IVF 5: Baseline

It's a go!

I got my email reminder from the financial counselor yesterday and paperwork was straightened out at check in. I waited about two minutes for bloodwork. Weigh in went well! I was being a little ridiculous worrying myself sick about it - to the point that I purposely chose a short sleeve shirt and left my watch in my purse "just in case." I was way under any kind of limit.

Bloodwork took two sticks. I feel like I should get a tiny x tattoo right where the vein cooperates.

Very shortly after I got called back for the ultrasound. Usually this is a huge time suck - I've waited for 20-40 minutes at some past appointments. It was the fast doctor today so I was out of there in less than 5 minutes. Results came in around noon with the all clear and dosage amounts.

Really breezy appointment overall. Shots start Saturday night and my next monitoring appointment is on Tuesday.

In unrelated news, I had a meeting with my supervisor about my salary and responsibilities. It was a really positive conversation and I'm on track for a raise and title change in the next contract year.

In addition, I got a bug in my mind about a trip to Israel. I'll elaborate more in another post. There's a short window of available time between the IVF and FET and if at all possible I'd love to squeeze a trip there. It depends on a few factors so we'll see.