With Anxiety and excitement I started the meds today. Last night Aaron and I sat together planning the exact times I'll be taking each medication and setting timers and reminders on my phone to make sure nothing gets forgotton. Here is a picture of my medication calandar. Each line on each day represents a different drug.
I woke up at 7 am to start the antibiotics... I now know I need to make sure I have food with them.. boy was my tummy upset! Aaron has to take these too. They are to help make sure there is no infection/bacteria in our bodies (for both of our donations) when the time comes for the retrieval and implantation.
I cannot have any milk products within 2 hours of taking the antibiotics, so I wait this morning to take have a bowl of cereal. I am then able to take birth control, (I've been on these for about 2 weeks already, this is to help control my cycle) And then I took my prenatals, (also been taking these for a long while). At this point I take the asprin as well. These are for help with discomfort.. its a low dose, but something I have to take everyday.
Tonight after the kids go to bed I'll be giving myself my first shot of Lupron. Lupron prevents the usual hormone exchange that causes follicle prodution and ovulation. This helps my doctors control exactly when I will ovulate. I'll also take my night time dose of the antibiotic too (aaron too).
At bedtime I'll be taking Dexamethasone, its a low dose steroid that suppresses the productions of androgen hormones and has beneficial effects on egg quality.
I'll be following this plan for the next few days. On thursday, I'll stop the birth control and wait for my period.
Here is a picture of all the drugs to be taken over the next month or so. It's so daunting, but such a miracle! Let me tell you, the price tag for just these drugs was huge. I'm so grateful for the gift from someone so kind, and from our Heavenly Father to make this possible.
Today we get to listen to the General Conference. My joy is full and am so happy for this opportunity.
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