the joy of meds

The nurse consultation last night went fabulous. DH was on the other phone hearing the whole thing and asking questions. :) His only instructions were regarding sex and condoms. Ha!!!
The nurse was really friendly and funny which made us like her immediately.
So... for this new cycle, the new doctor have tweaked most of what I did previously - and that in itself make us feel more positive, believing that this time we may have a different outcome and better quality embryos.
Crossing fingers!!!
I have much more medication than last time, and a lot of fun stuff. And this is the way I'm approaching it now, like an adventure. I better like my journey, because I have no power over the outcome, right? And, being a Gemini, I love new things, so I'm enjoying this new protocol immensely already.
Just a quick recap: IVF#1 consisted in BCP, Lup.ron, Folli.stim, Ovidrel, PIOs and a BFN in the end.

For IVF #2:

I'll take BCPs until August 4th.
Have baseline and start stimming August 10th.
Retrieval should be after August 20th.

The great, fabulous, sparkly, unbelievable news is that:
I AM NOT DOING LUPRON!!!!
There, I needed to yell that out loud. What a relief! I wanted to hug the nurse through the phone. And she understood my happiness. :)
So, from the BCPs, I have a break, then straight to Folli.stim, Men.opur, and after a few days Ganirelix, too.
Orally, I'll be taking baby as.pirin, dexa.methazone and antibiotics right before retrieval.
With three shots a day, I'll become a pincushion, but it will be only for those few stim days,
because after the retrieval:
I'M NOT DOING PIOs!!!!
Ah.... another good yelling right there. No pain in the butt, no lumps, no allergy. Just the wonderful alternative of suppositories.
I really don't mind this minor inconvenience of sticking pills up my girlie part three times a day and messing up my underwear knowing that my tushy is safe and beautiful as my derrière is supposed to be. (you all know that's what Brazilian women are famous for, right?)
My super doctor also included estrogen patches for this part of the treatment. This is also new. I know a few of you have done those, how did it go?
Anyway, I'm pleased with my protocol. I'm pleased with the changes, pleased with having less days of needles in my life.
What a difference too, from last year. I was all tensed, scared, and with that ridiculous annoying diet that didn't help at all. Now I'm happy with my body, happy with my life, in a different place emotionally, better prepared, enjoying the things I love and therefore, with a much lower FSH!!! To me that is sheer proof of how joy in life affects our bodies.