Beginnings

I am 37 and have never been pregnant. I am a very, very happily (elatedly) married woman. My husband is an incredible, empathetic and understanding sweetheart. I adore him. We were married in June 2010 and have been together since 2002. So happy!!

We are now on an IVF journey that I am positive will be one we will never forget. It is a strange new world this IVF world. A whole new language has been discovered. New feelings, new ideas and much hope is in my heart. I want a family. I am optimistic that with a tubal problem we will have great eggs and I know hubs swimmers are in good shape, I pray for BFP's. I pray for my sanity throughout this journey and for the abiltiy to go with the flow.

So its a waiting game. I waited for AF for what felt like an eternity. Really in all my life I have never felt the want to have a period so badly in all my life. It seems I am good company here.....many people have expressed this very notion of wanting their period immediately so that they could begin a cycle of IVF. I have seen many post that AF was late or not coming at a usual time....is this the watched pot never boils principle?? Perhaps?? I am on the BCP (Alesse for over a year now) and I had to wait what seemed like forever as well. I was almost taking my next pill before AF reared her head.

I got the call from the clinic on Monday but we knew it was coming. I'd heard from them last week to say they'd call early in the week to set my dates up for me. I am now tentatively set up to have my Suprefact started on February 7 2012. If all goes well then Feb 21-23 will be my baseline US to ensure my ovaries are behaving...or rather NOT behaving and on standby! If that is the case it's time to begin with the FSH. Not sure on the protocol of meds or if that changes per case, thinking it will. Blood work Feb 26, U/S and blood work Feb 29th and then the good part!!! March 7th is probable ER date. ( I may be getting some of this new language...not that I have a choice in the matter, I had better get it or I'll be left behind!!).

I have been told that I am at high risk for OHS. Kinda scary. I do not want to even consider the worse complications of OHS. Not a good thing to happen to the body I'm thinking..... Well if it does it does. When my initial u/s to check eggs was done I had a good number of eggs. This is not my issue, as I said its my tubes that are bungled up ...hmmmm well totally useless really.
Soooo with a normal production of eggs the risk, I guess, goes up for OHS(still need to read more on this to get further info).
I am also at risk for infection. I had a giant bloody infection with my SHG. They blew whatever wee nasty bugs were in my tubes into my pelvis and it was a joy to have a temperature and feel like total crap...no not really.....it sucked taking three different heavy antibiotics. We went through this again with my Essure procedure to totally tie my tubes to prevent the back flow of fluid to uterus and vice verse.

So risks aside all seems to be in good order to go ahead and travel the path of infertility treatment.

happy thoughts!!! think happy thoughts and stay positive. My new motto!!!
hugs,
V