I ran into Dr. W in the elevator on the way into the RE's office this AM. (Dr. W the junior-most of the 3 RE's in the group's office. She's probably 2-3 years older than I am, and I find her the most approachable of the three in the group. ) I hadn't seen her since my last IUI, so I said, "Oh, hey, I'm doing IVF now." I was surprised when she said, "Yes, I know. You're on stim day 4, right?"
Wow! She keeping closer track of this cycle than I am! Good job, Dr. W. She never fails to impress me.
My E2 level was 110 today. That's more than double from Day 3 (47), so I'm thinking it's a good rise, even if the number is still lower than most people's at this point. I don't want to go too fast given the significant risk of OHSS with all those follicles! I will be staying on the Follistim 125 IU dose for tonight, along with 75 IU Menopur and 5 units Lupron in the morning.
I did get the nurse's approval to move my injections around to wherever I want. I used my upper right hip for Follistim tonight. It didn't hurt any more than my abdomen, and didn't leave a bruise or bleed. I will probably still use my abdomen from time to time, but for now it's nice to have options while my other bruises are fading.
I almost forgot this lovely detail. I'm getting a lovely pimple on the side of my neck under my jawline. I also have some attractive bumps around my mouth! Argh...damn hormones.
Happy Monday, everyone.
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Almost 2 years ago (November 2006), I stopped the pill. I somehow thought that it would take a few months to get pregnant, but I never truly imagined the journey that was ahead of us. But, 4 IUIs and 1 IVF/ICSI later, here I am...
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My TTC History
February 2005 - Met S...
February 2006 - Engaged to S...
October 2006 - Married S!
November 2006 - Stopped my Yasmin OCPs, read TCOYF, and started immediately starting charting (Fertility Awareness Method). I ovulate every month, although the day of ovulation has varied from CD15 to CD26.
March 2007 - Started using OPKs.
June 2007 - Start testing. My TSH, prolactin, estradiol, and FSH are all normal. Unfortunately, S's semen analysis shows OK count and motility, but poor morphology. We are told to "keep trying for 4 more months."
August 2007 - HSG normal.
October 2007 - S's repeat semen analysis now has borderline count, too. Met with RE. An ultrasound shows that my ovaries look polycystic! Do I have PCOS, too? I start Metformin ER 1000 mg bid. Saline sonohystogram shows normal uterus, no polyps or fibroids.
November 2007 - S goes to urologist. Has scrotal ultrasound to look for varicoceles and bloodwork, but we have never received the results. Apparently we have to make another appointment to get the results. S starts some sort of herbal male fertility supplement.
November/December 2007 - Clomid/IUI#1 - negative. Clomid 50 mg CD3-7 yields 2 good follicles. 11 million total motile sperm post-wash.
December 2007/January 2008 - Clomid/IUI#2 - negative. Clomid 50 mg CD3-7 yields 1 giganto-follicle and 2 medium follicles. 11.4 million total motile sperm post-wash.
January/February 2008 - Clomid/IUI#3 - negative. Clomid 50 mg CD3-7 yields 1 16 mm follicle on CD12. 11.8 million total motile sperm post-wash.
February/March 2008 - Unmedicated IUI. No info on follicles, but ovulated on CD15. 19 million total motile sperm post-wash.
April 2008 - Moving on to IVF with ICSI.
May 11, 2008 - BFP on Mother's Day 2008!
February 2006 - Engaged to S...
October 2006 - Married S!
November 2006 - Stopped my Yasmin OCPs, read TCOYF, and started immediately starting charting (Fertility Awareness Method). I ovulate every month, although the day of ovulation has varied from CD15 to CD26.
March 2007 - Started using OPKs.
June 2007 - Start testing. My TSH, prolactin, estradiol, and FSH are all normal. Unfortunately, S's semen analysis shows OK count and motility, but poor morphology. We are told to "keep trying for 4 more months."
August 2007 - HSG normal.
October 2007 - S's repeat semen analysis now has borderline count, too. Met with RE. An ultrasound shows that my ovaries look polycystic! Do I have PCOS, too? I start Metformin ER 1000 mg bid. Saline sonohystogram shows normal uterus, no polyps or fibroids.
November 2007 - S goes to urologist. Has scrotal ultrasound to look for varicoceles and bloodwork, but we have never received the results. Apparently we have to make another appointment to get the results. S starts some sort of herbal male fertility supplement.
November/December 2007 - Clomid/IUI#1 - negative. Clomid 50 mg CD3-7 yields 2 good follicles. 11 million total motile sperm post-wash.
December 2007/January 2008 - Clomid/IUI#2 - negative. Clomid 50 mg CD3-7 yields 1 giganto-follicle and 2 medium follicles. 11.4 million total motile sperm post-wash.
January/February 2008 - Clomid/IUI#3 - negative. Clomid 50 mg CD3-7 yields 1 16 mm follicle on CD12. 11.8 million total motile sperm post-wash.
February/March 2008 - Unmedicated IUI. No info on follicles, but ovulated on CD15. 19 million total motile sperm post-wash.
April 2008 - Moving on to IVF with ICSI.
May 11, 2008 - BFP on Mother's Day 2008!
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2 comments:
That's got to feel good that your doctor is keeping such close track of your treatment. That would make me feel well cared for by a doctor.
I was reading your post too fast and at first I thought you said that you used your "upper lip". I was thinking, "this girl is a bad ass!!".
Ha ha oh well, upper hip is still impressive.
Good luck!!
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