Well, I had my baseline ultrasound this morning, and it was pretty uneventful. All looks well, which is really all I can hope for.
I don't start stimulant drugs until Friday - it looks like the practice is keeping me on the calendar that they developed during our IVF orientation. Still hoping for a retrieval around Valentine's Day!
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Monday, January 30, 2012
Cycle Day One...
...and sincerely hoping that this is my last cycle day one of 2012.
Today marks ten days of Lupron, and my period is here. Even though I've been giving myself injections for a week and a half, this development really feels like we're making progress. This is the cycle during which we will *hopefully* conceive.
Tomorrow morning, I will head back to the Fertility Center for Stirrup Appointment #2 - or my baseline ultrasound. Once that's complete, we'll start stimulant drugs. Bravelle and Menopur, every evening. I'll keep up the Lupron every morning, although I think my dosage will go down.
After ten days on Cipro, on Friday I had a symptom (yes, just one) that led me to believe that I may have a yeast infection, and I may or may not have flipped the eff out. I know that a yeast infection is no big deal, but I was really concerned that it may throw off whatever delicate balance we're trying to create here. I left a panicky message with our nurse, and....she still hasn't called me back. I'm not happy about that, so I'll be mentioning it at the office in the morning.
I was worried it would delay my period, would delay my IVF procedures, would cause the whole thing to be cancelled...yes, it was an out-of-control spiral. Finally, Jared called a doctor friend who assured us that a yeast infection would have no impact whatsoever and suggested that I take a nibble of a Xanax and chill out. So I did.
I'll be back tomorrow, with a Stirrup Update. Hooray!
Today marks ten days of Lupron, and my period is here. Even though I've been giving myself injections for a week and a half, this development really feels like we're making progress. This is the cycle during which we will *hopefully* conceive.
Tomorrow morning, I will head back to the Fertility Center for Stirrup Appointment #2 - or my baseline ultrasound. Once that's complete, we'll start stimulant drugs. Bravelle and Menopur, every evening. I'll keep up the Lupron every morning, although I think my dosage will go down.
After ten days on Cipro, on Friday I had a symptom (yes, just one) that led me to believe that I may have a yeast infection, and I may or may not have flipped the eff out. I know that a yeast infection is no big deal, but I was really concerned that it may throw off whatever delicate balance we're trying to create here. I left a panicky message with our nurse, and....she still hasn't called me back. I'm not happy about that, so I'll be mentioning it at the office in the morning.
I was worried it would delay my period, would delay my IVF procedures, would cause the whole thing to be cancelled...yes, it was an out-of-control spiral. Finally, Jared called a doctor friend who assured us that a yeast infection would have no impact whatsoever and suggested that I take a nibble of a Xanax and chill out. So I did.
I'll be back tomorrow, with a Stirrup Update. Hooray!
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Day Four
Today is day four of Lupron injections, day 22 of my cycle. So far, it's weird shooting myself in the belly every morning, but it's not awful. The needle to administer the Lupron is small, and the amount I'm injecting is pretty tiny.
I've found that the area to the left of my belly button is far more sensitive than the area to the right of my belly button.
No side effects to speak of just yet. I'm tired, but that could be because yesterday I was up at 6 AM, out the door at 8 AM, and not home until 9:30 PM. A smart girl would have gone to bed when she got home, but I had to stay up to watch The Bachelor. 6 AM came early this morning, but I'm hoping for an early night tonight to recover.
Jared was out of town for days 1 and 2 of the Lupron injections, but now that he's home, he is being wonderfully sweet and supportive. It's not that I expected otherwise, but the boy does love his sleep - I never thought he would be up with me at 6 AM. Well, he has been. He watched me do the injection yesterday and today, and he has been particularly attentive - which is so, so appreciated right now. This morning, before I got in the shower, he gave me a big hug and told me how proud he is of me. So sweet.
So now I'm just waiting for my period to begin. Hopefully before this weekend, so we can get started on the Bravelle and Menopur early next week!
I've found that the area to the left of my belly button is far more sensitive than the area to the right of my belly button.
No side effects to speak of just yet. I'm tired, but that could be because yesterday I was up at 6 AM, out the door at 8 AM, and not home until 9:30 PM. A smart girl would have gone to bed when she got home, but I had to stay up to watch The Bachelor. 6 AM came early this morning, but I'm hoping for an early night tonight to recover.
Jared was out of town for days 1 and 2 of the Lupron injections, but now that he's home, he is being wonderfully sweet and supportive. It's not that I expected otherwise, but the boy does love his sleep - I never thought he would be up with me at 6 AM. Well, he has been. He watched me do the injection yesterday and today, and he has been particularly attentive - which is so, so appreciated right now. This morning, before I got in the shower, he gave me a big hug and told me how proud he is of me. So sweet.
So now I'm just waiting for my period to begin. Hopefully before this weekend, so we can get started on the Bravelle and Menopur early next week!
Friday, January 20, 2012
Time to get Technical
Well, this it. Injections start tomorrow. I'm nervous and excited and overwhelmed and terrified.
I've been on Cipro since Wednesday - which serves to fend of any bacteria that may enter my system on the front end of this cycle.
Tomorrow morning, cycle day 19, I will be up way too early for a Saturday morning, shooting myself in the belly with 20 units of Lupron. During a normal cycle, the pituitary gland talks to your ovaries - tells them that while it's great that multiple follicles may be developing, that they should focus on turning the best follicle into an egg and then prepare it for ovulation. Lupron shuts off that communication between the pituitary gland and the ovaries. Multiple follicles will develop, but there is no ovulation on the schedule. In other words, Lupron puts you in a pre-menopausal state. So I'm a little worried about the side effects that may show up.
Once my period starts, I'll go in to the RE's office for a baseline ultrasound, and to receive guidance about starting additional meds - these will stimulate the developing follicles to GROW, GROW, GROW. We will also have a better idea of what our timeline will look like for retrieval.
It's nerve-wracking, but I'm so thankful that we're here. I really really really really really hope this works.
I've been on Cipro since Wednesday - which serves to fend of any bacteria that may enter my system on the front end of this cycle.
Tomorrow morning, cycle day 19, I will be up way too early for a Saturday morning, shooting myself in the belly with 20 units of Lupron. During a normal cycle, the pituitary gland talks to your ovaries - tells them that while it's great that multiple follicles may be developing, that they should focus on turning the best follicle into an egg and then prepare it for ovulation. Lupron shuts off that communication between the pituitary gland and the ovaries. Multiple follicles will develop, but there is no ovulation on the schedule. In other words, Lupron puts you in a pre-menopausal state. So I'm a little worried about the side effects that may show up.
Once my period starts, I'll go in to the RE's office for a baseline ultrasound, and to receive guidance about starting additional meds - these will stimulate the developing follicles to GROW, GROW, GROW. We will also have a better idea of what our timeline will look like for retrieval.
It's nerve-wracking, but I'm so thankful that we're here. I really really really really really hope this works.
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