FLIPPIN OVARIES!?

Monday the 10th I went in for an ultrasound to get my cervix mapped out for the embryo transfer and to check the condition of my ovaries...all went well and was given the go ahead from my Dr. for the next phase which is the injectable medication....I feel relatively good..im mostly sleepy all the time and a bit fatigued...I have noticed that I am dreaming a lot...I dont usually dream and now Im having weird and detailed dreams everynight....weird.....I dont have the nausea anymore...yay(for now) ...only thing is my boobs are soo sore! ouch!...anyhow im glad to have things going along... :)

Soo my mom and I attended the Injection training on Monday the 10th it was interesting..it was outside of my comfort zone.... I actually had to get two (saline filled) practice shots...not expected...the butt one hurt a bit..like a sting...my mom gave me that one (she really did not want to give me the shot, she was sweatin and said "ahhh I really didnt want to poke you!" but she did it! lol) .. the one I have to give myself was nothing...didnt feel a thing..it was more the anticipation and nervousness that had been building up than what it actually really is once i gave it to myself..lol..but the anticipation and the idea of having to poke myself right then and there made me sweat a little nonetheless...hee hee...

I was hoping that I would still be able to be active while on the meds because I get really restless and axious if I dont at least walk for like 40min either outside or on the threadmill... but interestingly enough I learned something in injection class that will prevent me from being too active...the most I will be able to do is go for a slow walk in the mall or around the block...and the teacher still discouraged that..she said "you wont want to, believe me, you will really feel your ovaries with everystep"...oh boy!.....I will be restricted because your ovaries are twice the size they are normally and are heavier when on the medication and are at risk of flipping over...huh? never thought that was even possible..if they flip, it will cut off blood flow to the ovaries and I will then need to have emergency surgery to flip them back..I could potentially loose the ovary that flipped if they don't get to it in time...and its life threatening too I understand..ehk.....that is just a scary thought ...right?...women that develop large cysts are also at risk of their ovaries flipping that is why they must have the cysts removed before they get too big.....I tried to look this up online but I was surprised that there really isn't much info about "ovary flipping"  online... well I only really googled it once.. I didn't really search any where else...cause I try to limit my reading online about stuff like this...I had a hard time reading my consent packet before signing...I had to though....I was pretty traumatized after that...its chock full of risks and complications and everything that can go wrong (which we all know we can't control) it makes me terribly nervous and I rather not get into it and just take it as I go day by day ..so anyways I will not be able to do much of anything in terms of exercising but in this case I will have to comply ;) I am trying to be all about relaxing and just trying to think about myself and not taking on too many things that may stress me out right now..what I do is try to nurture myself & sooth myself by eating comfort food, watching my favorite disney movies..and keeping my environment positive and happy and keeping my mind as busy as possible with other things..preferably positive thoughts..lol....i know sounds weird...especially for a 36 year old woman the disney movies part hee hee..I have fond memories of me and my sister watching two of our favorite ones..Bedknobs & Broomsticks and The Sword in the Stone...love those two...Im still a kid at heart..... everyone has their own way that they have to create to get through this process. :) My cats also help soothe me they are my personal de-stressers even before I started this process..they are soo loving ...I just tap my chest while lying in bed and one of them jumps on top and starts purring and snuggles with me..soo cute..yes I love cats! their purrs and love is soo relaxing! Cats are very soothing... lol....

Meet our kitties..the long haired Calico is Callie (aka sassy, noonie & chachi) ..the Linx Point Siamese is Molly (aka Noodles) ..and the Russian Blue looking one is Gizmo (aka Gizzy)


Here Noodles & Gizzy look like they were up to no good and got caught..lol

 Here I had had a long day at work and was soo happy to be home I saw Gizzy and just grabbed him and snuggled him..and managed to take a picture of us before he wiggled free .. ;)

 This is hilarious..I love to see when he drapes on the chair and just hangs there...he looks soo funny..he is our  jokester and sometimes does things that have us laughing out loud...

 Noodles was a feral cat before she came to us..we trapped her in a parking lot of a business building over by the Walmart when she was about 3 months old...we turned her around but she was still affected and her behaviors are a little crazy sometimes...I believe she will always be that way..soo she is our special kitty who needs extra love, care and understanding....she is still quite skittish but most of the time she is a loving and sweet cat.. when she isnt freaking out...this is her favorite spot to be in draped on my leg ;)

 Here is our Sassy...goodness she is the princess cat..very attached to me ..she walks around sashaying(sp?) her tail around following me everywhere..love her..this is the spot I find her in most of the time..she is soo spoiled ;) She is the one that likes to snuggle a lot!

So I am finally off the pill! yay completed that part of the treatment on Sat 22nd..its a small victory I know but its all mine! And Im happy to not have to take them anymore... Now gotta get through the next phase....the injections!..ugh...I recorded a little video of me giving myself the Lupron injection...its been really easy now since I am on the 10th day of taking this medication...it wasnt really at first....thought I would loose it there a few times...I've gotten really good at giving it to myself...practice makes perfect!..I start on the Follicle stimulating meds on Friday the 28th and will be increasing my injections to three a day for about 10 days...ack...im nervous about the Follistim Pen...it intimidates me....it seems like a fairly complicated gadget that you dont want to use it wrong cause you will give yourself too much medication or not enough....why couldnt they just give me a regular needle! Those are easy! Anyways I will master it im sure ;)...I go in tomorrow Thursday to get a blood test and ultrasound done to check the progress..ta ta for now!