On Tuesday morning, I had my "shot" class at RMG (Reproductive Medicine Group). Our coordinator taught us how to administer the shots, either in our bellies or our legs, and gave us our Calendar. The Calendar tells what meds to take, when to start stimulation meds, how much, and predicts when our ER and ET will be. I am scheduled to start stimulation on May 11. That's when I will be taking Lupron, Gonal-F, and Menopur. Yes, 3 injections each night for about 9-14 days. I have to say...I have completely surprised myself at how well I am doing with the injections so far. I know it's only been a total of 5 injections, but I am such a wimp when it comes to needles and anything "medical". I thought it would be really hard for me to poke myself, but it was actually quite easy and painless...this may change in about 8 days. We shall see...but I think I'm entitled to a little pat on the back regardless.
They've estimated my ER to fall on May 22 and my ET would be either 3 or 5 days later. Of course this could change by a few days. It all depends on how I respond to the stimulation meds. Sometimes I still can't believe this is happening to us. Am I really doing this??? I used to drive myself crazy wondering "why us?", but there's really no point in that. I've cried myself to sleep so many times, there's no way to keep count. We will never truly know the reason why we have had to go down this path of heartache, grief, sadness, and frustration. I can only believe that something big and better lies ahead and God has been preparing us for that. We are stronger than ever in our marriage and possibly the strongest we've ever been as individuals. I can also find solace in knowing that we are not alone. I know there are other couples out there fighting this uphill battle who share the same thoughts and emotions.
On a lighter note...I am looking forward to the next few weeks and am so ready for all this to be over and to be in my 2WW (that's 2 week wait for those of you who have no idea what my acronyms stand for) But that'll be a whole other story!
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