several more injections I will need to take starting next week!):
ORAL:
Cipro: AM & PM (with plenty of water and NO calcium within 1 hr of taking)
Dexamethasone: AM (with meal)
Metformin: AM & PM (with meal)
Baby Aspirin: AM (with meal)
Prenatal Vitamin: AM (with meal)
Calcium Supplement: 2 in AM & 2 in PM (with meal)
Folgard: PM (with meal)
Tylenol (in case the injections get painful--but I refuse. Enough drugs already!)
INJECTIONS:
Lupron: PM injection daily
Bravelle/Menopur (FSH/hSG): PM injection daily
As for Mikey, he is only taking a multivitamin and Cipro, and that poor boy has a tough time remembering about those. LOL! But I shouldn't be mean, he's doing great now that we're so deep in this process. We only forgot to do my Lupron injection once, and we were only 1 hour late. Can't be as bad as all that since I know first hand how long it takes nurses to pass noon meds at work! (News flash: not everyone gets their noon meds at noon! There has to be a flexible time for them).
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