Stim Day 11 Update

Today is day 11 of stims.   I added Ganire.lix to my morning shots this morning.  This will ensure that my body does not ovulate before my retrieval.  So 2 shots in the morning now - Ganire.lix and Meno.pur.

I had may appointment with AcuGirl today.  I had to move up my appointment this week as I have my job interview on Wednesday.  I told her I was a little concerned that the follicles are growing slow, but she assured me that may not necessarily be a bad thing.  We want quality, not quantity.  She used the heating lamp in my pelvic area again, and it felt good after.  I have been feeling "full" in my ovaries all day.  Tomorrow morning I go back for another ultrasound to see how my follies are growing.

I'm still keeping my fingers crossed that this won't interfere with my job interview on Wednesday.  Or maybe I sayg that the job interview won't interfere with this IVF cycle?  Where are my priorities??

AcuGirl and I had a discussion about how this cycle is going.  I have to say, I'm not sure if it's the acupuncture, the TCM herbs, not being on loopy Lu.pron, or just being distracted with the whole job thing this cycle, but I have not been feeling much side effects or stress.  At all.

No headaches, no hot flashes, no stress.  I'm feeling pretty good!  AcuGirl believes the TCM herbs really help with side effects.  I'm not sure what it is, but I am not complaining.  It feels like this cycle has flown by.  I can't believe I am almost at my retrieval already.

I have to prep for my job interview, but I am so not motivated......

Getting Antsy

I mentioned in previous posts about applying for a a job.  I had my phone interview on June 14th (Monday), that's more than 3 weeks ago.  The company recruiter told me things looked good, and he would get back to me at the end of the week with a decision on whether they would call me in for an in-person interview.  After a week and no news, I checked back with my recruiter.  I was informed that the manager for the position was out of the country, so it had been difficult to get feedback, and I would be updated.  Then a week later (this was last week), I was told that they wanted to have me come in for an in-person interview, and I had to submit references ASAP.  My recruiter told me that they would be calling me in the next couple of days to schedule an interview.  I thought I would get the call last week, and possibly have the interview before the 4th of July weekend.  No call.  Luckily I didn't take time to worry or think about the upcoming interview over the weekend.

Then yesterday, after all the 4th of July festivities, my recruiter called me again, and asked if I had heard anything, and I said no.  So she called the company recruiter.  Found out that he had accidently sent my application to the wrong person - the hiring manager instead of the gal who is supposed to do scheduling.  He apologized and assured my recruiter that someone will call me within the next couple of days.

Yesterday: No call.  Today:  Still no call.

I am getting antsy.  I hope they call tomorrow.  If not, the very latest Friday.  This means my interview will most probably be next week.  This will make things interesting.

Monday will be Day 11 of my stims.  Which means one of a few things.

1. My egg retrieval will be next week.  Not sure exactly when yet, but in the past, I stimmed (on stimulation meds) for 12 days.
2. My next appointment at the RE's will be Friday.  I will find out more how my follicles have grown then.  There is a possibility I may have daily/almost daily ultrasounds next week.  This makes it scheduling my interview challenging.  My appointments are always in the morning, so I am hoping to be able to schedule the interview in the afternoon.
3. I am hoping I can schedule something earlier in the week, while I am still stimming.  If it gets any later, I'll have to worry about it clashing with my egg retrieval.  Of course I don't know the exact date of the ER yet, so that just makes it more interesting.
4. I just found out this today, one of my BILs will be in town and staying with us next week.  He is getting laid off, and is in the process of networking and looking for a new job in MN.  He and Babe's family do not know we are doing IVF, so it will be interesting how we will work around my appointments and egg retrieval when he is in town.

Ugh... this is a pain.   When I first started on this job thing, I thought the timing would be perfect.  I'd have all my interviews done before my ER or ET.  But now, things have been delayed, and it is creeping up too close to my IVF schedule.  

If things go well with the interview,  I'll have to go in for a second interview.  

Why does this cycle have to be so "interesting"?

