Every blog related to infertility/IVF seems to have one of these, so I figured I should throw one out there. It is both comforting and horrifying to see the numbers in print, but given that this is a huge part of our lives now --- here it is, in desending order, for better or for worse!
Money spent on infertility: This one is too scary to put down, even though I have a handy excel spreadsheet that summarizes every dollar given to our clinic, our main pharmacy, my therapist, my acupuncturist, and my allergist. I didn't count the ridiculous amounts spent on pregnancy tests that showed countless negatives, how much wine was consumed purely to numb our emotions sometimes, or the multitude of over-the-counter vitamins and drugs I purchased. So let's just say that it is very safely into 5 digits, but at least doesn't quite round up to 6 digits.
days trying to get pregnant (through the day of transfer): 741
subcutaneous shots (in the belly): 103
negative pregnancy tests: approximately 72
allergy pills taken: 70
acupuncture visits: 21
intramuscular shots (in the butt): 19 (and counting!)
ridiculously cold and slimy transvaginal ultrasounds: 17
eggs retrieved through both retrievals: 15
dates T had with his plastic cup "Sally": 12
shots given in a bar/restaurant/or otherwise not in comfort of own home: 12
times we cried hysterically and washed it down with bottle(s) of wine: 8 (at least)
Xs drawn on my ass with permanent marker: 8
embryos created: 5
embryos frozen: 2
number of champagne bottles purchased for celebration (with a corresponding sparkling grape juice bottle): 2
number of champagne bottles turned into mimosas after a full-on negative result: 1
number of positive pregnancy tests that weren't positive pregnancy tests: 1 - I had to take one right after my last retreival just to see a positive. It was because my trigger shot had the hcg hormone in it. I had not even transferred anything yet!
And we're not done yet! Hopefully we'll have a nice high juicy beta number to add to the list after we get our blood results next week! Fingers crossed!
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