Meds!

Hi everyone!  Will and I have been in full swing IVF mode as of May 23rd.  Right now I am in the suppression stage, so I am taking birth control and will start lupron Thursday.  My suppression check is scheduled for June 17th, and then a whole bunch of lovely ultrasounds, then egg retrieval the week of June 30th.  I am SO not excited about taking lupron again.. last time I am pretty sure Will almost had me admitted to the looney bin!! I also have to take a bunch of new meds, including menopur, Gonal F, and bravelle patches.  Will and I decided to skip the IVF class this time because we thought we were pros.. until I opened my box of meds!! No idea what I am doing!! Sooo I will have to call my nurse and basically tell her I am not smarter than a fifth grader (or in this case, smarter than IVF class participants) and have her explain what each med is for and how/when to take it.  I am not nearly as stressed and frantic as I was at this point last time.  I went back and read my blog from the first IVF.. and I read the post about the meds, thinking to myself "calm down chick!!"  But then I remembered how physically and emotionally exhausted I was from being so naive and not knowing what to expect, what to do, who to ask...... I think this time is less stressful mostly because I know what lies ahead.  I know what will happen next, what the bloodwork and ultrasound results mean, what I should or shouldn't be worried about.  So for now, I am not stressing about anything.  I am just taking the meds and waiting patiently for the next step.  I will post again after my suppression check.

Here is a picture of my meds.  Should have taken the class, huh?!