Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Day 5 Stimming



Today was a productive day .
I had my appointment this morning and was surprised and pleased at my results. I think at times my ovaries can be Lil over-achievers. Here are my Stats:
Endo Thickness-8.55
ESTRADIOL 2277.58
LH 15.1
On my left and right side the doctor measured 10 of the follicles on the right and 10 on the left.
The follicles measured between 7 -10 mm on the left
and 6 -9 on the right.
My Gonal -f was decreased to 150 iu vs the 250 iu
I now take the Ovidrel micro-dose every other day instead of everyday.
I also started my Cetrotide which hurt a lot. I hope i get the hang of it because the needle isn't like a regular needle its hard for me to see the air bubbles. Maybe tomorrow i will draw the meds using one of my Ovidrel needles. My next appointment is Friday Morning..Check in with you then..TTYL..XOXO

Monday, September 26, 2011

Day 3 of Stimming !!

So far I have been stimming for 3 days now. I started with a E2 of 41 and my next check up will be Wednesday. So far I have had a few side effects of headaches and a few instances of lightheadedness. I will begin measuring my waist tomorrow morning to see if it start increasing as a measurement of growth and also so i can keep a eye on things, watching out for OHSS. I experienced a few cramps and gassy feelings in the region of my ovaries but nothing major YET.. Until the Wednesday ..TTYL XOXO..

Saturday, September 24, 2011

Start stims tonight!!

Start stimming tonight !! Gonal F Time !

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Stressed out and Ranting!!


Business First..
Today I went to a doctor's visit for my injection training and to pick up my medication from the Compassionate Care Program.


My Meds Include::
3 pens of Gonal F 900iu
1 Pen of Gonal F 300 iu
5 Vials of Cetrotide
1 Ovidrel

I will Tentatively begin Stims on the 24th
225 of Gonal -F once a day
along with Micro Ovidrel which i will pick up Friday.

Now on to the rant.. I love my RE. He is the best I have had so far and I really like him and the way that he treats me and my husband. But his nurses are driving me crazy. Every time I get use to a nurse who knows me and my husband's situation, they leave, get fired ..I don't know. All I know is that they are gone and I'm left with a new nurse that feels she knows more about what I'm going thought then i do, and they don't know shit.
I went in there today and sat down to get my meds and get up outta there and get back to work. Apparently the lil new nurse had the same idea because her mouth was running a mile a minute. she was rushing so fast thru the demostation of the pens, she was knocking over things on the desk and stuttering over her words.
When they can in the room she gave me my IVF folder with my paperwork and things, she leads off with the statement that she was told to inform me that my DH will have to provide another sperm sample to freeze. They already froze his last sample without asking us. So i guess they feel know they will just "Tell" us we have to freeze a second one. First thing out of my mouth is "why" The nurse is clueless and she says its normal for IVF to have two frozen samples. Then I had to go in to the explanation as to my husbands condition and how he can not provide a sample at the drop of a hat.He needs 10 days if not more of taking his medication to provide a good sample and we have just that amount of time before the IVF. She gives me some blank stare and i know she must not be the one nurse in the office who had the brain that day.

Things like this really discourage and stress me out about the IVF thing. I keep having flashbacks from what happened before and I can't help but have anxiety. Next Visit will be on Friday and we will see if they have their shit together. XOXO

Monday, September 12, 2011

Tenative Scheduale

It has been a tough week filled with uncertainty and anxiety. DH had the analysis done and we were waiting for the results. We have been in talks with the RE about freezing the sample for back up for the IVF. But on the day of the analysis me and the DH decided to see what will happen and if it was hard for them to find any sperm then we will come in the next week to do the freezer pop. But for some reason the RE decide to freeze this sample any way with out even notifying or consulting us. I'm a lil pissed at that.

The next this was that the Coordinator has been out of the office for about a week and a half and I'm getting antsy because i didn't want my cycle to mess up due to the fact that because she wasn't able to schedule me in on time. I have to make a pest of my self with the nurses to make sure when she does her daily call for updates that they notify her of my situation. it wasn't until Thursday the 8th that i was able to get across the time sensitivity of the matter and they finally called her and got me a schedule.

09/19: Last BCP
09/23 Baseline Ultrasound and labs.
09/24: Start Injections
10/05: egg retrieval

So far that's all i got. I was really tripping for a moment due to the lack of lupron. but i guess not every office uses lupron with their protocol, and not every person needs it.
I just hope that I don't have to suffer the pain of OHSS and BFN again

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Oh well ...Still Playing the Waiting Game

OK. So we are still playing the waiting game. DH had his count done and we froze a portion for the IVF as back up since on our first IVF was ruined due to them not being able to find any sperm. I'm waiting to hear from the Coordinator for my care plan and for her to order my meds via the Compassionate care program. She is for some reason off on vacation and wont be back until the 12th.. When i called today they told me that while she is gone she still calls in to check on things so i may receive a call this week, though i won't hold my breathe. So until we get that call...to be continued....