May

I've talked to the nurse a few times trying to figure out what I could take for this stupid cold and during one of our conversations she said she would drop the May IVF calendar in the mail to me. I'm glad she did, because I assumed it would look a lot like the April IVF calendar and I was wrong. April Baselines started on the 2nd and ran through the 14th, but the May Baselines don't start until the 17th and only run through the 21st. At first I was thinking "Here we go again with the waiting," but after really thinking about it for a while, I came up with some positive things to say about it.

First, Baselines are only scheduled for 5 days. That means there aren't nearly as many couples participating this month, which will probably show in the quality of "customer" service we receive through this whole thing.

Second, I counted out the days for the "important" dates and IF I have my baseline done on the 17th and IF I'm given the go ahead to start the stimulation medication, it looks like retrieval day will be between the 27th and the 29th. That would make transfer day somewhere between the 29th and June 2nd. So it is possible that I may become "pregnant" on our Anniversary (the 31st) or my Dad's birthday. If it happens to fall on either of those days it would be a neat added bonus. This is thinking way outside of the box, but my Grandpa Venhuizen called me his "Birthday Present" because I was born 2 days before his Birthday. I know this is a stretch, but the "new" Grandpa Venhuizen (my dad) may be getting a human "Birthday Present" of his own this year.

I started taking Provera this morning. (That is the oral hormone to induce a period.) We are waiting for that to do its job and then I will be scheduling my Baseline Scan & Labs. I realized in my foggy, sick state I forgot to update the injection tally last post. It is now at 42, I was going to add an updated picture of my Sharps container but the link to add pictures isn't cooperating right now. I need to remember to ask the nurse what I do with it once it is full.