Stims Day 12 Update

Early morning scan and blood work this morning to check progess. I have a 20, 17, 17, 14, 11, and two smaller follies on the left and 17, 17, 16, 13, 11, 10, and two smaller on the right. My E2 is at 1487 and still triple strip edno. They're keeping me on the same dose tonight (still 75 Gonal F, 150 Menopur, 5 Lupron) and then going back tomorrow morning to check things again.

Both the ultrasound tech and nurse said it looked likely trigger could be tomorrow, and if not tomorrow then Monday! I'm hoping tomorrow because after today's dose I'll be out of Gonal F and I didn't want to have to buy more. That shit's expensive!

As far as side effects go I have some bloating and definitely some discomfort. We walked around the zoo today for an hour and a half before we had to leave because walking was uncomfortable. Those ladies that have 20+ follies #praisehands. I have less than 10 sizeable follies. I can't imagine what it's like with more!!
I've also cried a bit while watching the olympics; like every time the national anthem plays. Go Team!

Stims Day 11 Update

We're getting there! E2 is up to 974 and my lining is at 15 (is there such a thing as to thick?!) On the left I have a 15, 15, 14, 12, 11 and on the right I have 15, 15, 15, 13, 10. I'll be on the same dose tonight and go back tomorrow morning for another check. I'm finally feeling excited. I even did a little dance once the ultrasound tech left the room. I'm so proud of these little follies! It's looking like just a few more days until retrieval!

Stims Day 9 Update

Stims Day 9 update: My estrogen jumped from 159 on Monday to 407 today so it looks like things are finally starting to kick into gear in my lady parts :)I feel like saying this is totally going to jinx it, but man I really didn't want to buy more meds, but with how things are going I think I'm going to have to. But hey, what's $1000 more dollars?

At my ultrasound today the tech found  3 10s and 6 less than 8s on the right. On the left I have a 12, 11, 10, and 8 less than 8s. Grow grow grow little guys!!

My endometrium is at 13 so I have that going for me.

 Because sloths are probably the best creature.

Stims Day 7 Update

I've done stims injections for 6 nights now. Today was my 2nd update ultrasound. As of this morning I have 3 less than 10mm follies and 6 less than 8mm on the right. On the left I have 2 10mms, 1 less than 10mm, and 11 less than 8mm. My estrogen is at 159 (which seems a bit low to me...right?) and progesterone is .6. My doctor is keeping me on the 75 Gonal F, 150 Menopur, and 5 units Lupron.

I definitely am starting to feel the meds working. I feel crampy/tingly/something in my ovaries and definitely started feeling bloated. Honestly I'm happy to have bloat and cramps and move slower because I hope it means the meds are working. I didn't feel anything at all until yesterday (day 6) so hopefully things are moving along now. I go back on Wednesday for another scan and am hoping to see a lot of good progress.

In other news: Yesterday was my first day of having to mix everything myself and hopefully it will be the last! My menopur was clumped like a sugar cube and I freaked out because every other time it was powdery. I was completely afraid I somehow ruined my meds and wasted thousand of dollars. I called the RE's answering service and they put me on the PA at my clinic. She reassured me it was ok and the saline would disolved the menopur just fine. I felt bad for disrupting her Sunday evening! But I'm glad I called and had my fears eased. On top of that I went to draw my Lupron and realized I was out of syringes/needles. At 6:30pm on a Sunday. So another freak out entailed while I frantically searched for an open pharmacy. I wasn't even sure if the pharmacy would sell me needles OTC. Luckily I found an open pharmacy and after a bit of confusion by the pharmacy tech who wanted to know if I needed them "for injecting things." One thing's for sure. Use the word infertility with a 21 year old dude and they shut up and give you what you asked for. So about 45 minutes of panicking later I got everything mixed and injected. Disaster averted. This time.

Stims Day 4 Update

Day Two: Went a LOT better. We got everything correct this time. Used the other thigh.
Day Three: Still doing good with the shots. Used the stomach this time. The shots seem to burn more here.
Day Four: Ultrasound and blood work in the morning. I had 7 follies on the right and 11 on the left today. I already have a big bruise from my blood draw because she drew from a weird vein. My estrogen is at 64, was at 19 on Tuesday. She said it's normal to see the estrogen values increase before the follies start growing so that's good.

I go back in on Monday for another ultrasound/blood work.

In the mean time I'm going to chill out, watch some Olympics, and let this follies grow.

Stims Day 1

Yesterday was our first day with stims meds and let me tell you: I screwed up.
 
I'm supposed to mix two vials of Menopur with a 1/2 cc of saline. After measuring the air into the syringe and putting the 1/2 cc of air into the vial instead of picking up only a 1/2 cc of saline we did the entire bottle. That much saline pumping into my leg didn't feel right, that's for sure.

And then after doing the Lupron shot I realized I drew up the full 10 units instead of the 5 I was supposed to drop it to! I had the instructions right in front of me, all day I kept telling myself: 5 units, not 10. Reduce your dose. Half dose of Lupron. Over and over and over. And then in all the excitement and nervousness of doing these injections for the first night I hit myself up with 10 units.

It is nothing major, but I still have to call the RE and let them know my screw ups. I feel like a kid who got caught doing something bad. Like they're going to take my toys away and send me to time out.

The only good thing is that it was the first night. I'm just afraid because of the extra Lupron I will have to stim extra days and will have to buy more meds, and man those are expensive! Here's to not screwing up again!

Give me all the stims!

I just got the call that we can go ahead and start stims tonight!

FINALLY!

Bright and early at 6:50am this morning I had my baseline ultrasound and blood work done. The ultrasound tech counted 11 follicles on the right and 16 on the left. Let's hope they stick around and grow! I know there can be a big fall off between the different stages, but to know I have a lot to start gives me hope. I have my next scan and blood work on Friday. I'm excited to see how they grow! I think I'm going to try doing the shots in my thigh tonight. My stomach is feeling a bit tender from the Lupron.

I hope these next few weeks go by fast 1. because I'm impatient and just want to be through the TWW already and 2. my drive to my RE's office is at least 30 minutes there and then 30-40 minutes back in the other direction to work. At least my appointments are so early I am still to work before rush hour traffic really kicks in. My 15 minute drive is now is at least quadrupled, sometimes more if I do hit traffic. And I HATE traffic.

But I will sit in all the traffic ever if it gets me knocked up :)