IUI #1= BFN

With only one week left in the 2ww, I was feeling pretty good about the outcome of our first IUI. Last weekend, Jim and I decided to get out of the house and our minds of babies and sit at Barnes and Noble for coffee and reading magazines. My Dad called and told me that his best friend passed away out in Colorado and him and my Mom were packing up and leaving the next morning. Although, there was an arguement about me flying to San Diego this weekend, I told my parents I wanted to come with them to Colorado. I felt it was important to be there with my parents and support them through this loss. It was upsetting to me as well, as we've been family friends and I've "grown up" with his son even though we're so far apart. At any rate, I packed some HPTs and headed to Denver with my parents on Monday. Stressful doesn't even begin to describe this week. My clients know I'm out of town for a funeral yet they are constantly badgering me! I had taken my HPT on Monday and Tuesday mornings both negative but I was still hopeful that it was just a late implantation and that I'd hold off a few days and retest maybe on Saturday when I got home. Wednesday morning when I woke up, I went to the bathroom and SURPRISE!!!!, AF had arrived. It must have been the 2 weeks of Prometrium because AF never arrives without the Provera so this was doubly disappointing. However, what was even more annoying was the fact that I didn't pack any pads with me because getting AF never even crossed my mind! I had to bum two off the hotel front desk and then stop at Walgreens to buy a pack. Now, I'm stressed from work, dealing with the death of my dad's friend, and crampy and crabby as hell. What a trip....at least this morning we had breakfast at my favorite creepy hotel, The Stanley , where The Shining was filmed :)  So today is the wake, tomorrow is the funeral, then late tomorrow we'll be home. I called my RE's office yesterday to let them know what happened. My least favorite nurse was the one who called me back. At first she told me I had to start the Menopur that night, which made no sense because it was only cd1. Regardless, when I explained it had to be billed through Cigna medical and delivered to the house, she told me to pay OOP and buy some at the Walgreens. I told her HELL to the NO. Then she says I need to sit out this cycle since I'm missing cd1. Then I explained that I dont really have a cd1 that its always spotty and this happened last month so why am I going to sit out a cycle over one day's difference? I dont think she wanted to argue so she agreed with me that today (Thursday) would be cd1 instead so Saturday morning I'll be going in for cd3 bw and u/s to start on the Menopur again Saturday night. My hopes though, is that since I'm starting out on 225ui instead of 150 like last cycle, maybe I'll have a better and quicker response. Jim has a side job on May 2nd, so we're really worried that IUI #2 will fall on that day. I'm hopeful things will work out but by chance if it falls on that day, we've decided we're just going to have to use TI for this cycle. Whats the difference if I sit out a cycle vs. TI instead of an IUI, my opinion is that I'd have better chance conceiving on my own with TI rather than no meds and waiting until June right?! Well, this is frustrating but hopefully this cycle is better than last!More to come later!