Hurry up and wait

I am in a bit of a panic. After several emails back and forth to the HR department, I had an interview set with the department manager for Oct 25. That would be really good timing for me. It would mean that if they did offer me the job, and I accepted, then orientation would start on Nov 26. They only do ENO (experienced nurse orientation) once a month, and they will not have an orientation in Dec because of the holidays. Insurance (aka- eligibility for IVF) would start on the first day of the second month (if I start in Nov, insurance would be effective in Jan). So I would be looking at IVF in Feb. BUT, today I got another email and they needed to reschedule my appointment for Nov 7. Assuming that they extend an offer right away, it is barely enough time to put in my notice at work and start by Nov 26. So, if that start date doesn't work out, then it would be late Jan before I would start work and April before IVF is possible. I just want to cry. Six and a half months seems like a lifetime away. I know that time will probably pass more quickly than I think it will in this moment, it is just exasperating to think that after almost 2 years I will have to wait this long because of administrative delays.

So now I need to get cracking on getting letters of reference from present and past supervisors (they won't make an offer without them). I also need to contact the new state and go through the process of getting my nursing license endorsed.....wish it was an simple process....not so much. Let me just say that the easiest part is getting fingerprinted, yes fingerprinted. I also have to have an FBI background check!

Interiew and Stuff

I had an interview today with HR at the big scary hospital. (The APRN at the fertility clinic said that she didn't think I would have a problem getting the job...here's hoping.) The interview went well, although it was very formal in a way. She went down a list of questions, taking notes as I answered. Over all the whole process was a bit formulaic right down to my salary - which she literally plugged in my number of years (right down to the month) experience into a computer program and it spat out a number. Mind you it was a good number....about $4.00 per hour more than I am making now. Next step is an interview with the nurse manager. If all goes well, orientation would start Nov 26. Benefits would not be effective until Jan 1, so it looks like 2008 will be the earliest we can do IVF. I don't really know how I feel about all of this. I am not jumping out of my skin for this job, if it wasn't for the IVF I wouldn't even be looking. But it is a good opportunity, the benefits, the salary, clinical experience. Really the only cons in this situation is that I like my current job and the 1 hour commute. Anyway, back to IF stuff.

I had a follow up with after we got all our blood work and SA results. Here they are:

CD3 FSH - 4.9 (yippee)

CD10 FSH - 5.0

CD3 estrogen- 31

SA count - 125 million

morphology 6%



Essentially other than my age and lack of a fallopian tube, everything is peachy keen. Although, they are still recommending IVF. As the APRN said my "window is closing". So we have an appointment on November 5th with the actual RE (a woman - yay). Then we will decide on when we actually want to start the process. A big part of this is the potential for starting a new job. I don't really want to be the new kid on the block and immediately have to ask for time off, on the other hand, I don't really want to wait too much longer either.

10-1-68

Happy Birthday to me!

Just one year closer to the precipice of being even more infertile.