After our first IVF cycle got cancelled in June, I was prescribed a medication that was supposed to help "calm" my ovaries and bring on the beginning of another cycle (chicky time). That med was supposed to work within about two weeks. Alas, it did not, so I contacted UCRM (Utah Center for Reproductive Medicine) at the beginning of last week and asked why.
Of course, they asked if I could be pregnant. I kind of wanted to take them into a room and tell them how that stuff works, and how it's not possible, but I took a pee test and of course, it came back negative. They ordered a beta HCG pregnancy test (what a waste of money), along with some other type of hormonal tests. I got my results on Monday, and the nurse from UCRM told me that I had apparently ovulated on my own and I should expect chicky time within a week or two.
So...chicky time showed up on Wednesday, and I contacted UCRM to let them know. I was instructed to start taking my birth control pills on Saturday, and they would order my meds for me. I start taking my first injectable medication on August 28th, and we are hoping for a retrieval between September 25th-29th, and a transfer shortly after that.
I'm having a hard time with this. I had a meltdown a couple of nights ago that I will blame on unplanned PMS. The hormones make me miserable sometimes, and I've probably cried more in the past three months than I have in the past three years. I struggle with actually wanting to be pregnant. It's not that I don't want a baby, because I do.
So we're going to try this another time. I know God doesn't give us more than we can handle. Here we go. Keep us in your prayers.
I have heard that this is hard from other people too Marcie and I give you credit for going through it all. My thoughts are with you guys. Life is emotional enough without meds and messed up cycles and injections and fertility issues. You are doing amazing.
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