Black and Blue and Happy About It

Things on both fronts are moving along at a rapid pace...

On the adoption, we had our last homestudy on Sunday. Most of the day Saturday, we spent cleaning up piles of junk we've neglected for six months or more. We went under the assumption she would be looking in every drawer, cabinet, etc. We even locked all the fertility meds in the trunk of my car. Thankfully, I even remembered to take down my calendar from the bathroom mirror.Whew - that was almost a close one!

The homestudy itself ended up being much less than we anticipated. She walked through the house and basically took a 30-second cursory look at each room - that was it! She didn't even ask to see if we had adequate fire extinguishers, a first aid kit, etc. I even tied up the cords on the blinds - all for nothing.

She did forget to send us some forms we need to mail into the Colorado Bureau of Investigations - so that's going to set us back another month. Had I not asked when she expected our fingerprint cards back, she would have never know about it. The more I work with this woman, the more disorganized she seems. On the other hand, I still believe their organization will get the job done. I anticipate we'll be fully approved in about 30-45 days - so perfect timing to know if the IVF worked.

On the IVF front, I took my last dose of lupron on Saturday and am now on the following:

• 2 pre-natal vitamins
• 2 fabb tablets (extra folic acid, B6 and B12)
• 1 iron supplement
• 1 baby aspirin
• 1 medrol @ bedtime  (until Thursday)
• 4 tetracycline (until Thursday)
• 1 lovenox injection (blood thinner)
• 3 endrometrin suppositories (progesterone)
• 1 progesterone-in-oil injection (every other day for extra progesterone)
• 2 vivelle patches (estrogen - change every other day)

 I feel like a mobile drugstore. It's hard to keep it all straight.

So far, the Lovenox shots were not as bad as I read (especially compared to the PIO). They are no worse than the lupron shots going in, but they sting a little after the medication is injected. They also leave black-and-blue marks on my abdomen (about 3/4" round) - that don't hurt, but look awful.

Went for a lining check today and I'm at 11mm with a perfect triple-stripe. Still waiting for my E2 / P4 results, but I think this is more a technicality at this point so that they can regulate my drugs.

So, as of now, all systems are a go for Friday. Hip, hip, hooray!