On another note, I had an acupuncture appointment today.  I finally noticed something today.  AcuGirl is pregnant!  I never noticed it before, but today I finally saw her belly.  She is due in October.  She is having a boy, her second boy.   I'm happy to say it didn't bother me at all.

I was having some allergies today, so AcuGirl put needles in a couple more spots -  around my elbows and around my nose/sinus cavity.  I can tell it made a difference after.

Well, let's keep our fingers crossed that I will get the call tomorrow to schedule the interview.  To be honest, I'm a little antsy, but not too worried.  I believe that God will time everything just right.

Still Alive

I'm alive!!  Yes, I'm still alive and kicking!  Sorry, I have been MIA, and for such a long time too!  I can't believe my last post was 2 weeks ago!  Apologies are due to my readers!

I have had a busy last couple of weeks.  I had the sincerest intentions of posting about them in detail, but looking back now, I think I will just do a overview of the last couple of weeks.  The more I waited to post, the harder it was to sit down and write.

So here's what you missed in the last couple of weeks.

• I started acupuncture.  It took a lot of thought, reading, research, counsel and prayer before I decided to actually do it.  I knew what to expect, but yet didn't quite know what to expect.  Does that make sense?  I thought maybe it would be a more dramatic experience, but it was quick, simple and relaxing.  My practitioner, we'll call her AcuGirl, put needles in on the top of my head, between my eyebrows, on my hands between my thumb and index fingers, my lower abdomen (ovaries and uterus), my lower legs and near my big toes.  After the first session (I've had 3 so far), she also used a heating lamp on my lower abdomen area.  I found that to be very relaxing, and could feel a change in my blood flow in my pelvic area.  I could even feel the difference later in the day after my appointment.  I plan on seeing AcuGirl once a week, unless my cycle changes once I start stims.  I also started taking Chinese herbs as well.  I'm hoping this will help with the quality of my eggs.
• Four of us gals from the Patiently Waiting infertility support group got together for lunch.  It was a fun girls lunch out, and of course we chatted about the frustrations of TTC.  
• A high school friend from my home country was in town over a weekend.  He was traveling for work and happened to be in town visiting some of his clients.  Babe and I played host over the weekend.  We enjoyed some very delicious (and expensive) French food.  It was so worth it though.  Even Babe, who does not care too much for "fancy" food was super impressed.  I was so happy he enjoyed it.  We also had some delicious Japanese food - sushi, sashimi and other seafood.  I guess you could say that "luckily" I am not pregnant, so I can actually enjoy these food!
• Remember my last post where I talked about working on my resume and prescreen questions?  Well, I did it.  I applied for not one, but 2 positions at the same company.  After submitting my resume, I got a request for a phone interview.  Of course, since I had not been using my noggin' (brain) in such a long time, I decided to have the phone interview the next week.  I spent all week stressing out and prepping myself for a phone interview.  Well, the interview was a high level prescreen call.  And I mean a very high level call.  I was expecting the recruiter to ask me some classic interview questions, maybe even some behavioral questions.  Nope, nada, zip.  Not one.  He just asked the basic salary, why I left, why I want to work there, etc.  I think I had more questions for him and he did for me.  In the end, I think the call went fairly well.  I should find out at the end of today or early next week if they want me to come in for an in-person interview.  Keeping my fingers crossed.  And just in case, I got my suit dry cleaned.
• Every year, Babe's family has a family reunion at one of his aunt's house by the lake.  This year was no different.  There were 8 kid running and chasing around their Uncle Babe.  They all ADORE Babe.  It's so funny because all his nieces and nephews wanted to sit next to him at lunch.  He's so great with kids, and like the last few years, it still hurts somewhat to see him playing other's people's kids but not our own.  I can't wait till he can focus all his attention on HIS kids.
• We were supposed to have a nurse's consult on Tuesday for our next round of IVF.  I cancelled it because I wanted to talk to Dr. Hopeful about trying to access the eggs from my right ovary.  I will post about this later.

It's amazing how a little distraction away from IF related stuff can cause me not to post for 2 weeks!  Also, I'm 2 weeks behind in reading my everyone else's posts.  I hope I am not missing out on too much.  It will take me a while to get back in the swing of things.