IVF

Hi all,
Its been 8 months since my last blog.. My friend from the baby shower blog has her baby growing up fast and ivf tried iui for a total of 7 months now. All failed. Sometimes we did iui over in a cycle, sometimes twice. But all of them failed. My husband tried eating well, acupuncture, eating this mixed paste of honey, nuts.. Honestly I don't even know what's in it, but I know his mom paid a lot to get it. But, nothing.
In November I had a hysteroscopy which was quite a painful test. They put this long metal rod inside of me, clamped on to the inside of my uterus, injected a saline solution and watched it pass through my fallopian tubes and squirrel around my uterus. That day they found a polyp in my uterus. I had surgery a couple Weeks later. I was so nervous for the surgery, but it want so bad. I was asleep!
I decided that we would try iui a couple more times, but March was my cut off point. If I didn't conceive by March, I would bite the bullet and do ivf. As it turned out, the ivf cycle begins the month before on cycle day 21 with a Lupron injection everyday until Mt period would begin. We tried ivf in December and January and I told my Dr in Jan that i'm ready for ivf if this doesn't work. Lucky for me, my Dr let me know about a grant being offered for strong candidates for the ivf process.we consulted with my Dr and the financial assistant, and our follow up grant consultation fell right on the due date of my period. Doc said "why wait? Let's start this month. Come in tomorrow for blood work and sonogram and we will get you started on your shots." My handstand and I looked at each other and said what?? This month??? Tomorrow??!
The next day was my blood work when a phlebotomist was there and was able to take my blood on the first Try! (No veins and i'm terrified of needles. I'm very sensitive)
They showed us how to mix the Menapur and Bravelle with sodium chloride for the injection and advised me to start the next day, any time between 5-10 pm.
I couldn't do it! No way..not myself. I ended up burying my face in my husband's belly while my brother injected it into my belly. I've watched and read so many people online say it didn't hurry at all but for me this was not the case... Ouch!!! 3rd day of my cycle (Friday)
It took me a while hour between mixing and meeting them inject me. 2nd night I mixed everything before my brother came over and it took me 2 minutes, still ouch!! Day 3 and I Gabe blood.. Not fun. They tried, not bad but she missed my vein. Tried a second time.. Painful but she missed. Third time in my hand which I protested.. Owwwwwww!!!!! But they got it. Sonogram showed 6 follicles on the right and 3 on the left! Whoo hoo! The Dr that day suggested that for my blood tests,I drink plenty of water, lift arm weights and keep my arms warm before they take blood.
They called around 3 pm to let me know I should continue the same mixture for 2 more nights and come back again on day 5 for blood and Sonni again. Also my husband started his antibiotic on day 3.