Appointment!

Yesterday we had our appointment at Nottingham clinic and I am glad to say that it has reassured me about nearly every thing that I felt nervous about! We were seen by a lovely patient woman called Mary who made me feel at ease from the moment that we sat down and started talking.

First things first we had to sign lots of consent forms which she had to go through with us one by one. Then she got out a box with some medication and needles in and she said that she was going to go through how to administer the drugs that I will be taking in January. So we had a go at mixing the drugs and handling the syringe (which sounds really dodgy haha!) Then she gave me an empty syringe with a smaller needle fixed on the end which she said would be the needle I will have to inject myself with. Then she told me to pinch a piece of my tummy (not easy to describe!) and gently insert the needle because she wanted me to see that it does not hurt in the least. I was extremely surprised to find how easy it was as I expected to be injecting into my arm. 

She then went on to explain our schedule. The first step will be taking the first lot of medication on the 4th January of Norethisterone tablets up until the 16th January. Then the injections will begin after that.  Mary has roughly estimated that my egg collection will be either 31st January or 3rd February. So I will only be on the medication a few weeks before the big egg collection!

So we had a phone call today from a pharmaceutical company telling us that the drugs will be arriving on Friday.  So as soon as Christmas and New Year is over we will be starting! Still doesn't feel real yet...<3

Off to Nottingham tomorrow!

So we are off to Nottingham tomorrow for the first time since June! We are going to be seeing Mary the PGD nurse to discuss my IVF treatment plan and have some blood tests taken in preparation for the beginning of the IVF in January. I am feeling extremely excited and cannot wait to go and find out more about what we will be doing! 

WE HAVE NEWS!!!!!!!!!!

Today has given me so much joy!!!! I had a phone call from the clinic in Nottingham with news that the PGD test is finished and that it has all worked! :) 

IVF will begin in January!!!! I am feeling so thankful right now...<3 We have been given an appointment at Nottingham for the 17th December at 10.00am to see the PGD nurse who is going to go through all of the injections and drugs that I will be taking. We also have to have some blood tests done to check for HIV and also check immunity for Hepatitis and Rubella.  

A pharmaceutical company will get in contact within the next couple of weeks to discuss how and when the drugs will be delivered to my house when I begin the IVF treatment. 

At the moment my head is just spinning...After waiting so long for something you just feel so much more appreciative of it when it comes along :) I just can't believe it's really happening now... <3