A Different Day 1 - Molly

I spent all of Thursday at home waiting for FedEx to deliver my drugs. First box came at 8:30am. Second one was delivered around 3pm. Both boxes had contents that needed to be put in the fridge ASAP. I then spent the morning devising my checklist for the next 2 weeks. Time of shots in the AM and PM, time of appointments at CCRM and when new doses would possibly occur in the schedule. I am trying to be as organized as possible.

my IVF checklist

Gonal-F and Cetrotide must stay cool

all of my syringes, alcohol wipes, Gonal-F pens, Menopur, Tetracycline, Dexamethosone

The side effects I can most likely expect are:

1. headaches
2. breast tenderness (don't touch me Jason!)
3. abdominal bloating
4. abdominal discomfort
5. fluid retention
6. mood swings (watch out Jason!)
7. shortness of breath (I live a mile high, great.)
8. weight gain of more than 3 lbs in any given day (sweatpants here I come!)
9. difficulty in general mobility (why I am not teaching)

My current tan belly (thanks to Hawaii). Sad to think of all of the bloating that's about to take place. Sigh.










Morning dose - 2 vials of Menopur. But first, I have to mix it. That's right folks. Mixing up my drugs here. One mL of saline with 2 vials of Menopur. Then I switch out the needles and inject it. I will start with my right side today and then alternate each day. I better write that on my checklist so I don't forget!

updated list

Menopur

self portrait - not very accurate, but that's where the shot is going

Tonight I will take the Gonal-F, 150 units and one pill of dexamethosone.
The Menopur and Gonal-F are FSH, LH drugs - stimulating hormones. The Dexamethosone suppresses my DHEA (male hormone).

For all of my friends, and any woman out there who has put themselves through this - with and without a positive result, I APPLAUD YOU!