IVF 7: Baseline

It felt like things were going so slow this morning - they couldn't get anything done the first time around. When I checked in I planned to make my payment as usual. They couldn't figure out if the number I was paying included the credit I'm owed or not. I assumed it did already since it was the number I was quoted by the financial counselor but if they wanted to double check, who am I to argue. So I sat down without having that taken care of.

Then came bloodwork. They stuck me twice, no success. I reminded them they need to take my weight. They nearly forgot about it, and after I worked so hard getting rid of every ounce (currently 16.8 lbs away from my goal; 7.2 lbs away from clinic max)! Since they were having no luck with my vein they sent me for ultrasound and said they'll try again after. So didn't get that done either.

Thankfully, there was no issue with the ultrasound. After that I got stuck again in my arm but they weren't able to get blood, so they moved to my hand instead. It hurts SO much to get blood drawn from the hand.  Less so during, but so much after and then throughout the day. Both my arm and hand have nasty bruises. I hope this isn't any indication of what the cycle is going to be like or we're in for a bumpy ride. 

After blood draw I went back to the front desk to make my payment so that it doesn't hold anything up. They still couldn't figure out the credit situation so they said to make my payment less the credit and if there's any issue I'll get a call from the financial counselor. No complaints here: I got a 20% discount - maybe it's a Cyber Monday miracle!

I got the call this afternoon that bloodwork results are in and we're cleared to start. Shots start Thursday.