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Well most of my symptoms have subsided for now. I am feeling back to normal for the most part. Im still drinking tons of fluids just in case I get pregnant and this decides to visit me again. I am getting very anxious for our test next week. I tried to tell myself not to get so excited, but that is hard to do. Last night I started feeling crampy and I had an af headache. I really hope that this isn’t my sign that it didn’t work. Im just going to think postitive and hope for the best. The re is suppose to call today with the report of our eggs to see if we can freeze. I really hope we can. Today is day 7 and last time they called on day 4 to day that they didn’t make it. Maybe that is a good sign. So Im off to teach my kids. I hope these af symptoms are nothing.
I’m sorry that it has taken me so long to post. This has been the longest day of my life. Yesterday I started having trouble breathing and I was having severe headaches and dizziness. I was also in tons of pain from my ovaries and it was hard to go to the bathroom. So I called the doctor and they said that I needed to relax a lot and drink fluids. Today was my transfer. We got there at 9:15 and the doctor came in immediately to see me. She was very concerned about me and said that I was in the moderate stage of OHSS (Over hyperstimulation syndrome). She almost didn’t put my eggs back in because she was so concerned. She said that this condition hadn’t even peaked yet. She said the worst was yet to come in four to five days. She said that I might even need to take off some additional days at work. Ugh. So we talked more and she said that we could go ahead and do the transfer but we could only put back 2 eggs because if we get pregnant this syndrome comes back for the first few weeks of pregnancy because of the hcg. She said that it is worse with multiples so she didnt want to chance me having triplets. She said that I had to take it easy for the next few days and really take care of myself to get through this. I have to say that I am a little scared. So after we decided that it was into the transfer. Well that was a mess too. My ovaries are so big that it tilted my uterus and it was standing straight up. So after 45 minutes and lots of tools and doctors coming in, my two little embryos were put in place. Thank God. She told me to rest, rest, rest and I was sent home with symptoms to look for to see if the OHSS comes on stronger. Please if anyone has had this please let me know how you helped it go away. I have already drank a gallon of water today and Im going to the bathroom regularly so that is good. My preg. test is on March 7 so we just wait now. I’ll let you know how Im feeling as the weekend progresses.
We got the update late yesterday afternoon and it looks good. They retrieved 21 eggs instead of 20. Unfortunately 6 didn’t even make it to fertilization. So that left us with 15. Out of the 15, 10 fertilized. YEAH!!!!!!! Thats double digits. I was very happy with the results. They told us that they didn’t check the eggs today but they did call with a tentative time for a day 3 transfer(that would be tomorrow). We would have to be there at 9:15. They said that they will call us at 8:00 tomorrow morning and tell us if it is on day 3, tomorrow, or day 5, Monday. We are very excited. I will post first thing tomorrow to let you know. Also does anyone have any ideas on how to relieve some of the pain that I am having from the progesterone shots. I am so sore 
Retrieval went really well. They were able to retrieve 20 EGGS!!!!!!!!! I was so happy. They said that everything looked great and that they were all really strong eggs. We were very happy and excited. I feel pretty good. I’m alittle tired and sore, but I have been taking tylenol to help with the discomfort. They are going to call tomorrow with the report and I am really hoping that at least 10 make it. Thanks for all of the support. I can’t wait for the results of my little eggs tomorrow……………..
We are finally ready!!!!!!!!! My eggs are measuring really big and we triggered last night at 9:15. We have to be at the hospital at 8:30 and the procedure is at 9:15. I think that we have decided to put back 3 eggs. I hope this is a good decision. We are very excited and nervous. Oh and the best part is that our doctor is performing everything. The four doctors switch every week to do IVF and we had a different doctor last time. This time our doctor is doing the IVF’s this week and we are so excited to have her. Hopefully I will be able to post after our procedure to let you know how many eggs we got. I am definitely hoping for double digits. Last time we got 17. Keep us in your prayers tomorrow……………..
We had our first u/s on Sat. to see how many follicles we had. Everything went really well. My levels from the bloodwork went us to 1575 and they were really happy with that. I had seven measurable follicles on the right and 6 on the left. We had some other ones that we just starting to grow. They ranged from 10 to 15.5 and they want to watch them keep growing. We go back tomorrow morning to have more blood and another u/s. They are thinking that we will trigger tomorrow and maybe do retrieval on Wednesday. We are getting very excited. They also took me off of the menopur because I was progressing so fast. Its nice to know that I can make the eggs, now I just need them to stick. They want to keep things moving slow instead of it going so fast like last time. Im all for that. I’ll post tomorrow as soon as I know something.
I went and had bloodwork on Wednesday and they said that my levels were rising very quickly. They cut my stimulating shots in half. Last time we didn’t have to do this so I am taking it as a sign that things are going good. I, however, feel like I am going to explode. I think things must me growing quickly in there. My ovaries are in constant pain, but I keep telling myself that this is a sure sign that all of the meds are working. I’ll take that even if pain is following. We go back on Sat. morning to have an ultrasound to see how many eggs there are and how big they are getting. Im starting to get excited because we are getting so close. I hope there are lots of them in there. I still think that it may fall on Tuesday or Wednesday. More waiting….. I’ll post on Saturday as soon as I hear something.
I have neglected my blog for the last few days. On Friday I went to have my first bloodwork and ultrasound. They called and said that everything lookied great and I could start my stimulating shots on Friday. So the new meds are Menopur in the morning and Gonal-F in the evening with a lower dose of lupron. I did this Friday, Sat and Sun. I went back for bloodwork today and my levels rose nicely. So I get to continue with my doses and go back Wednesday morning for bloodwork. The nurse said that this is the last time that it will only be bloodwork. I am expecting a ultrasound on Friday. The funny thing is that we are on the exact same schedule with when I go in as we were last time we did this. So if we follow the pattern as last time, I should have retrieval on Tuesday. Of course we have Monday off so I am hoping that it falls then so I don’t have to get a sub. But it is out of my hands. I have been feeling much better since I started my new shots. I have been feeling some tightness in my ovaries but that is just a reminder that the meds are working. More waiting until Wednesday……..
The lupron once again is kicking my butt. I feel sick to my stomach all day and the headaches are almost unbearable at times. We had a snow day on Friday and I have literally slept all weekend. If anyone has any suggestions on how to get through this, please let me know. Only 5 more shots until we see the doctor Friday and hopefully start the stimulating shots. These make me feel much better 
I hope that this ickiness just means that these shots are working and Friday will bring us good news.
Off to bed again…….
