At our last appointment back in June we were told that we would most likely have to do IVF in order to get pregnant. After our doctor got some results back she called us a couple days later to tell us that yes, we would have to do IVF. She told us that within a week we would get a phone call to begin the IVF process.
Well, a week came and went. Then another. And part of another. I was talking (probably more like complaining) to Randy. He told me to just call them. So I did. The front office lady was very helpful. She asked if we had been in contact with our IVF coordinator. We were like, "Who?" She said that we have a coordinator that sets up everything. Then she told us that she would find out which coordinator was mine and have her contact us via email.
By the next week we had an email. She asked us if we had set up our Plan of Care appointment. We told her no and she asked us when we'd be available to come for that. We told her July 24th would work. Which was a couple weeks away.
During those two weeks a lot happened. I emailed our coordinator multiple times getting all the information we needed. -Which medications I'd need and how much of each. -Total cost of what we'd owe them. -Pharmacy names and numbers. and -What I needed for the Plan of Care appointment.
Once we had all of that information, I started calling pharmacies to get prices in order to price check so we could get the best price for the medications I'd need. Once we knew which pharmacy we wanted to go with we then began to look up places to get loans. We tried one loan place which denied us because we supposedly didn't have a high enough credit score (we checked and we did). Then after crying and getting frustrated we tried again with another company that had stuck out to me in the first place. We were immediately approved.
I seriously feel like Heavenly Father was guiding us throughout this whole process. Things just continued to click into place and seemed to work out exactly how we needed them to. And that definitely did not stop throughout the next couple of weeks.
At the Plan of Care appointment, I had my sisters and my mom there with me for moral support. (Randy had to work) Our coordinator gave us a TON of information that day. All about the IVF process and how and when to take medications, and so much more. Luckily she gave me a folder containing all this info so that I could go over it later. She told me what day to start my birth control and what day to end it. (Birth control is used to line up my cycle with their timeline.) At the end of the appointment she explained to me that I'd need to get a water ultrasound done and that the check out lady would get the appointments for that, for blood work, and for monitoring ultrasounds set up.
The check out lady did just that. She made all of the appointments for the days I'd need them. Then she asked what day would be best for the water ultrasound. She told us it needed to be after I'd finished my next period, while I was still on birth control, but before we began any of my injections. We knew that we'd be visiting family the weekend of August 6th and so we made the appointment for the 7th.
Well, August 7th came and we showed up for our appointment. For those who do not know, a water ultrasound is where they fill up your uterus with water and check the shape and lining so that they know where the best placement will be for when the do the egg transfer. I was a little nervous about this ultrasound because I had heard it was as painful or more painful than the HSG, especially for women who had already had a painful HSG. Well, for me it wasn't as painful, thank goodness, although it was definitely still pretty painful. I was also a little nervous because I just had this feeling that something was going to go wrong.
They checked everything out and noticed that my uterine lining was really thick. I had finished my period about 3 days prior, and I had been on birth control for over a week. So this was unusual to them. The ladies doing the ultrasound told us not to worry and that they'd have my doctor look over it and let us know the results within a couple of days, if not later that evening.
We had to travel back home right after the appointment. When we got home, I of course couldn't sleep and so I started doing research on google. By the way, late night, being tired, and doing research are never a good mix. I read on one of the websites on google that it could mean that I had uterine cancer. So I cried myself to sleep. The next day I confessed to Randy what I'd done and went to show him where I'd read it. Well, it turns out, it said that it was NOT a sign of uterine cancer. Whoops.
Anyways, keep on the lookout for my next update. Where we get a call from our doctor about her thoughts on my water ultrasound.
Til next time!
Becca
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