IVF Update

I am very tired right now, but I'm going to attempt to make this a decent update.

OK So I already told you about the awesome Dr. that we will be working with now. Yay for that. Dr. Powell told me on Tuesday that we'd probably be looking at not even starting IVF for 6-12 months after our initial appointment with Dr. Shamma. 6-12 months!!! These days we're lucky to know what next month holds. And I did not want to get in the middle of the process and find out we're moving or something. That bummed me out a little bit. But I called today to make my appointment with Dr. Shamma (which Dr. Powell's office said they'd handle... but I've learned that I cannot wait on others to do what I can do myself.) My appt will be on July 27th we're we'll talk about things. We know that the next step is the laparoscopic surgery. According to Dr. Shamma's office, we could start IVF as early as the following cycle after the surgery assuming all is confirmed with that. Wow. OK... so let's say that the surgery is in August... that means we could make our first IVF attempt as early as September. That is very exciting... overwhelmingly exciting. Of course we'll still have to just take it one step at a time, but we're definitely very hopeful right now. The other thing that is a bit... I don't know what the word is, but there's a chance that if the tubes are both blocked as the HSG reported, they may remove both tubes. Nathan and I both don't like that thought. Yes, we know the tubes are not functional, but removing them... its just so permanent, so definitive. But I will give any part of my body if it means having our baby. And even relating to the IVF itself... its painful. There are hormone shots I'll have to give myself that, as Dr. Powell stated, will make me crazy! (As if poor Nathan doesn't have enough crazy to deal with!) Then the procedures of extracting the eggs, implanting... all of this is painful. After that HSG... I'm thinking they're going to have to give me happy gas or the strongest stuff they can give me. But despite the parts I'm dreading... I'm ready and excited to continue moving forward.

On a more pleasant subject... last night Nathan and I babysat Anya while Mark and Linda celebrated their anniversary. We had such a great time. Anya is such a big girl now with so many new 'tricks.' Its truly amazing how much they grow and develop in one short year. She has so much personality and is just as sweet at a Georgia peach! And she even warmed up to Nathan which he really enjoyed. We both just absolutely adore her.