Oct 27th: Pre-stimulation ultrasound and blood test.. Estrogen level was at 10 (nice and low) and was instructed to reduce Lupron to 5units and add the Follistim (225units) & Menopur(75units) injections. My Dr. found no cysts on my ovaries phew! that was great news!
Oct 31st: Blood test to check Estrogen levels..they were at 210..good.. instructed to continue with same dosage of all three meds
Nov 1st: Blood test and ultrasound...estrogen levels were at 385..progress!..Dr. found my follicles still too small to count...instructed to continue with same dosage of all three meds.
Nov 3rd: Blood test and ultrasound..estrogen levels jumped to 1176..yikes!..Dr. said that the follicles were growing nicely...was intructed to stop using the Menopur and only take the Follistim and Lupron...
I forgot to ask the Dr. how big the follicles were at that point...I had a bit of an emotional moment when he finished...I started crying...ahhh embarrassing! I guess I had one too many blood draws and trans vaginal ultrasounds at that point...I had been trying to be strong and I just lost it a bit.....I guess I was extra sensitive today more than other days...oh well they understand how it is I suppose..us girls undergoing IVF cycles are soo pumped up with hormones and we have people coming at us from all directions wanting to poke and prod you that its expected for some to loose it at times..after all we are only human...
I am soo aware of my ovaries right now..they feel big..and my belly is swollen...Its pretty uncomfortable when I try to bend forward or when I am sitting..im glad to be off the Menopur the needle seems like it was thicker than the other two and it hurt like a mother!...Cant wait till I have to get the HCG and Progeterone shots...ack!...Saturday I have another blood test and ultrasound and I understand that at that time they mayb be telling me when they are going to want to schedule the Retrieval...soo it can happen anytime next week. I am feeling excited and nervous of course to be at the tail end of this process...it took some doing but I got to this point and am proud that I toughed it out (so far ;)..still got a little ways to go but almost done...
I tried to find some funny IVF humor on google to share but really only found these few which I thought were funny and/or cute...
1 comment:
Funny comics! Sounds like things are coming along quite nicely. Other than being hormonal. :) I guess IVF is helping you get ready to lose all dignity ... I mean, when you're pregnant, you've got drs. and nurses looking at your privates every month (and more often at the end), you'll be in a roomfull of people who will see you naked when you're giving birth, the lactation consultant who will grab your breast and show you how to breastfeed .... It'll be worth it! You're doing great!
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