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I'm impatient I know, but just as well - over the phone at 9am this morning, we found out we start IVF this month! So.. very very excited and nervous. Trying not to be too over-optimistic, because I know it can hurt.. but still.


Very excited and totally terrified!

Hospital appointment

So we went. Results are in and good.
We have 6.5 straws of stuff. It's 1 straw per batch. He was actually really enthusiastic (The Dr more so than DH) about it and so, so nice! Next we have to wait for our turn on the waiting list.

Wanna know what happens? Tough - it's here anyway - mainly so I can try and get my head around what we have waiting for us, whenever our turn comes.

1. 1st day of bleeding I start the drugs - daily injections and nasal spray.

2. Day 12 I get scanned and day 14, 16 etc, until they decide my eggs are good enough to be collected (from history and what I know, for me it should be approx day 14).

3. My eggs get harvested - cue sedating me, knocking me out, big needles, and egg collection.

4. Then they unfreeze a straw and impregnate the eggs they get from me. They will implant 2.  [In US and Italy they will implant up to 4, but because of the risks of IVF etc, if 4 take you have to make the decision to terminate 2. Luckily for me they only implant 2 in the UK, so I won't have to make that decision (because frankly I'm not sure I could)].

5. I then get a scan 4weeks later to see if it's taken. If it has then the embryos they've grown will be frozen. If it hasn't I have to have a few months off before trying another implantation (cue 4K). For my age there is a 30% chance of success, so could be looking at 3 tries, which (including the NHS try) is 8K.

If we want any more we're looking at repeating the process. Dr said we should hear where we are on the list within 2weeks. If we haven't heard within 2weeks we're to ring the RMU (Reproductive Medical Unit).

Side-effects. Ahhhh this was the last bit we're told. These injections? They have side-effects:

1. Weight-gain (not a shocker, I knew that anyway after to horrific mess HRT had on me, but hopefully it'll only pile on for 3weeks and then I come off them).

2. Skin will go to hell (yeah not overly looking forward to this, it's bad enough as it is sometimes!)

3. I'm liable to go postal. In fact, he said seeing as I'm a teacher, I should warn the school and make sure I have a support worker in with me for the duration and I'm 'likely to go AWOL'... (I am really really worried about this). Apparently I will be extremely volatile. :(

And then it hits.. I'm gearing up to be a mum...