Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Endometrin, Follistim, Menopur, HUH?

Excitement is starting to creep in as February is around the corner.  February is when I get to start my IVF journey and I am so ready for it!  

Okay, I might not really know what I am in for yet as I am sure it won't really be fun.  Stressful, bloated, bruising myself, are probably other words I will be using to describe the process.

In a couple of days Dusty and I will go to our Center for a 2 hour IVF education class.  There is really that much to know about the IVF process I guess.  I am hoping that we can meet other couples in the class that we can kinda go through the journey with.  I also hope for friendships everywhere though and am not too realistic ;)

My case manager called me today to let me know some of my meds were ordered through a boutique pharmacy.  That is another interesting thing about this process.... I need to go through a "boutique" pharmacy? Weird.  Anyways, the list is pretty long and that is not even including the meds I will have to take orally and need to pick up from the local CVS pharmacy.  When I recently added a group on Facebook for IVF support, I was shocked when I saw the pictures for the amount of meds I will be taking.  Below is a picture of what I will be expecting:


Yes, my odds are about 40% of success with IVF, but I really cannot help being hopeful and excited.  How do I not let my hopes get up there??  So hard to manage.  

Keep Dusty and I in your prayers as we try to work out the finances (some of you might wonder what the cost is.... I will just say about $15k without meds), insurance, doctor visits squeezing in between work, STRESS and ANXIETY, and just having the Lord's divine intervention in this process. I know and trust that our Lord God can really create a baby for Dusty and me.  It is all up to us to hope and trust that He is in control and His will is perfect.

I will try to update you as I continue the journey.  I have to thank my mom for the friendly reminder for an updated post :) 

1 comment:

  1. Praying along side you as you begin this new chapter...thank you for the update, keep them coming
    Ashley

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