Monday, October 3, 2011

Calendar!

Our donor is finally cleared medically, and so I now have a calendar for our cycle!

It's pushed back a week from what our clinic initially proposed, due to the donor's schedule, but I guess that's par for the course when you're coordinating 3 schedules, not 2.

I take Humira today and two weeks from today (side rant: my husband's company's insurance sucks - I have to pay for the Humira out of pocket = $2000), and start Lupron on October 16th (ugh!) Estradiol valerate injections start October 24, and I have a monitoring appointment on November 5. Retrieval is likely between November 3-6, making transfer between November 8-11.

So ready to get this show on the road!

In answer to a few of the questions on my last post:

@Lindsey: we're working with our local RE - there's no advantage for us working with Dr Sher for a donor cycle, as my local RE has successfully managed my immunology issues in the past.
@Roccie: we have no agreements in place, but can contact her through the agency. She's open to the possibility of contact with children, but doesn't want to stay in touch with us in the meantime.
@Amanda: we had to meet her because she was born abroad, which means the FDA requires the donation be an open donation (in case of weird diseases, etc.) Most donations are anonymous. :)

10 comments:

  1. Congrats on your calendar! That is always my favorite day *(since I'm a total over-planner!) Thanks for answering my question too, I'm glad your local doc is on-board with the immunology stuff and you won't have to travel, way too much extra stress!

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  2. congrats on the calendar! so excited for you to start this new journey!!! will be keeping everything crossed for you xooxoxo lots of love

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  3. Oohh!! You're gettin so close!

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  4. Congrats on getting your calendar! I have such high hopes for you this cycle...fingers and toes and everything else crossed for a BFP!!

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  5. Yay for getting your calendar. It feels so good to finally have estimated dates you can look at and think about. I know what you mean about just being ready to get the show on the road! It's all such a long journey, the waiting is often the hardest part. Wishing you the best for a great cycle!

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  6. SO EXCITING! Getting the calendar is always such a good feeling. Good luck!

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  7. ooooooo it's happening!!!! Wishing you luck :)

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  8. wishing you lots of luck! Been following your story for some time now. All the best xo
    amber

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  9. Wow! How exciting!!! I'm so happy for you!

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  10. That's great that you have a calendar set up! I really hope this cycle works for you!

    And thanks for stopping by my blog.

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