ITS SHOW TIME!

ahhh soo I finally got my period..wow it was late! I got it on Sat Oct 1st...its weird because I felt such a happiness and relief when I finally saw signs of it..never felt like that about my period before..lol ...I started on the pill on Monday and it was a bit rough symptom wise until like Thursday I didn't really feel the nausea or the shakiness too much anymore after that day...the first few days I felt gross, today I felt like I lacked good circulation in my legs but its gone now.. don't know if its associated with taking the pill..but being a big hypocondriact (sp?)..I tend to imagine some of what im feeling....anyways *rolling my eyes at myself*.. I have never in my life taken any sort of birth control medication so I was worried about how I would react...I think my body is sort of used to it now.. maybe.....

I have found that, even before I started taking the pill, drinking the water of young coconuts seems to soothe my tummy...and I feel nourished at the same time...I love it and the meat is soo delicious too with chili, lime & salt...ahhh delicious...yeah the chili, lime and salt do not soothe the stomach but its soo good ;)... I buy 2 or 3 coconuts to drink/eat each Friday after work at one of the local Asian markets as a treat to myself...I wish I could have one everyday but i'd have to buy a lot and they are almost 2 dollars each..and they dont keep for past a day...so I am good with doing it every Friday ;)...thanks to my cousin Belen for the introduction to these delicious and nourshing coconuts <3

This week I finally got my IVF schedule to follow..of course they hadnt given it to me since we were waiting for my darn period to start before they can give me actual dates to follow..this is what it will look like for the next two months or so:

10/01/11 - Period Start
10/03/11 - Cycle day three, start on Birth Control
10/10/11 - Sign IVF consents, Baseline Ultrasound (ack! that wonderful transvaginal ultrasound) w/Catheter check
10/10/11 -  Injection training at 5pm that day
10/17/11 - Start on the Lupron medication 10 units between 7-9pm
10/22/11 - Last day of Birth control pill
10/25/11 - Expect period, very little bleeding or none at all is expected
10/27/11 - Pre-Stimulation ultrasound and blood test.
10/28/11 - Need to reduce Lupron to 5 units between 7-9 pm
10/28/11 - Start on the Follistim 225 units + One vial of Menopur in the evening 7-9pm

*The following dates are only estimates. Scheduling will vary based on my follicular growth..

11/06/11 - HCG injection. Need to stop Lupron, Follistim & Menopur, when instructed, take HCG "trigger" injection at exact time directed.
11/08/11 - Egg Retrieval..(eek! yes very nervous about this procedure..I dont like to undergo "surgical like" procedures..shivers...but I guess who does! lol )
11/09/11 - Start on the Progesterone 1ml every evening
11/??/11 - Embryo Transfer..(double eek! very important day.. our fertilized eggs will be going back in the womb as embryos ready to grow into little babies <3 )
11/??/11 - Post retrieval visit
11/??/11 - Blood test to confirm pregnancy (ahh looking soo forward to this day! Praying its a positive!)

Seems like I am going to be on a tight schedule for the next month or so...im already really tired just reading it ...This coming Monday my Mom, Husband and I will be going to the injection training...this should be interesting..lol..im sure we will get good laughs out of that..cause that is how we roll...hee hee..soo right now I am just trying to take it easy, eating well, trying to remember to take my prenatal vitamins (cause those horse pills are not easy to take..for me anyway :D ), sleeping good and trying to get my exercise in (walking for 40 min or so everyday at least)..helps clear my mind and I feel relaxed when I go for a walk...I am trying to not think of what's to come and take it day to day..cause I will drive myself crazy and end up a nervous wreck...I know If I dont keep somewhat busy I will give way to my tendency to worry about all of the "what ifs"... I know I cannot control anything good or bad that's to come so I need to take it one day at a time...for sanity's sake..pray all goes well...ok well im feeling a bit tired and nauseous right now..so I am going to go lie down... ta ta for now! Aracely