Thanks

Thank you all for your support.  I started out this cycle kinda lost in the blogosphere.  Last time I had so many cycle buddies, and most of us were newbies.  This time I felt more alone.  But over the course of this cycle I have made new friends and found support from old ones :)

Last night I felt awful.  I took the 4 zithromax pills for pre-retrieval antibiotic coverage at about 7pm.  I took it with food.  By 8 I was soooooo sick to my stomach.  I quickly took a zofran and a benadryl.  I passed out at 9:30 and was awakened by my alarm at 9:58 for my 10pm trigger shot.  I gave it to myself completely out of it.  Today I POAS to make sure the trigger got into my system - and I got a light positive.  So I guess it worked.  This morning my nausea is much better, just back to feeling feverish and crampy.

I hate this day between trigger and retrieval.  There's nothing to do but sit around and hope you don't ovulate.  I didn't last time and I assume I won't this time, but for some reason it is crossing my mind a lot.  Maybe bc one of the girls on the fertility forum I frequent had it happen to her this cycle.

9am tomorrow can't come quickly enough!

5dp5dt

I'm not going to test.  I'm just not.  No matter what.  I go back to work tomorrow and I don't want to start back with a negative test in my mind.

Also then there is the whole being honest with my spouse thing.  So NOT GOING TO TEST!!!!!

My breasts still hurt but cramps are gone.  Completely gone.  I am not sure if that is a good or bad sign but whatever.

My heart is aching for Angie who is going through a devastating miscarriage, Krista who is dealing with a negative after her first FET cycle, and Leigh who got a BFN after here IVF cycle.  So much sadness this weekend.

I hope May brings us all peace and renewal one way or another.

Updated: Well about 20 mins after writing this my cramps came back.  Just like pre AF cramps.

Lupron day 5 - and a call from the actual RE!

I took everyone's advice and called the RE's office yesterday and left a message asking about the radiation exposure from the CT.  I said, "The ER doc said it should definitely not affect the eggs for this cycle but I just wanted to make sure you guys agree."  Today I wake up to a message from Dr. Alan - "Yeah this is Dr. Alan.  Please call me when you get this message, I disagree with the ER doc."  Cue panic!!!!  Are we cancelling?  How long til I can cycle??

He calls me back 10 minutes later and he had misunderstood - he says we are completely fine and ready to go.  He had thought the ER doc said the eggs WOULD BE affected. Wow - thanks for 10 minutes of craziness doc!

Yesterday was the last bcp - YAY!  Lupron still going well.  I have a baseline u/s Thursday then stims start Friday.  Things are moving so quickly...for once!

Thanks again for everyone's support.  I don't know what I'd do without this community.

Believe

I got this card in the mail today from Foxy over at Someday.  Thank you so much girl.  I do believe!

My meds are arriving tomorrow morning, first shot of Lupron tomorrow afternoon.  I can't believe this is actually here.

The meds were cheaper than I had feared, in part due to the samples the doctor gave us, 2 vials of menopur a friend gave us, and a FABULOUS coupon Miss Mac over at Mac and PC faxed in for me.  4 free vials of Bravelle, hells yeah! Thanks so much chica!!!!

So besides the high FSH level everything else is going perfectly.  The zofran is awesome, no more nausea.

DH and I are off to a movie date.  Have a great evening everyone!