Wednesday 20 June 2012

Great news!

We recently heard back about the funding application. As it was means-tested we thought they would consider us "well-off" enough to find the money ourselves, but to our great surprise and delight they have agreed to pay for the next cycle of IVF and if we need another one they will pay for that too! Unbelievable. We feel very lucky indeed. It feels like a weight has been lifted and I didn't realise the impact that the financial side of things might have on stress levels until we found out that it's not a concern anymore. So we've contacted the clinic and have scheduled the egg retrieval for September. We're waiting for a planning visit appointment now. In the meantime the only correspondence that I've had from the clinic is a rather abrupt request for payment of a deposit with the first paragraph noting what the penalty would be if it was late. Lovely. It was very nice to be able to forward it on to someone else to pay! I had bought some DHEA previously and so now that we have a scheduled date I've started taking it. The consultant had recommended taking 75mg per day. The tablets are 25mg. I'm a small person! and I have read some things about negative side effects (hair growth, acne, mood swings) so I've decided to take 50mg a day for now. I haven't noticed any physical side effects. Although I've been reducing my calorie intake to try and loose a few pounds and the weight seems to be coming off pretty easily. I'm wondering if this is due to the DHEA effecting my metabolism. Mentally I seem to be feeling incredibly intolerant of other people's bullshit at the moment! Maybe this is just due to getting older and being very busy and not having time for it, or whether it's due to the DHEA I'm not sure! I'm wondering about increasing the dose to 75mg. I'm going on holiday in a couple of weeks so maybe I will increase it after that. If the DHEA is going to effect my mood I don't want it ruining my much longed for holiday! We are getting a new kitten when we get back from holiday :) He's 4 weeks old at the moment and so adorable! Can't wait to bring him home. He will be a lovely distraction and will no doubt give us a lot of laughs :)