Cycle day 2 First night of Menopur

Cycle day 2: 

Woke slightly panicked , called the clinic first thing this morning, being it’s a Saturday they close early.. 

And still haven’t received any information on which days I begin stimulation injections. 

I was told that I would get a call back later in the day.

Next on the list was to go collect a new medication I’ve never used before from a chemist that always has all IVF medical needs stocked. 

But not today. Pharmacist told me as it’s a very expensive drug, they will need to order this medication in and will take a couple of days.

I don’t have a couple of days I need it tomorrow!! 

Oh my gosh this is what I get for leaving everything last minute. 

I called another chemist which is also known for having plenty of IVF meds on hand. 

Thankfully that had 4 vials even though I need 10 , I said I’ll be there to collect what you have and be back for more! 

Another two hour round trip and I’m saved. 

Then on the way home the Nurse calls me back and said luckily I called today because someone in the office made a mistake and didn’t mark me as booked on , which meant I wouldn’t have received a call today as they didn’t even know. 

And today I start Menopur. 

Tomorrow begin the new medication I found today and we’re all sweet.

Geez everything worked out just in the nick of time.

Beginning of my 9th stimulation cycle & 11th Embryo transfer

Thought I would take a relaxed approach to IVF on the 11th round. Didn’t rush into buying any Medication for stimulation, nor did I worry too much about getting funds organised to book on. 

Yesterday afternoon, on the way to my third shift at work.

Went to the toilet and there it was staring back at me …the all mighty period had arrived.

“Yay” I thought , then ….”Oh dear already”? can’t be that time of month yet!! 

Got up and checked the calendar & sure enough…right on time, one day early. 

Wow time has slipped past so fast.

Realising I haven’t yet paid the invoice and can’t book on until a payment is received.

As I was due back at work in 20 minutes decided to call the bank and transfer the money then called the receptionist at the fertility clinic – completed the payment over the phone and then proceeded to tell her I would also like to book on.

At this point I still haven’t got any scripts filled, but thought “no worries, I’ll just pop into the compounding chemist the following day during my lunch break and only get the the scripts filled that I will need in the first few days”

Luckily don’t start stimulation till cycle day 2.

Official cycle day 1:

Lunch break rolls around, I arrived at the chemist only to discover that there is a shortage throughout Australia with Menopur! 

Nothing in stock. 

Chemist proceeds to tell me I need to call my specialist and ask about a substitute, if there is one. 

SHIT! 

Call the clinic, they tell me they were only made aware of this situation a day earlier. 

So I’m supposed to be due back at work by this point, but now have more important priorities to deal with and getting back to work on time is not one of them. 

Hesitatingly called work ,asked them If it’s alright if I may be a few hours late , thankfully my manager was really okay about it all. 

Began calling chemists all around Adelaide and with the assistance of fertility nurses calling and searching as well, we finally managed to find and put on hold , what we believe were quite possibly the last few boxes of Menopur in South Australia. 

I then drove a two and a half hours to collect this liquid gold! 

Thank fucking goodness.

What a miracle! 

There was a small work load waiting for me when I finally got back in the dark hours of the evening. 

Very Kindly other staff had chipped in to help lighten the job. 

Feeling very grateful today!