Wooooohoooooooo

The witch finally arrived on Sunday :o)  I have never been so happy to see her!!!  So now I am on the final countdown to properly starting treatment....YAY!!!!  The pill has had just given me a yucky feeling so far but I can cope with that as long as I dont get the awful headaches I used to get with it....oh and the weight gain, I could really do without that!  My injection teach is booked for Friday 6th Aug at 3pm.  DH is coming with me too so we can do the consent forms at the same time.  My 1st injection is on the Sat 7th so hopefully I will remember everything ok!?  I'm not looking forward to it in the slightest but know its got to be done and it will be soooooooo worth it in the end :o)

Still waiting!

CD30 and still no AF :o(  I just really wish she would turn up so I can start the pill and my countdown to CD21 so I can finally start IVF for real.  It just feels like all we have done is wait and wait and wait for so long....I just want to get on with it!  Even my dh said the same today..."has she turned up yet?....I just want to get started".  I know exactly what he means!!!  I have lost count of how many times I have read my protocol, look at the drugs, the needles, even the sharps box!!!!  Its not unusual for me to go to CD34 so I am by no means expectant, I just wish she wouldnt mess me around like this, not now!  The hormones are starting to kick in a bit already.  I feel so emotional at the min.  A little insecure I guess and so very scared of what the next couple of months may or may not bring.  The acupuncture is excellent and really helping me to relax.  Its great to have someone to talk to as well as we get on really well.  I just hope it works! 

Anyway, will continue waiting....after all this time, whats a few more days eh?!

Getting somewhere!

Waiting, waiting, waiting....its all we ever seem to do!!!  However, finally we are starting to get somewhere...I have my written protocol and drugs prescription, woohooooo!!! :o)  I have still got to sort out going to get the drugs as I've got to go to Derby to get the prescription signed and get the drugs then I've got to go to Notts for the injection training!  I'm still about 6 weeks off starting the injections though but only 3 weeks until I will hopefully be on the cycle in which I will finally start my tx.  It seems like forever since we started this journey and I thought we'd never get started but having the protocol has made things seem a little more real.  I just cant wait to get the drugs so it sinks in even more! 

I had my 1st acupuncture session on Saturday too.  That was amazing.  I really didnt know what to expect but it was actually really really good.  I instantly clicked with my therapist, shes really lovely and we get on extremely well which I think is half the battle.  The treatment itself was fine, a little pain with some of the points but only for a second or two as the needle went in.  Susan explained everything brilliantly and really made me feel at ease and confident about the whole experience and its positive effects on my life as a whole as well as fertility.  I cant wait for my next session a week on Mon :o)

I have now given up alcohol completely and have cut back caffeine intake to an absolute minimum.  I have also read Zita Wests new book which is totally fab, extremely helpful and full of exellent tips and advice.  I will be starting to listen to my relaxation CD also at the beginning of my tx cycle.  All in all, I think I am doing pretty much everything I can do to maximise our chances of success!