The credits rolled. The audience cheered and clapped. I shuffled out of the theatre like dozens of others, chatting away about the spectacularly crafted ending to the Dark Knight trilogy. My words trailed off as I walked mechanically into the bathroom, my large iced tea getting the best of bladder.
My eyes instinctually squinted in the harsh fluorescent light of the women’s room. As I sat down, I was greeted by a faint pink smudge in my underwear. A familiar enough sight every three months or so, but this time, I was instantly snapped out of my post-movie reverie.
“Oh shit,” I thought.
That means today is the first day of my cycle after finishing my progesterone and estrogen pills last week.
That means today is CD1.
That means only one more course of pills, then shots, then…
That means we get this show on the road.
Um, shit just got real.
YAY!!!!! Exciting realization!!
Reading this post brought back lots of memories for me…stuff I haven’t thought much about in about 12 years. I’ve so been there.
I agree with the first poster…I love the “oh shit” moments of the journey. This post brought me back to my own disbelief when the ball got rolling and things got very real. Here’s hoping that you get “the last purchase of female supplies” result of things soon 🙂
Not gonna lie, reading that just gave me the chills. Woot! Lets do this! 🙂
Hello from ICLW! Best wishes to you.
Whooop! Sending many, many positive thoughts your way … Zols, here we come!!
Hooray for the shit getting real, and the show finally getting on the road!
So excited for you! This is where things will start to ramp up and time will seem to fly by (well except for the dreaded waiting period after your transfer). Sending happy thoughts your way!
May all the stars be aligning as we speak.
Reading your blog makes me feels like I am not the only one going through this. I am in the starting stages of testing for infertility! Bit depressed, anxious, and overwhelmed…
Here is to the shit getting real !!
I just got butterflies for you! So exciting and terrifying all at the same time. Click, click, click goes the track of the roller coaster. . . AWESOME!
I think the line “no related posts” at the bottom under your entry is very telling. <3
Woooooo!!!! LET’S DO THIS!!! YEAH!!!!!
I love those “shit just got real” moments. I find them to be hopeful and scary at the same time…
Then again, moments like that are often ruined by that raging bitch, Aunt Flo. Sorry about that, but wooooohoooooo on the progress! 😀