My Profile Is Up!

Well I spoke to the agency today, trying to figure out whether a paralegal I know can be the proctor for my psych test. They said that would be fine, so I'll be taking that this week or next, whenever it arrives in the mail. It's the "NEO P-IR" psych test, which I read a little bit about online, seems easy enough. Anyone ever take it before?

While we were talking, the coordinator (who I'll call "N" from now on) said that my profile had been completed and was up online now. She said that she or her co-worker, "V" would be in touch with me soon with any matches. They said that I've caused "quite a stir" in the office - I guess my time in the military and academic achievements carry a lot of weight, combined with the fact that I'm very adventurous and athletic!

Anyway, I've been watching those baby & adoption stories on TLC lately, and it brings a tear to my eye every time I see a couple struggle to conceive on their own without success. It just confirms that I have made the right decision to go forward with this process. My DH is quite supportive, he just wants to make sure I'll have some eggs left for him if we decide to have kids of our own down the road! He's not too ecstatic about the "no sex" for a few weeks, but I reminded him that his kids will be staying with us for half of the summer - so if I do my cycle during that time, it would be perfect, since we won't be having sex anyway with his kids in the next room!

I'm not too excited about the shots though, that's still a big drawback for me. I HATE needles. I got on YouTube and watched some women giving themselves the shots though, and most of them didn't look too bad. The Lupron & FSH shots are usually with teeny tiny little needles, and most people swear it didn't even hurt. The HCG shots looks bad though - big huge needle (one woman said it was an 18 gauge needle!), and it's intra-muscular - NOT fun! I might need my DH's help with that one. Luckily, he's been through some medical training for work, and has given shots and put in IVs before. I'm also pretty worried about OHSS, but have read a lot about it, including the warning signs and treatment protocols. It seems that I have a lower chance of developing the syndrome, since I'm at the older range of donors. Younger women are more prone to develop OHSS, and since I'm so aware of the possibility, I think I'll know what to look for.

Now, off to study for more law school finals... Ohh fun!

:)