Operation Jellyman Kelly: IVF

DISCLAIMER: Any blog posts titled "Operation Jellyman Kelly" will no doubt gross you out. These posts will describe our current treatments for infertility...so if you have a weak stomach or don't know how you'd have a conversation with me in person after reading this....stop reading now. ; )

Yesterday treated me to my first Sonohysterography.  This is where saline liquid is injected into the cavity of the uterus (enlarging it) while an ultrasound is being conducted to look (real time) at how the uterus fills, to measure the uterus, to look for cysts, polyps or any other abnormalities that could cause infertility or miscarriage.

This procedure wasn’t nearly as horrible as the HSG I survived 5 or 6 years ago as a first crack at figuring out why we weren’t getting pregnant…..but it was still uncomfortable enough that I wouldn’t want to do it again.

Filling the cavity of the uterus with saline caused me to cramp up a little….but what really got me was the sudden and overwhelming urge to pee!

I survived the urge and Dr. T said everything looked good.

Next step was a pretty intimidating walk through with the head nurse to go over all the medications I’d be taking throughout the cycle and how to administer some of the new injections.

After that I sat with the financial advisor and we calculated approximately how much we’d pay for this cycle (trust me, you don’t want to know).

Then it was back to work (bloated and uncomfortable) to finish out my tasks for the day and then an evening of phone calls with the pharmacy department to get the medications straightened out and paid for so we could get them shipped in time for my first dose on Thurs.

Injections begin on the 18th.

Labwork on the 25^th.

Ultrasound on the 26^th.

Possible stimulation from the 29^th through the 5^th of Sept.

Egg retrieval between Sept 7^th and 10^th.

Egg transfer between Sept 10^th and 15^th.

More medication.

Two week wait.

That’s what my life is going to look like for the next month.

Here we go……….