Today was a better day.
We had another appointment at the fertility clinic. I went for a scan of my uterus, check the ovaries.
Basically they need to check the thickness of the uterus layer to know when to start the IVF (In-Vitro Fertilization) injections, and to know how many follicles I've got in my ovaries to see if it would be successful the stimulation or not.
In my case, everything was ok to start the process.
M had to give a sample for testing before they do the fertilization to check on the little dudes.
And according to them, everything is ok, so now we just need a bit of good luck and that my ovaries behave for the next 10 days!
I've given so many subcutaneous injections to so many patients and always said "it might sting a bit" - bloody hell!! A bit?? - This was my first time giving an injection to myself and I'm dreading that in two days time I'll have to give two every night. Oh the joy! - It stings like a bitch - Not looking forward to it. My ovaries better work properly after this. As M said, think about why are you doing it! Babies... we want babies!
We are so grateful with what the fertility clinic is doing for us. Apart from the amount of paperwork we have to read and sign - They have been truly amazing with no fault on them, everything they do is just so caring and supportive. It must be such a rewarding feeling to be able to offer couples something that otherwise they would never have. We do understand why the treatment is so expensive (if their not funded by NHS), their technology and their staff are the best.
Oncology appointment tomorrow and fingers crossed the doctor tells us it's ok to start the chemo on the 15th of May. (Deep down I'm starting to get a bit anxious about it as it gets closer to the date...)
P.x
We had another appointment at the fertility clinic. I went for a scan of my uterus, check the ovaries.
Basically they need to check the thickness of the uterus layer to know when to start the IVF (In-Vitro Fertilization) injections, and to know how many follicles I've got in my ovaries to see if it would be successful the stimulation or not.
In my case, everything was ok to start the process.
M had to give a sample for testing before they do the fertilization to check on the little dudes.
And according to them, everything is ok, so now we just need a bit of good luck and that my ovaries behave for the next 10 days!
I've given so many subcutaneous injections to so many patients and always said "it might sting a bit" - bloody hell!! A bit?? - This was my first time giving an injection to myself and I'm dreading that in two days time I'll have to give two every night. Oh the joy! - It stings like a bitch - Not looking forward to it. My ovaries better work properly after this. As M said, think about why are you doing it! Babies... we want babies!
We are so grateful with what the fertility clinic is doing for us. Apart from the amount of paperwork we have to read and sign - They have been truly amazing with no fault on them, everything they do is just so caring and supportive. It must be such a rewarding feeling to be able to offer couples something that otherwise they would never have. We do understand why the treatment is so expensive (if their not funded by NHS), their technology and their staff are the best.
Oncology appointment tomorrow and fingers crossed the doctor tells us it's ok to start the chemo on the 15th of May. (Deep down I'm starting to get a bit anxious about it as it gets closer to the date...)
P.x
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