I feel the need to clarify now that I've actually gotten my new tentative calendar from the IVF nurse. In my last post, I said, "We should be able to start the whole process all over again as soon as AF shows. I automatically get put into the next possible cycle and won't have to wait for an opening, so that's good."
Lucky for me, AF arrived over the weekend. So, while we truly are starting the process again right away, it's just that. We have to start all over again.
- Today, will be day 1 of BCPs.
- Lupron will start June 22nd.
- Last BCP will be June 25th.
- Stims start July 4th.
- Retrieval week of July 13th.
Because my period came so quickly, I probably could have pushed to get things moved ahead one week because that would have still given me 31 days on BCPs. They just wanted me on a minimum of 28 days. So, if 28 was desired, will 38 be better? These dates were given to me on Friday before we knew when AF would arrive and they were guessing it would be later in the week, not the next day. At this point, really, what's one more week?!
Somehow seeing retrieval nearly 2 months out does not make me feel any better. We should be less than 10 days from retrieval, not nearly 2 months!
First we had to plan around Memorial Day weekend, now we have to look ahead and plan around July 4th weekend and make sure we are home.
In a way this gives me back a little of my summer, but I hate having to live or plan my life around doctor's appointments, blood draws and ultrasounds.
3 comments:
So sorry you have to wait so long Melissa. I can only imagine how it makes you and shane feel when you've waited so long just to get this ball on the roll!! I keep praying for you guys that God gives you peace and continued stamina. We all know that the sweet prize of your precious baby will be all worth in the end. But it totally sucks waiting.
Sorry you were cancelled and now have to wait even longer. Your title made me laugh, since I just posted today about someone I met thsi weekend who told me that women who do IF treatments are just all about instant gratification. She had NO idea how wrong she was ;)
I'm sorry you have to go back to square one. That just sucks. I hope you're able to think of fun things to do during the part of the summer you're getting back though, maybe as a consolation?
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