Yesterday was my IVIg Infusion. I slept for a really long time since even before they started the IVIG. Kylie said I was low in something and she had to pre-medicate me while still on the Dextrose with Benadryl, which literally knocked me out as she was injecting it in my IV, and also some steroid and something else that I can't remember. I couldn't even keep my eyes open, and I couldn't even understand what I was saying since the words wouldn't come out right. I was finally finished around 1:30 with the IVIG, but she still did another 100 mL of Dextrose. I think I was out of there around 2:00 pm. So I came home, slept (my mom made dinner for me), woke up and ate, watched some TV and dosed off again until almost 10:00 pm. Watched some more TV and fell asleep again until the next morning around 9:00 am and I still had a hard time getting up.
I have been bruising so bad from the Heparin! I don't remember having OHSS the last time at least not too bad except after ER. Lately, though, I've felt lots of bloating and everytime my bladder fills up (which has been a lot lately since Kylie said to drink 4 liters of water daily), my left ovary hurts and I feel a lot of pressure in my lower abdomen. I was told to eat pineapples, especially the core, around ET to help with implantation. I had never heard this before. Also, Dr. Zhou mentioned somthing in regards to this, but I'm not sure if it was her. I will ask her mondya when I see her.
The needles in my ears for the cravings were great. They really calmed my cravings. I think I will ask Dr. Zhou if I can get them again this week. She had me remove them today. I guess they can only be on there a certain amount of time. I don't think ate too much this weekend, but I feel that I have gained so much weight! I am appalled! I don't know where it came from or where it's at on my, but it is just outrageous! I remember Kylie saying that usually we can gain about 5 pounds from IVIG, but then I have some extra!
Dr. Zhou told me to save my energy and not to even spend my days driving around, but rather stay home and rest. I am such a busy bee that it seems really hard for me. Dr. Saleh was in Italy this past week? Probably enjoying himself with our $$$! BTW, they told me at his office yesterday that they were going to try to submit the "infusion" using another code to the insurance instead of infertilty to see if they would cover it.
I had a wonderful experience today that I want to share. Earlier in the week, my husband told me he commented to his boss' wife about us TTC via IVF. Well, she said she would like for her husband (my husband's boss) to lay hands on us and say a prayer for us to conceive. I didn't know this but he is a minister. I was very surprised, yet so excited at the same time to know of all the people that care. Well, his boss called him Friday to see if we could meet them for lunch yesterday. We went to their house and they showed us around a little and then, Jan (the wife), said that we should get to praying. I became teary eyed and hope that I would be able to make it through without making a scene. Well, we sat on the couch, and as Jay (the boss) began talking about how they had problems conceiving and then began praying, she came over to me and layed her hands on my abdomen and held my hands as she prayed. It was something that was so emotional and so powerful, in a sense, that tears just started coming down my face, and as hard as I tried, they were uncontrollable. I could not believe how much such a beautiful and wonderful prayer affected me. Well, as soon as we finished praying, we went out to our car to drive to the restaurant and it began raining, but it was a rain that was so different to me (or at least I saw it and felt it that way) that I felt as if God was giving an answer to the prayer.
It is getting so close!
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