Start of Stimulating Medications

I was a little anxious about all of the shots I had to give myself beginning today, but I already did 2 of them this morning (Lupron & Heparin) and it was not that bad. I have 2 more to go this evening (Heparin & Gonal-F). I am really excited about this moving along so fast. Here are the dosages:

• Lupron 5 units AM
• Heparin 5000 units twice a day
• Gonal F 375 units PM

I went to my GYN appointment and it went rather well. I had my annual and CBC and asked them to expedite the results since my RE's office needs them ASAP. He said he would and for me to call him on Thursday to get the results. Then he will fax them over to my RE's office. He told me to keep him informed on how my treatment goes and that he hopes nothing but the best for me. Dora, the nurse, said the same thing and she said she would pray that this would be it for us. I feel very lucky!

On the downside, I went to my aunt's house today and saw that she had a Virgin Mary Statute sitting on an altar with other things. I commented on how beautiful it was and she began talking about the Bible and God... We had such a great converstation that I figured she would be a great person to tell we're doing in vitro so that she can pray for us. Well, I finally got the nerve to tell her and she just burst my bubble! She, never having had kids, said that her life was fully satisfied without any since she was able to give all her love to all of those children she babysat her entire life. She said she would never go against God's will and do something he would not be willing to support. Well that just made me feel fine and dandy. I have to say that this was not what I expected to hear from her. I know that deep down she regrets not having had any kids and she is just trying to find excuses, but because her husband never supported her (or because he just can't have any, according to her) she was trying to make me feel bad. I was feeling down for a little bit, but since I thought about it, I feel sorry for her and do not blame her for making me feel so awful.