Make that a huge a**, GIANT box. Got my meds today. See, that's what $6500 will buy you! Holy sh*t. It's alot of stuff. I've been so crazy excited about getting started. Now, I'm feeling a little scared and intimidated. I wish Steve wasn't in freakin' Bolivia. I could use one of his good, solid hugs right about now. It was a little strange to survey all the goods and think, "Wow. All this stuff is going to help us make our baby."
Met my new acupuncturist today, Beth at Many Lives Chinese Medicine. She seems really cool. Before I got stuck, we went over my medical history. She had suggestions on dietary changes. Kinda funny. She gave me kudos for cutting out alcohol and caffeine. Then she was like, oh hey, by the way, don't eat any ice cream, cheese or sugar! WHAT??! BLIMEY! I decided to treat myself to ice cream tonight before I go cold turkey. I had some Ben & Jerrys strawberry cheesecake in the freezer. I gobbled it down, picking out all the graham cracker crust chunks. Yum.
What I can eat is lots of protein, nuts, soup, stews, steamed veggies, rice, beans, brown rice, rice cakes and salad. Doesn't that sound freakin' delicious?! She gave me a recipe for a protein smoothie to have every morning. Throw a banana, almond milk (since when do they make milk from nuts??), yogurt and protein powder into the blender and voila!
The acupuncture part was great. I had this sensation of energy coursing thru me towards my girlie parts. It was weird, but so cool! Beth is going to be at a conference during a critical time in my treatment. She likes to do several sessions right around egg retrieval and embryo transfer. This is suppose to happen right around Thanksgiving. She told me she will have someone on call to tend to me. How awesome is that??
My baseline ultrasound is tomorrow. Have to check the ovaries and make sure all is quiet on the western front. I'm having some pangs of pain on my right side. I hope it's not a cyst that could delay getting started. Fingers crossed!
Awwww. Just got a call from Steve. It's midnight in Bolivia. He got my text about being scared and wanted to check in. I love him!
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