Today was the day we have been waiting for! The “baseline” appointment is our last one before starting injections. Austin had to leave urine as I waited for my appointment. My part started with an ultrasound to take measurements of my uterus, uterine lining, follicles, and follicle count. This was to make sure there were no large cysts or follicles. They also took blood to get estrogen levels. Everything needed to be nice and low so we could get started. This indicates that my doctor has control over my cycle. I turned in our consents and got prescriptions for pain meds for the egg retrieval and Prometrium for before the transfer. The nurse shared 2 clinical trials we can be a part of, and gave paperwork about those. We went over the calendar to review. Then I had to leave urine. That was a whole event, but way TMI, so I may share that later. Upon check out, I got to pay $9,580. YAY! Austin’s account was being goofy with the limit on transaction, so that took a while.
Afterward, we made our way to the Oklahoma Blood Institute for the infectious disease testing. The pricing sheet from OU said this was $200-400, but when we paid, it was only $200! Small win! My veins are a mess, so it took them a while to get mine done. They attached an ice pack to my arm to help with bruising.
After that, we stopped for lunch at Chick-Fil-A and headed home. We went to Walmart to get my prescriptions filled. while we waited, we searched far and wide for cheap sweatpants, which aren’t a thing anymore, I guess! We picked up my car from the garage and headed home! Busy, busy day! I also got the call from OU that we are good to start injections on Friday and got my dosages: 1 vial of Menopur & 150iu of Follistim.
We depleted our savings & donations today, paying $9,780. We still have $2,000 to pay & probably more for additional meds. We can probably scrape together enough to pay for the rest.
For your enjoyment, my arms post blood drawing twice today…needles every day are going to be SOOOO fun! Lol!
3 more sleeps until we officially start!!!!
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