Thursday, August 13, 2015

Hello More Medications!

For the IVF medications, you cannot just go to any ol' pharmacy.  Walgreens, Kroger, etc.. no one is going to have them.  You have to go to what is called a Specialty Pharmacy.  I chose to utilize one in New York called 'King's Pharmacy'.  After calling around to EVERY specialty pharmacy my fertility clinic gave me a list of, I found that King's Pharmacy had the best pricing, and they would overnight all of my medications at no additional cost.  I also used a program called Compassionate Care.  It is a program that gives you a discount off of your medications if you are paying out of pocket.  Which I was.  This was all becoming so real!  We placed the large order, and they were going to be delivered to me the next day!  The great thing about the pharmacy is that they were well aware of the medications that I was ordering, and helped me out with a smooth transaction.  My mediactions were finally arriving!  The box was quite big and said that some items needed to continue to be refrigerated.  I took out the necessary items and put them in the refrigerator unless further use.  I couldn't be more ready to get stuck with a needle! 


Oh So Many Meds...

My poor skin.. Sooooo DRY!



Continuing the Journey....

My daily routine at the moment...

 

Results Are In!

Finally a day of positive news! I almost forgot what it feels like! As we slowly get all my lab results back, everything is looking great! I got the all clear to continue treatment and my next appointment is on the 25th! We will be organizing all of my medications, doing my baseline ultrasounds, as well as doing my test transfer. I can't wait for the day I see my little embies maturing. Excited & scared all at the same time :) :)

 


 

Cycle Day 3: June 9, 2014: IVF is Official

It feels like I have waited forever to finally start this process!  As many people who haven't struggled with infertility may not know, you can not just jump in to IVF.  It takes a lot to get to this point.  When you finally get there it feels like an eternity.  It was Cycle Day 3, June 9, 2014 and my first IVF had officially begun.  I was a ball of emotions.  I had completed my baseline blood work, and began my birth control.  I don't know what the future has it store, but I pray this works.  I plan on trying to stay as calm as possible, and not stressing too much.  My body is going to be going through enough, and I needed to sit back and let science run its course.  Now I just need to make sure all of my baseline blood work comes back great and I can continue to be cleared for this cycle.  Let the journey begin!






IVF Prep!

One of the main things I wanted, was to be as healthy as possible before and during IVF.  
So I officially started birth control, which was the first set of drugs for the process, as well as a vitamin regime!  My vitamin regime included the following: Prenatals, Fiber, Calcium, Vitamin C, and Folic Acid.  Let's do this!!