Day 9

Today there were still 20 follies and now they are ranging in size. She saw 13 mm, a few at 14 and 1 at almost 15. My estrogen was 695 and now I am totally off the follistem. Still taking the 5 of Lupron and 150 repronex. We go real early on Thursday for more bloodwork, another ultrasound and then we have our MD scan. We will meet with the doctors and nurses and HOPEFULLY find out when our retrieval is. I'm thinking Sunday. My mom is coming down tomorrow night so she's here when Miranda wakes up Thursday am. We cannot drag Miranda down again on Thursday because it's way too early for her and we need to give the docs our complete attention. Then if we don't have to go back on Friday were shooting for Disney. Renee', Mark, the boys, Aunt Janie and Uncle Dave are visiting Mickey and we want to see them while they're here. Plus it will hopefully take my mind of the impending IM shots that I'm NOT looking forward to. Everyone better invest in a pair of earplugs because I will yell!!! (And possibly kick and scream)

Day 7

Another rough and early morning for our trek down to Margate. This time I was in and out in 20 minutes. YES! Although I did leave today with a nice bruise and still no information. It is so hard going day to day and not having any indication on when this retrieval is going to take place. The lady who drew my blood was not nice when she withdrew the needle. I had some bleeding and now I am so sore with a huge bruise. I am so sick of being stuck and prodded. I am very depressed today. I want this to be behind me and moving forward with answers. Not knowing is hard. The nurses today were very tight lipped. No one wanted to give me any info. I kept getting "I don't know" or "it's too soon to tell." My estrogen is up to 328 and she saw 10 follies on the left and still 12 on the right. She stated that they are progressing at a slower rate now. I have to continue with my 5 of Lupron and 2 repronex and only 1 follistem tonight. So I am down from 2 to 1 on the follistem. That is the hormone that burns so I'm hoping I don't have too much burning tonight. David left me a nice welt on my tummy last night. This one is the worst yet. Are there any welt/bruising contests out there.....I'm sure I would win. Back in the office for more bloodwork and another ultrasound on Tuesday. Will we have any answers then?????

Day 4 results

Today I went in for more tests. During the ultrasound she saw 8 follies on the left side and she said she stopped counting at 12 on the right side. The follies average size was 8 mm and they need to reach 20. Based on this info she said that the follies increase in size by 2 mm per day and I was looking at next Saturday for my retrieval. That is an approximate though, I think I will be one or two days earlier. My estrogen went up to 95.4 and I continue tonight and tomorrow night with the same injection regime that I have been doing. That includes the burning welt leaving ones! What fun! I return to the office at 8:00am on Sunday morning for more tests. See you back here on Sunday.

3 Migraines and 3 Welts

Aren't side effect from drugs just lovely?! Well I've had 3 migraines from who knows which drug. Each day I've gotten the migraine earlier and it has lasted longer. And I'm now up to 3 welts on my belly from the stims meds. Pretty soon I'm not going to be able to wear any pants/shorts, etc. since the injections go in my abdomen. Won't David be happy:-) Miranda even let me use her boo-boo buddy to put on my welts when she saw my 3 BOO-BOO's. Isn't that so cute?

Tomorrow is another EARLY morning drive down to the dr. office for more monitoring. We'll see just how well these stims really work.

Burn, baby burn....

Ok, so the new stim injections BURN! Ouch and double ouch! They have to be given in the belly. I have a good size welt at the injection site this morning and it is SORE! I'm looking at, at least 9 more of these. This is getting old real quick. I'm going to welts all over my stomach and probably won't be able to wear any clothes that aren't stretchy. How attractive! But it's all in the name of another baby......HOPEFULLY!

Stimulation Begins!

No we're not talking the sexual stimulation, get your heads out of the gutters. I start my stimulating hormones tonight. Thank goodness they mix both meds in one injection so I kind of get a two for the price of one. I'm still on the Lupron but it was decreased to just 5 now. They took more blood and had another sonogram as well as gave me a calendar of my protocol for the next 4 days. I have to report back on Friday for more bloodwork and another sonogram to see how I am responding to the stims. I just called for my update and they said that my estrogen was <20>

Pills and hormones and vitamins, OH MY!

Last night was my last night to take OCP. Now I'm just continuing with the Lupron injections. Along with taking Prenatal vitamins. The injections are no problem at all. I'm a pro at these now. Our neighbor has been so kind as to give me my injections while David is on duty. I tease David all the time because our neighbor has not bruised me yet. The very first injection David me I'm STILL sporting a bruise. Way to go honey! We go down to Margate for our next bloodwork, ultrasound and IVF consultation next Tuesday. We should then learn approximately when our retrieval will be. It seems like forever ago when I was pregnant with Miranda. I loved being pregnant, besides being nauseated. I loved the feeling of carrying this precious child and envisioning all your hopes and dreams for them. I want to have that feeling again! I'm praying that this will work for us and that not only can we add to our family but that I can enjoy those 9 months of that pregnant feeling!

I got my hair cut short today for the summer months. It is already HOT and we're just in the middle of May. Thank goodness the pool is done except for some repairs that need to still be made.

First Injection

Last night was my first injection of Lupron. We're still in the suppression mode right now. Injections are given every night. I wish they were done in the morning. That way I get it over with first thing and don't have to worry about it all day. My stomach bothered me all day yesterday knowing I was getting stuck at night. I wanted to do it before Miranda went to bed so she could hold mommy's hand. David got the injection ready and I went and sat down on Miranda's stool. Miranda was such a big girl holding mommy's hand and all . I HATE NEEDLES! David came in and sat down and starting rubbing my arm. I kept saying I couldn't do it, my leg was shaking and then the tears starting flowing. David tried to take my mind off of it and told Miranda to count to ten. Expecting that the injection would happen on 3, that magic number. I could feel that I would tense so I told him not to count just do it. I didn't even feel it. But I feel it now! I felt a little stinging afterward and then soreness. Then there was a red bump. Today there is a little black and blue mark and I'm definitely sore. That was only a subq injection. I'm NOT looking forward to the IM injections. That will definitely be a fight! So any side effects? Well lets see I tossed and turned most of the night with different ailments wondering if that was a side effect or my imagination. Waking up with my big toe throbbing, hot flashes, numbness, heaviness in my chest, dry mouth and eyes, difficulty breathing, and probably more that I've forgetten. So I'm wide awake at 3:11 and getting anxious. I wake David up crying telling him I feel like I'm having an anxiety attack. I don't know if what I'm feeling is a side effect or if I'm just imagining everything. He was a comfort. My rock! My shoulders and neck were all tense so he rubbed them. I felt a little guilty for waking him up but if I'm going to go through all this pain, emotions, side effects, etc. than I think he won't mind losing a little sleep with me.
One injection down.........only a million more to go!!!!!!!

Filling the pool

Well after waiting for 10 months our pool is almost complete. They came and put the diamond brite down and we are now in the process of finally adding water. The water has been pouring into the pool for 8 hours now and it's not even half full. Any takers who want to pay our water bill this month? Ouch is that going to hurt. Especially after we paid for our IVF in FULL last week as well as my prescriptions and injections. Can't wait to start swimming!