Wow, What a whirl wind past week. After my appointment on Wednesday, I've been back to the clinic everyday. My estrogen levels were very high and Dr. Nackley wanted to see me daily for an ultrasound and lab work. She lowered my dose of Menopur from 3 vials to two vials and then had me discontinue the Menopur. My last estrogen level was 5499. With the study, my estrogen level can't be more than 6000. I've had more action with the dildo cam than with my own husband in the past month! I ended up staying the weekend in Flowermound at Deanna's to save on the traveling back and forth to the clinic.
The estrogen has caused my blonde hair to turn a bit coppery. I have been so frustrated with it and everytime I look in the mirror, I see a plump, swollen face. I have gained about 8 pounds since starting the stimulation medication despite hitting the gym 4 to 5 times a week. I was feeling pretty down on myself and on Saturday, took myself and Deanna to Ulta and had them do my hair. I had a demi glaze put on with red highlights. So, I am now a brunette. She shaped up my cut and I walked out feeling a little bit better.
On Sunday, I met with Dimples and we went over the instructions for my egg retrieval. As she was going over my instructions, she read number 2 on the list which was, "have intercourse on Monday." I started laughing and commented that I'm sure my husband would apperaciate getting a note sent home from the doctor instructing us to have sex. Dimples thought for a moment and then started laughing as she crossed number 2 off my list of instructions. She forgot that we are using frozen sperm. For those of you not familiar with the IVF process, the purpose of the sex would be to ensure the sample given by the male on the day of egg retrieval would be optimal (fresh). So while the female is getting her chicken coop harvested, the male would be vising the Library (giggles). We shared a laugh and I told her that I was for sure going to blog about this conversation. So, I got sent home with a note that says to have sex which has been crossed off! poor Kevin. hahahahaha
Part of the instructions Dimples went over with me included the trigger injection. This is the HCG injection that is given to mature the eggs prior to retrieval. This is a timed injection and I was instructed to give the shot at 8:30pm on Sunday. Deanna had to work and all my nurse friends would be back on my side of Dallas. I found someone to give the shot to me and on my way to her house, I got stuck in Dallas traffic. I started to panic. It had been raining all day and as I was exiting the interstate, I realized that I was more than 20 minutes away from my destination and it was 8:29pm. Thankfully, the clock in my car is a few minutes faster than the time issued by Verizon on my phone. I pulled over to a gas station and called the nurse. I asked her how I should go about giving myself an injection in my hip. She instructed me to give the shot in my leg. It needed to go in a big muscle and since I had to give it to myself, this was going to be the safest place. It started to sleet or hail, I'm not sure which? It was thundering and lightening, but it was 44 degrees out. Behind the gas station was a car wash; The kind where many cars pull into rows and get washed and they pull forward for a towel dry. Clearly they were closed but I needed the shelter from the hail/sleet so that I could concentrate.
Let me set the scene up for you:. Its night time, I'm pulled behind a gas station into a closed car wash. I am drawing up medication out of a vial with my pants pulled down. I had to hold it up so that I could see what I was doing. I realized as I was searching through the bag to get the vial and the syringe, that I didn't have any alcohol wipes. I had given all the boxes of medicaiton and syringes back to Dimples earlier that day. So, here I was, pulled into a closed car wash, with my pants down, a syringe with a 2inch needle and a vial of medication that I didn't have my name on it and I had not alcohol wipe! I searched my car and realized that I had some Lemon scented antibacterial hand sanitizer. I checked the contents: 79% alcohol. I had a fresh package of drink napkins in my glove box. (I still have no idea why those were in there.) I sprayed the top of the vial and drew up the medication. I sprayed my leg and wiped the spray off and with the courage I have no idea where I summoned, I stabbed the 2inch needle in my leg and gave the injection. It didn't hurt at all. Of course, it was sore as crap on Monday! I managed to do all this and not get pulled over by the cops. I can't imagine how I would have explained any of this.
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Are hail and sleet the same thing?
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