It seemed like the wait would never be over. But finally our appointment was here! I anxiously woke up and scrambled to get all the paperwork, which seems to be thousands, wake up my husband, and get ready for my pregnancy journey.

We arrived at the office building and I caught myself biting my nails as I waited for the elevator to open on the 2nd floor. I thought to myself, I am sure I will be seeing this elevator many times in the future. I was terribly nervous becuase I had a previous surgery on my ovary when I was 18 and I was secretly preparing to hear the news that I could not get pregnant. We open the door to find many couples in the waiting room and a few women by themselves. We gave our "novel" of paperwork to the receptionist as she immediately outlined the fee for the day's visit. And we waited...then our names were finally called. We were seated in a room with a T.V. and a box of tissues. There was a round table with 3 chairs. My husband and I waited until a young nurse came in to ask us a lot of questions. Some of them were about our family history, medical history, and relationship. She wrote notes diligently as we answered all her questions. When she left the room, the doctor appeared shortly after. He was very frank and straightforward. He provided a detailed explaination of how a woman's cycle works and how IVF worked. We discussed success rates and next steps. He soon left and another nurse showed us to a room around the corner. She took my vitals and gave me a gown with a lovely 80's pattern with a white cotton sheet. This is the attire all women are used to as we wear these "trendy dresses" once a year. The doctor came in, turned off the lights, and began the exam. He was very thorough. He highlighted my ovaries and all the follicles on them. I had 15 follicles one one ovary and 10 on the other! Very fertile, yeah! The doctor answered my fear of not being able to get pregnant and explained that both my ovaries look well. The lights were turned back on and the questions from us began. We asked about how quickly we could get started, what our next steps were, etc. After the sleu of questions were done, the doctor left and I got dressed. Another nurse arrived to bring us to the next station of the fertility marathon. She gave us a ton of information and provided the timeline of the IVF process. It had to be very timely. I have to arrive on day 3 of my cycle for bloodwork, then I would have an HSG to view my uterus. At that point, I would be placed on birth control pills (BCP), then 5 days before I end my 3 week BCP cycle I would take Lupron which would make my precious eggs grow. Then I would have my eggs retrieval (E/R) day! That day my husband would provide a sample and the doctors would inject his sperm into my eggs! After a few days, the doctors will choose the "best" eggs and then implant them into me. Then hopefully I will get my positive!