IVF Class

Wow....can I say I am a tad overwhelmed!!!!  My RE had to prescribe me some xanax so I could sleep at night.  My mind is totally consumed w/ this IVF process.  I AM ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY SCARED OUT OF MY MIND! The class was really informative and the nurse was very witty but strict w/ us:)  No more caffeine, alcohol...you know, all the fun stuff!  So DH and I were sippin' on some Sprite on our ride back home.  Acutally, DH stopped at Starbucks to try out the decaf coffee and I took one sip and decided I wasn't going to feign for coffee that bad...it was nasty to me. Meds will be overnighted and I will get them all tomorrow.  I just can't believe I will start Lupron on MOnday!!!!  I can't believe it's here.  So, my schedule all depends on AF well I guess it doesn't because my IVF nurse said to call her if I did not start AF by the 16th.  I asked her what would happen if I didn't.  She said I would come in anyway and they would do b/w then if my levels look good and no cysts, I would start stims.  I'm still unclear on alot of how this all works but they are the experts and have been doing this for many years so I need to just trust that they are giving me the right instructions.  So, with that said, I start Mon on Lupron then take my last BCP next Fri (10th) should start period 3-5 days later and then start stims on the 19th and take them until the 26th, ER may be around the 28th and ET on the 30th or May 2nd depending on day 3 or 5 transfer.  Should know if I am BFP by mid-May....whewww! The stims they are putting me on are Bravelle and Menapur (sp?).  I used Bravelle w/ 2 IUIs and had a good response to the meds so I was pleased w/ this...not sure about the Menapur. Kirk and I also had to take some kind of antibotic tonight....RE said something about it was to prevent bacteria????  Okay so maybe I made that up but we both had to take 4 tablets of Zithromax tonight after dinner.