I wanted to post on the blog a calendar of what has been happening and will be happening so people understand how much goes into this process. This post does not include any of the outcomes on these, please check out our Caring Bridge page for that. It includes all my feelings during the whole process, how we dealt with the outcomes, how difficult it was to come up with the money, etc. I hope though, that this list gives a small glimpse of how long the process if from the first testing until I am transferred back to my OBGyn. And this does not include anything prior. Have fun and enjoy:

· November: Hysteroscopy ($300), Sperm Survival Analysis ($200) (where they went inside me and found polyps), blood work ($200), Ultra sound (for 30 minutes to make sure everything is ok), taking Birth Control (BC)

· December 8^th- Surgery to remove the polyps ($200)

· December: Collecting money and sending out emails (still taking BC)

· January 7^th: Apt with Nurse to get trained on when to give shots, go over whole schedule, and order medications

· January: Order Medications ($2900 total)

· January 21^st: MONEY DUE ($10,200)- everything from this point on is covered in that money

· January 21^st: Start Lupron shots (to suppress system so it doesn’t release my eggs too early)

· January 24^th: Last day of BC pill

· January 28^th: baseline apt (including Ultra Sound) and more blood work

· January 29^th: start stimulating hormones (2 separate shots) and decrease Lupron, but still taking- start dexamethasone (steroid) so I don’t have an allergic reaction to the medications

· Feb 3^rd: Blood work

· Feb 4^th: Blood work, Urinalysis, Ultra Sound

· Feb 5^th: Blood work, Urinalyisis, Ultra Sound, special HCG shot at exactly 8:30pm

· Feb 6^th: My one day of freedom from shots during the whole process!!!!

· Feb 7^th: Egg retrieval, start antibiotic

· Feb 8^th: start Progesterone shots (daily until week 8 of pregnancy)

· Feb 10^th: tentative Embryo transfer (3 days total bed rest), start vaginal suppositories until week 8 of pregnancy

· Feb 12^th: Embryo transfer if not on Feb 10^th

· Feb 20^th: First blood draw for pregnancy test, they just freeze and do not test

· Feb 22^nd: Second blood draw for pregnancy test, they will run both tests- WE WILL FIND OUT IF IT WORKED!!!! Happy Birthday to Jason!!!!!

· March 2^nd: More blood work to make sure my body is producing the correct hormones

· End of March/Beginning April: First Ultra Sound and finding out how many babies we are going to be having

· Beginning of May: Transfer back to my regular OBGyn