So it’s been awhile since I’ve written posted anything. Part of that is being crazy busy with the house like always. I have some seriously awesome updates coming soon, I love it when the construction zone starts looking like a house, even if it’s only one room at a time. But, I’m not writing today to talk about the house. Today is about In Vitro Fertilization (IVF).
Last time I updated about infertility it was the end of our break, and I was about to start Clomid for our last IUI. Well, that happened and was a complete failure. Not to mention the month was pretty much hell, with killer Clomid side-effects, questionable test results, and idiotic doctors. More on that month later, for now I want to look forward.
We had our consult appointment at a fertility clinic in Spokane (6 hour drive away) on April 4th. It was an appointment that I had made six weeks prior, hoping that the IUI would be successful and that I could cancel the appointment. Didn’t exactly work out that way.
The appointment was almost three hours long and involved a doctor, nurse coordinator, and financial advisor. The appointment was almost two weeks ago and I am still processing everything.
Trying to make a long story short:
- No, they don’t know whats wrong,
- Yes, we are good candidates for IVF
- Yes, there are a lot of needle and appointments
- Yes, it’s going to cost a ton of money.
So now I’m playing the waiting game, again. I will do blood work and then start the IVF process when I get my period at the end of this month. The big stuff, like the egg retrieval and embryo transfer, will happen early May or mid June depending on when I get my period. I start the process with birth control (which I find a little funny, taking birth control to start a process to get me pregnant) and have to be on said birth control for at least 10 days before I begin the stimulation process. I’m hoping to make it in time for May, but we’ll see. I’ll try and post a run down of the IVF process soon, for now I just needed to get it out there that we’re doing it. The next step. The big guns.
Fuck. I’m equally excited and terrified.