I don’t have an official calendar from the clinic. Just some scribbles on a post-it. All my IVF information is mostly only post-it’s. I do transfer all the information to my calendar at home and my little diary in my bag. Just so it’s a bit more official looking. Here’s my latest post-it:
Basically, I have to be on the pill for 12 days (whoop!) then my suppression check (where they check to see if my ovaries and uterus are quiet and ready for stimulation) is on the 23rd. Before then I have to have a pre-op physical to check my heart and lungs. Which I did, but what a story. Apparently I have to pay for a physical out of pocket unless I got my primary care physician… which I don’t have… because my insurance plan said it’s not necessary. Well, I guess it’s more necessary than I thought. I’ll get one soon. But I had to pay $150 to have it done at the walk-in. That dr is an absolute trip. An old lady who judges you behind the closed door then walks in all smiles. I can only laugh. She had some words with the nurse about why I didn’t have a PCP then walked in and acted as if the walls weren’t made of rice paper. Oh well. At least I’m physically fit.
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I also had to call my insurance pharmacy place to get my meds delivered. They’ll be arriving next Wednesday on the 22nd and if my suppression is good then I can start injecting myself. Maybe that’s when it’ll start to feel real.
So, I know I should have been preparing my body for this a while ago. Luckily I don’t smoke or drink coffee. And I try to limit carbs as much as I can. It’s easier than it sounds until pizza Friday rolls around :). But I did make a promise to myself to quit drinking. This has been the most difficult thing to do so far. Yes it’s only been 6 days and I hardly ever drink during the week anyway but just the thought of not being able to makes me sad. And just our luck we have at least one party every weekend for the rest of this month. But I’m hoping to go alcohol free until after the retrieval. I probably sound like I have a drinking problem. I don’t care! This is who I am. The only motivation is the thought that every beer I say ‘no’ to means 1 healthy eggy. Obviously, not at all fact based but it helps.
Come on next Wednesdayyy!! Why is this week draaaggiiiing!
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Giving up alcohol sucks. Truth be told I still drink every once in a while, but never more than 2 and never more than once a week. I still need my sanity, you know?? Fingers crossed for you!!
Thank you!! Now that it’s Friday I’m really starting to feel it. But I won’t put too much pressure on myself. Red wine has anti-oxidants which isn’t bad 🙂
I am catching up on your blog posts! Giving anything up is difficult. Just the thought that you can’t do something makes you want to do it even more. Don’t put too much pressure on yourself as additional stress is not good either. I limited my self to 1-2 glasses of wine a week while I was trying to conceive, and stopped drinking entirely while stimming for IVF. Now that I am on a break until January I allow myself a glass with dinner most nights. We need to take care of our bodies, but also be kind to ourselves 🙂 I am excited for your journey!