Here is post I shared 2 weeks ago when I started with this IVF cycle (injections) and posted it on the fertilicare website...thought I would share it here...
As I sit here at my desk...I feel like a pharmacist, mixing my 2 capsules of liquid with 4 cylinders of powder - yes Im on Menopur (extra dose - as I don't stimulate well in previous IVF & IUI cycles)....all the different syringes and needles...I look at all of this and say oh boy IVF is definitely not for sissy's! What us ladies have to go through to get our hearts desire! Then comes the 'injecting myself bit' which is not that bad (but for alot of women who hate syringes - it is a BIG thing). Then comes the waves of emotions that come with the injections and the double doses of hormones - this process is not for sissy's in actual fact I think we are hero's - we are actually very brave as we face each day of the cycle which brings new joys and new tears each step of the way!
We are attempting our second round of IVF (with hydro's and all - as having my tubes removed is a high risk procedure for me considering all the previous surgery I have had and the really bad scar tissue which lies hidden beneath my skin)...we are going against the odds and giving it to God this time - I know what the doctors have said (chances are reduced by half with hydrosalpinges) but God is God and He is a God of miracles and that is exactly what we need! A BIG MIRACLE So in faith we stand together as husband and wife and we go through this journey (putting all our faith in the almighty) and thanking HIM for giving us such awesome doctors and technology and we just brace each step of the way day by day!
I am thinking of all who go through this journey daily - and find comfort that I am not alone - but wish that all our dreams to become mom's and dad's will come true! They will I know they will one way or another....just hold onto your desire and keep believing in miracle *faith* - believing in what is unseen!
I have my first scan on wednesday CD10 to see how my follicles are growing and how many I have! I pray and pray and pray that our baby is in one of them (please God please)....
For all my cycle buddies - all the best with the emotions, moods, tears, joys of the journey...at least we have each other - who understand exactly how difficult this all is!
Lots of love xoxoxo
1 comment:
You are so very right and what I discovered is that when put to the test we can achieve amazing things - we often underestimate ourselves and our abilities!
For one I never thought I would be able to administer my own injection yet 4 days into it I decided to take over and now I'm doing my 2 injections a day with ease. But you're right IVF ain't for sissys!!
Good luck
xxx
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