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…….
Last night was my first shot of lupron. I did so good with it and I was proud of myself for remembering to to give it to myself. I didn’t even hesitiate. It felt like second nature to me. So far Im feeling ok. Last time I took the lupron I was pretty sick. Im praying that this time will be different. I kept thinking last night that I can’t believe that we are doing this again. Are we crazy? I am so excited to be starting again, but a little skeptical. I think the second time around you know what to expect. So here we go again. We are in for the ride of our lives…..AGAIN…….
So I talked to my doctor yesterday and she was just calling to see if I had received my meds and was ready for my lupron to start on the 29th. Of course I said yes and Im exstatic to start on that day. She did pose another question to me about the amount of eggs to transfer. Last time we transfered 2 perfect eggs back and nothing. This time she wants us to transfer three. THREE eggs could mean THREE babies. I can’t even wrap my mind around that. So know we have about 3 weeks to figure out how many eggs to put back. I have been reading a blog about a girl named maryellen and her triplets and all of the craziness that surrounds her pregnancy and I think that she is one of the strongest people out there. I don’t know if I could go through it. So any advise from anyone is much needed. This will now be all that I think of for the next for days…….
We are starting a new blog along with the beginning of our second IVF. We are not telling all of our family and friends that we are beginning round number two. All of them still frequently check our last blog so I don’t feel comfortable posting to it anymore. I still want to be in blog world to share and get insight from others that have been through the hell of infertility. I welcome any suggestions, comments, or anything you have to say. A little background about us is that I suffer from endometriosis and we have been trying for 3 years. I have done numerous IUI’s and we just finished a IVF cycle in September that resulted in a negative. We are currently waiting to start our lupron shots on the 29th of Jan. I am very excited to be starting again but more cautious as to how I truly feel about this. I know that it can’t work so now I have to keep all of doors open and know that we may get another negative. I hope that others will visit here and let me in on how people deal with this craziness. I haven’t figured it out yet. So here is to two more weeks before shots begin and the ride starts all over. Hope to hear from lots of you.
