Pregnancy Test

(Wednesday, January 12, 2005) -- Today I went to the PVH lab to get my blood drawn - Quantitative HCG (pregnancy test), then to Dr. B office for an ultrasound (U/S) to check for cysts. If there are any of significant size, they could not go ahead with the procedure. If the cyst lasts for several months, they would drain it.

They saw a large corpus luteum (I think that's what they called it), which just means that there was a void left by the egg that ovulated this month - proves to them, I guess, that I ovulated on my own - no HCG shot. Dr. B wasn't concerned about it.

They gave me my prescriptions - 9 of them in all!! The pharmacy didn't have all of them as the Dr. expected. They can get them, though and should have them in the next several days. I did get the birth control pills that I will start tomorrow. We had to get the brand name and the pharmacy closest to us was out, so we had to run to another store.

This weekend both of us will take Zithromax - a very strong antibiotic. I guess we have to take it at the same time. It doesn't matter exactly when we take it, we just have to take it early enough in case I get a yeast infection from it. Gives them time to treat that before the fertility meds.

They Were Desired

My IVF journal was originally hand written in a pretty book with neat poems integrated into the pages. Here's today's:

Children thirst to hear where they came from... they need to know that they were desired, that their birth was a wonder and that they were always the object of love and care." -- Marcelle Clements

I underlined ...they were desired... from this saying. Oh how they were desired.

(Tuesday, January 11, 2005) -- My period started today - finally! Thirty one day cycle. I think that's another way of nature and my body trying to teach me to be patient. So, I have my 1st appointment tomorrow - first to the lab to get blood drawn, then to Dr. B for an ultrasound and get all of my prescriptions. Not sure what else.

Apparently the pharmacies don't typically carry some of the drugs I'll be on, so I need to try to fill them early. C said there's a great wholesaler place in Denver that she knows of - they can call her if they're not sure where to get them.

Cycles, Cycles, Cycles

(Sunday, January 9, 2005) -- I have an appointment tomorrow for an ultrasound, but my period hasn't started yet. They want to do the u/s on day 1 to 3, so if it doesn't start tonight, I'll need to move my appointment to Tuesday or Wednesday. Strange, because my cycles are usually 28 days exactly. That would have put my day 1 on Friday, January 7. I am on day 30 today. Will have to wait and see what happens. Maybe I'm pregnant? That would be ironic. I don't think so because we didn't 'do anything' around ovulation time this month.

I'm sure it will start in the next couple of days, but I want to get started on this process! It feels like we've been waiting forever.