You want us to put that where?

We had our appointment with the RE 9 days ago...and we are now on a fun "series" of baby-making drugs...I say "we" because even though I don't physically have to choke them down, I will have to deal with their side effects in less direct ways. :)

KB started day one of Clomid this morning. Day 8, she switches from Clomid to Estradiol, followed by progesterone following ovulation (if we can figure out exactly when that is...which we will probably not be able to do considering Clomid is a mindf*ck). So there is the cocktail. On top of that, we are continuing the prenatals (of course) and I got KB some Red Rasberry Leaf Tea to help thicken the uterine lining (it can't hurt, right?). And since she typically is low on iron, she is now swallowing some delicious liquid iron in the morning.

The best part about KB's cocktail, is the pharmacy mess up. So KB went to pick up the drugs last week, and learned that the progesterone suppositories were going to cost us $400...and we decided that we weren't paying that much for a "just in case" drug when we don't actually know that she needs this. KB called her RE and said this was not doable. So he called the pharmacy and had them switch that and the estradiol to oral pills. But the pharmacy decided to keep the former instructions that stated, "insert vaginally" and printed that on the bottle.

So, because KB started getting confused and second-guessed her recall for what the doctor instructed her, she went back to the pharmacy and asked them if these were the correct instructions...to which they replied, "no, you take those pills orally." So KB answered, "then why does it say to take them vaginally? Shouldn't you have updated the directions when my RE changed the prescription?" The chick just walked away.

I'm sorry, but what if she had inserted them vaginally and something bad had happened or they just didn't work and she wasted money and time this go-around for nothing? Couldn't we have had some sort of pharmaceutical malpractice suit? Isn't it their job to make sure the directions are correct on the labels? You would think...wouldn't you...

Regardless...we have it all figured out and looks like we will be inseminating mid-next-week. We're going all out and doing three vials this month. It might be a little over-zealous, but Clomid makes Ovulation prediction rather difficult sometimes...and hey...straight couples often do it much more often when they are actively trying to get pregnant...so...why not up our chances?...this stuff is expensive...