Consult Appointment

So today was our consult appointment in Colorado with Dr. Bachus at the Rocky Mountain Center for Reproduction Medicine. http://www.drbachus.com/

 When we got there they made us fill out a bunch more paperwork since it has been a year since we have been current patients. We discussed whether we should continue with Follistim (injectable meds) and back to back IUI's or if we should do IVF... It is obviously our decision but what it comes down to is this.. IVF is more than double the cost.. and will only increase our chances of success about 10% more than doing Follistim.

Our big worry is my miscarriages because once you have 2 your chances of having another are greater and once you have 3 it is even a greater chance for a 4th. After my last miscarriage they had called in a miscarriage blood work up to test for things like Lupus and other disorders.. All of that came back normal.. He wanted to run a few more tests just to have all bases covered. Today he tested for blood clotting and thinning disorders. They drew 11 vials today.

He also did a lovely vaginal ultrasound to see if my egg supply was dwindling  because if he saw that they were he would suggest that we move on to IVF.. Good news! I still have tons of eggs so our decision is to move forward with follistim injections and IUI's.. Since I am only on day 14 of my cycle he said he would prescribe me Provera ( a medicine that will make me get my period) he figured why wait until my next cycle when he did the base-line ultrasound today..

So tomorrow I will start Provera and within the next 7-10 days I should start my cycle and on day 2 I will start giving myself follistim shots, daily.. He will need to see me on cycle day 8 ( which is GREAT NEWS! Every-other time I have done this he has needed me on day 4. This will save me a bunch of money).
So most likely around the 15th of April we will be doing insemination's :D

Now the hard part: telling all of the parents of the kiddos I watch that I will be gone. I have already given them a heads up that we are "trying" again but I still feel horrible that I cannot give them extra advance notice since no one knows when my cycle will start... I have been stressing about it since I know one of the kiddos does not have family here and it will be hard for them to find a back-up. I need to not stress over it. After all, if I had an office job I would have at least a weeks' vacation and I know running your own business you usually do not get that but, why not?

So that is what today was all about. I will keep you posted on when my cycle starts and my injections begin.