Hahaha!!! Sorry, I gotta make light of this situation some how! Anyway, just wanted to give you all a quick update. We saw the Dr. yesterday to see how my body was reacting to the menopur and we received good news & bad news. The good news is...my body is taking the medication well and we can continue with the treatment (hence the title of my blog). Some of the follicles have matured but not quite to what the Dr. would like to see which brings up the bad news...I had to have an extra injection last night. Ugh! All this before the BIG one! Literally!!! Tonight I have to have the HCG injection & because this med needs to be in the muscle the needle is MUCH longer than the others, 4 times longer to be precise. Yikes!!! I'm hoping it won't be too bad. I just keep telling myself it's ok...it'll all be worth it soon! I just need to stay positive and "stick" it out! hahaha!!! We have one last appt for this round of treatment on Wed and after that it'll be the part I hate the most...the waiting game! For 2 whole weeks I just have to sit back, try to relax, & pray that this is our lucky month. Hopefully the New Year will bring some great news! I have my fingers crossed!!!
Hope you all have a wonderful holiday with your families!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!
Monday, December 22, 2008
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Here we go...
So for those of you who aren't already aware, I had to start the dreadful treatment of menopur which are the fertility INJECTIONS!!! Yes, I know...I'm sure the first thing that popped into your head is TWINS! Believe me it's come across my mind MANY times already. Though the more I think about it, the more comfortable I am with whatever happens. If that's what God has planned for us, we'll take it! We just want to be pregnant already! Sheesh!!!
So last night Jaime had to give me my first injection. Let me tell you...that was definitely an experience I won't forget! I think we were both freakin out about it! We were dreading the day it would come to this and unfortunately it has. It took us 20 minutes alone just to get everything prepared...sterilizing everything, prepping the needle, mixing the meds. I think we read the instructions 10 times just to make sure we were doing it right. Finally after all that it was time for the shot. I'm not sure who was more nervous me or Jaime. Since I HATE needles I had to turn away when he did it. The initial poke of the needle wasn't so bad but as he started to inject the med that's when my feelings changed! I couldn't wait for him to be done. It seemed like it was taking forever! I even kept asking him if he was done yet. The sensation I felt was nothing like I've experienced before. It's kinda hard to describe...I guess you can say it was more like a burning sensation than anything else. I thought it would go away as soon as he was done but unfortunately the feeling lasted for a little while. Ugh...the things you do to conceive! Hahaha! =) I know it'll all be worth it in the long run so I don't mind having to go through all of it.
We have 3 more nights to go then we see the Dr. on Sun for an ultrasound. He'll determine then whether we should proceed with the treatment or cancel and try again next month. It all depends on how my body reacts to the meds. I'm praying that it cooperates! I'll keep you all posted.
For now I thought I'd leave you with a picture of what my life will look like for the next 3 nights! =)
So last night Jaime had to give me my first injection. Let me tell you...that was definitely an experience I won't forget! I think we were both freakin out about it! We were dreading the day it would come to this and unfortunately it has. It took us 20 minutes alone just to get everything prepared...sterilizing everything, prepping the needle, mixing the meds. I think we read the instructions 10 times just to make sure we were doing it right. Finally after all that it was time for the shot. I'm not sure who was more nervous me or Jaime. Since I HATE needles I had to turn away when he did it. The initial poke of the needle wasn't so bad but as he started to inject the med that's when my feelings changed! I couldn't wait for him to be done. It seemed like it was taking forever! I even kept asking him if he was done yet. The sensation I felt was nothing like I've experienced before. It's kinda hard to describe...I guess you can say it was more like a burning sensation than anything else. I thought it would go away as soon as he was done but unfortunately the feeling lasted for a little while. Ugh...the things you do to conceive! Hahaha! =) I know it'll all be worth it in the long run so I don't mind having to go through all of it.
We have 3 more nights to go then we see the Dr. on Sun for an ultrasound. He'll determine then whether we should proceed with the treatment or cancel and try again next month. It all depends on how my body reacts to the meds. I'm praying that it cooperates! I'll keep you all posted.
For now I thought I'd leave you with a picture of what my life will look like for the next 3 nights! =)
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Happy Holidays!!!
From the newest reindeer of Santa's Sleigh...Molokai!!! Hahaha!!!
Hope you all have a Merry Christmas!
Hope you all have a Merry Christmas!Love, The Antoque's
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