Where is the time going? It only dawned on me last night that this weekend is a long weekend and then it's November. November!! November is when I stop the pill, get the base line scan done, start pergoveris, fly to spain, get all my different scans and bloods done and have egg collection.
Mentally I don't feel prepared at all. I cant believe its only a few weeks away. For the last 2 egg collections I have had months and months of waiting and counting the weeks down until it finally came. I only had egg collection last month and Im going again next month. I don't know if its good or bad that Im not mentally prepared.
I just hope its a better round than the last one
Monday, October 24, 2016
Thursday, October 13, 2016
And The Injections Start...
So on Monday, the Saizen (human growth hormone) started. We had looked over the manual the week before to make sure we could use it so on Monday, with tears in my eyes, it was time to start again. I felt a bit upset that it was already starting again, another injection, a new injection, would it hurt, would it be complicated, would I have side effects?
So we got everything ready, put the injector over my thigh. A green light came on so I knew it was time to press the button so the injection happened. And after all the worrying and stressing, it was fine. It didnt hurt or anything. The relief. So I took the injector away from my skin, but the cap back on and pressed the button to release the needle so I could throw it away. But of course, me being me, I didnt press the release button properly and the needle got stuck in the machine.... but nothing that some piers didnt fix!
My hubby then surprised me with a gorgeous card and a bracelet so say good luck and here we go again, which was so sweet. Please god this will work for us
So we got everything ready, put the injector over my thigh. A green light came on so I knew it was time to press the button so the injection happened. And after all the worrying and stressing, it was fine. It didnt hurt or anything. The relief. So I took the injector away from my skin, but the cap back on and pressed the button to release the needle so I could throw it away. But of course, me being me, I didnt press the release button properly and the needle got stuck in the machine.... but nothing that some piers didnt fix!
My hubby then surprised me with a gorgeous card and a bracelet so say good luck and here we go again, which was so sweet. Please god this will work for us
Monday, October 10, 2016
Kindness of Strangers
When you are going through IVF, you can't help but feel alone. Not many people go through IVF so they don't understand, and even the odd person you know that has actually gone through IVF sometimes don't get it, as each process is different. So you don't tell people, you keep it to yourself. It can feel very alone.
And then strangers come along and can be the kindest people ever that you never have met. My mothers friend went to Lourdes and lit a candle for us and brought us back a candle too, and a prayer. This woman never met me but was so thoughtful for her to do this, so I bawled.
Our chemist the first time was so lovely, and so helpful, and really helped us out with us having a foreign prescription and said if I needed any help or instructions with the meds to pop in and they can help, and I was on the verge of tears. It was so nice.
And now today, I tweeted our airline to see if they are able to put certain meds into a fridge on board. A girl I don't know tweeted me saying that she had a special bag I could use for the meds, if I wanted to use, which was so thoughtful. It's all these big events through IVF that I think about and worry about and wonder what I will do and if things will work out, and then these amazing people come along and offer to help which is too sweet. This twitter girl doesn't know all of this is for IVF, she is just being really nice, which I really appreciate.
:)
And then strangers come along and can be the kindest people ever that you never have met. My mothers friend went to Lourdes and lit a candle for us and brought us back a candle too, and a prayer. This woman never met me but was so thoughtful for her to do this, so I bawled.
Our chemist the first time was so lovely, and so helpful, and really helped us out with us having a foreign prescription and said if I needed any help or instructions with the meds to pop in and they can help, and I was on the verge of tears. It was so nice.
And now today, I tweeted our airline to see if they are able to put certain meds into a fridge on board. A girl I don't know tweeted me saying that she had a special bag I could use for the meds, if I wanted to use, which was so thoughtful. It's all these big events through IVF that I think about and worry about and wonder what I will do and if things will work out, and then these amazing people come along and offer to help which is too sweet. This twitter girl doesn't know all of this is for IVF, she is just being really nice, which I really appreciate.
:)
And so it begins...
So tonight is the start of the Saizen injections which I keep taking until egg collection in November, so around the 25th November. I just can't believe its here already. Im excited but emotional. Excited of course that this could be our answer and my follicles will grow better than ever and eggs will be better quality and we will have more embryos.
I'm emotional at starting the injections for another round of egg collection, and 7 weeks of injections every night. Emotional at knowing this is our last collection ever. Emotional at having to inject myself, every evening. Emotional at life being different now in the evenings and having to be home by a certain time to get it done. Emotional that its just all starting again.
Im sure after the 1st injection I will be relieved at how easy it is and all that, as its all pre mixed and its a special contraption for the injecting which is good. Still though... I can't shake how emotional it all is
I'm emotional at starting the injections for another round of egg collection, and 7 weeks of injections every night. Emotional at knowing this is our last collection ever. Emotional at having to inject myself, every evening. Emotional at life being different now in the evenings and having to be home by a certain time to get it done. Emotional that its just all starting again.
Im sure after the 1st injection I will be relieved at how easy it is and all that, as its all pre mixed and its a special contraption for the injecting which is good. Still though... I can't shake how emotional it all is
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