This week I also had to go to the GP to get my virals retested. This was HIV and Hepatitis B & C screenings. Apparently whilst undergoing treatment these need to be within 3 months current which seems excessive. I showed up at the GP and they were frankly confused because my tests were in date but no, I had to have those again. Luckily the GP covered it. I suppose they could get annoyed if this continues and make me pay for it, I can't imagine it's all that much by comparison.
The drug delivery came via Healthcare at Home which if you were at all a reader of my egg freezing blog you will know has the best pricing around on fertility drugs. Or at least they did two years ago and I have no particular reason to think this has changed. So new budget:
Previous total | £4454 |
900iu Gonal F and 2 Pregnyl | £380 |
New total | £4834 |
The drug delivery had to be to work which was a little bit annoying but they didn't have a Saturday delivery slot. It came in a massive cool box which was all very well packaged. Pretty much discreetly except it said 'laminarmedica' on the side. The 'medica' part is somewhat obviously 'medical' and it would certainly be recognizable to someone else going through the same. In fact there is a woman in my group who has suffered from fertility challenges and I was particularly concerned with upsetting her. I hope I didn't, and she didn't say. Hopefully in the future I can get the drugs delivered to home. Of course there's the possibility I may not need any more drugs, but I honestly don't believe that will happen. On the other hand, it would be wrong of me not to acknowledge it could happen.
So the next thing is to wait. When my period arrives, I will call the clinic and they will fit me in for a scan either that day or day 2. They'll let me know what I should start injecting and when I should come back for the next scan and we'll be set to try the first IUI. I'll also pay for the IUI on that day so will update the budget accordingly and detail what's included later.
Otherwise I need to get much better at being regular about taking my conception vitamins and I'm looking to get some acupuncture appointments set up as well. Need to lay off the alcohol and caffeine, not that I have particularly much of either to begin with. Already on a vague healthy eating kick, mostly due to trying to reduce my meat consumption (although I'm not a vegetarian). I still find this whole thing a little bit surreal. While I was away (visiting a dear friend with two small children, 3.5 and 1.5) it was very easy to be excited about this journey and look forward to trying. Now that I'm back in my life though, it just doesn't seem entirely real. I have so many other things going on and to do. Part of me is still excited and hopeful, and then the other part is more cautious and whispers that I may not get pregnant anyway after all the trying. So I guess I end up not wanting to think about it too much at all lest I get either depressed or anxious. This doesn't stop my progress on my plans, but it does put me in a rather strange state of mind where this is something I'm obviously completely committed to, but then try not to think about it too much in the moment.
That may be challenged and it may become a bit more prominent once the cycle is underway however. Probably.
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