Started the gonal-f this morning. I must say I like this stim cycle the best since it is only gonal-f twice a day. Don't have to worry about stinging menupur, mixing meds, or doing 4 injections like last time when I was also on the lupron. Of course once the ganirelix is added later it will be bumped up to 3 shots a day, but for right now, 2 small pokes with the gonal-f pen is nice and easy. Of course once trigger comes this will all change and I will have to deal with IM injections every day then. This I am not looking forward to.
So far no side effects from the gonal-f, but I know in a couple of days the headaches will start to come on.
Still no sign of AF. I did have one spotting episode this morning, but it is now gone so don't know what is going on there. However since I started stims today the RE is calling today cd1, even though on ff it is cd17 since I haven't bled yet.
Still need to order the PIO and ganirelix. I am going to call the nurse on Monday to make sure she sends the script in. Unfortunately the earliest I can receive the shipment isn't until Thursday (my birthday) since I am going to be out for the first few days next week. I was hoping to go out on my birthday, but since I can't wait on this ganirelix since I will likely start it next weekend I need to make sure I have it before than.
Anyways, I am feeling very positive about this cycle so hoping it will work. If it doesn't I don't know what to do. I know that we will likely have to wait until at least the fall to try again since I don't want to use the new deducible after June 30 since we will only have HP for 2 months max. I would rather put the money to a plan that I will have for a year, than just a couple of months.
I have also decided to hold off on my dental crown. I received the estimate letter yesterday and I was going to book the crown, but then I found out that a crown takes 2 appts and at least a 2-3 week break in between. I can't do that. Even if I got in for the first part during stims, I can not do the second part so I have decided to wait until July if this cycle doesn't work, or if it does to do it in the Fall when I will be in the 2nd trimester. DH's school has dental insurance for me and him for just under $600 for the year so we are going to buy it since I can't go without dental insurance (thank you bad teeth genes). A crown on the new insurance will cost ~$600, compared to ~$300-400 on our plan right now, but I can not take the chance with cycling after putting so much time, money, and emotion into ttc.
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