IVF Series: 6

I have done everything I needed to do. I am ready for my appointment that will officially be the start of my egg retrieval process. Except, there is one problem. Covid-19. That did not just go away overnight as we all know. Although things were starting to open up and restrictions were being lifted that did not mean that the virus went away. My clinic came out with a waiver that I had to sign basically making me financially liable for my treatments even if Covid affected them. If me, or someone close to me was affected by Covid, they would immediately stop my treatments. Although I completely understand why this needed to be set forth, it was extremely severe. The egg retrieval (stim phase is the correct term) is the most intense of all phases. In a month’s time frame, you are self injecting different kinds of medications multiple times a day. These meds are extremely expensive. On top of that, you also have ultrasounds multiple times a week to ensure the safety of the process. Again, extremely expensive. With that being said, the risk is just too high. Because of that, I made the tough decision to take a leave from my job for 6 weeks to self isolate to fully protect the process. I know many people started self isolating back in March but I was still working so I did not experience what this isolation everyone was talking/struggling about. I am not really one to just stay at home on a daily basis anyways. I am usually running around doing something, so when I first realized I was going to have to stay home for 6 weeks I was nervous. But, like any challenge in my life, I always take it full on. Everything I do is 100% so to stay at home, I would figure it out. I have to remind myself that this is what I need to do right now. Let me tell you. I went into nesting mode, like 7 months early. Everyday, I picked a different room in my house and deep cleaned it. Not only did I wipe all the baseboards, cupboards, etc, but I also decluttered. I am usually a sucker for nick nacks and tablecloths and all kinds of pointless cutesy stuff but I eliminated some of that stuff. Some*, okay, so I did not fully get rid of everything. However, the process of deep cleaning my house has been extremely rewarding. Not only does it make the time go by fast, but it also makes me feel good. I feel productive and purposeful as opposed to just sitting on the couch and watching Netflix and Hulu all day. ( I did that some days too.) Here is a picture of the box my medications came in. Yes, there were that many of them.

And for now,

Xoxo