Another Big Milestone

My Meds Arrived! Yay, I have never been so excited to get a shot! So to catch up from last time, the RE prescribed antibiotics for Pete and I to take and separate one just for me. I guess just to clean out our system and kill anything that could interfere with the transfer. She also prescribed estradiol for later on and valium for before the transfer too. My IM ordered the Lupron to be shipped directly to me and I got them Tuesday. I will get the progesterone prescription later too. Pete had to get his standard blood work done and my thyroid level turned out to be a little high (it was fine for a normal person at 2.9 but for the transfer they wanted it to be below 2.5) so I had to get an additional thyroid panel done. Well, the hospital here did a terrible job communicating with the RE and it took 2 weeks for them to finally send over the results but I got the call this morning that all the results are in, everything looks good (even my thyroid level)! I got the good news that I should start doing Lupron shots tonight!!! I have never had a problem getting shots or giving blood or anything but I have never given myself a shot. Everyone says it is more a psychological fear than a legitimate physical fear. I plan on having Pete do the shots tonight after he gets off work. I trust him with everything else in my life and I know he will be very careful with me. So our timeline seems to be moving right along. The nurse said to start Lupron tonight, to stop birth control on the 22nd and when I get my period to call and they will send me a lab slip so I can go to a clinic here close to me, not sure if it is to get an ultrasound to look at my uterus lining or to check my hormone levels. But anyway, my IM will start her meds and they are thinking they will do the retrieval sometime around August 10-15 meaning the transfer will be around August 13-20 depending on when the retrieval is actually done and if we do a 3 day or 5 day transfer. So in less than a month I could be pregnant! It is so exciting! I feel so lucky to be able to be a part of this process. My IPs just seem like such wonderful people. My IM and I get along really well, she wrote me this very sweet and loving email today and it just makes my heart happy.