Day 7 Stim Check

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!

Good news...everything is going up but its going up slowly and correctly... My estrogen level (E2) was 1,089 and I have 7 good measuring follicles. I know on Wednesdays check up I had 8 but maybe one shrunk...I don't know... I also had the evil U/S tech from the Schaumburg office came to the Naperville office today. I was so looking forward to the other technician. Plus I never get to talk to the nurse I have to call into a voicemail. Something I finding out I don't like. Because when the nurse left my instructions for my medicine protcol she left out what to do Monday morning. But yes my meds have changed too. I'm dropping my follistim down to 75 IUIs tonite and then Sunday night down to 50 IUIs. My menopur stays the same of 2 vials and I still do my 5 units of lupron. I go back in Monday morning for another U/S and bloodwork. I'm hoping this means I go in on Wednesday/Thursday for the ER...I'm hoping I don't know yet.

Other than that...thats it. I'm going to go enjoy the rest of my Halloween night watching scary things on TV and watch SAW after Trick-O-Treating hours are over with...oh and eat some chili...YUMMY!!!

Update: Day 4 Stim

I called my nurse first thing this morning complaining about yesterdays nurse and her brief message that left me hanging for more information.

Here what I have 8 follicles (1 is at 10mm) and a bunch of other small follicles that should be playing catch up the next few days. That all I wanted to know...the other nurse just stated I had a bunch of little follicles. My estrogen levels are right on track and so is my lining. Everything is looking good for this cycle. More information to come on Saturday.

Day 4 Stim Check

Here are my results from my Day 4 Stim Check...

Estrogen Level: 261

Follicles - Small = That's it...that's all they said. No count, no measurements... NOTHING!!! UGH!!

I go back in on Saturday morning for another follicle check and blood work at the Naperville office. Get to see my favorite U/S tech. Yay - one good thing!!

And my medicine protocol stays the same.

Thats it that all the information I get...I'm very frustrated I want to know how many follicles and sizes. Plus they didn't leave the message until 3:47 p.m. thats a long time to wait to know what your protocol is going to be/change or if you need to set up an appointment. I need to keep work in the loop if I was going to be in late or not that type of thing. So now I have to call first thing tomorrow morning to get my appointment in for the Naperville office. Yippee...another Saturday morning of not sleeping in. But its all for a good cause I realize that.

Follistim Pen

I forgot to update my blog last nite about my nightly injection of Follistim Pen. I was very scared at first cause I didn't know if I could control how fast the medicine would go into my body... But I can control it but it burns just a little... Not as bad as the Menopur but still hurts. I'm so proud of myself for giving myself all these injections without Mike's help. Tonight when I was doing my Follistim Pen my youngest almost ran into me... Every one yelled at him to not do that again. He didn't know there was a needle at the end of the pen...oops!! But other than that all is calm. I go in Wednesday morning for a stim check and see how these eggies are growing. Side effects thus far minor hot flashes, little headaches, and tiredness.

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Stims Pictures and Menopur Frustration!!!

Here is the BIG picture of everything!!! LOL :) Well this is my morning cocktail I have one more medication I have to take tonight and that's my Gonal-F pen...more to follow....


I was very frustrated this morning when I had to mix my new medication - Menopur. My nurse had told me to draw up 1 cc of air before I put the Q-cap into the Sodium Chloride...Well all that did was cause more air bubbles and the syringe was moving on its own. It took me 3 tries to get the Sodium Chloride in the needle...then I had to move onto my first vial of Menopur. Same thing I would push in the Sodium Chloride in then the syringe would move on its own and cause air bubbles. When I thought I had figured it out by the second vial and took it out of the second vial there was this HUGE air bubble. I tried to push on the plunger to get it out and the medication came flying out. So there goes the medicine all over the paper towels...well not all of it but some of it... So I started all over again with a new Q-Cap and new vials of Menopur. I feel like I just flushed money down the toilet.... So for future references do NOT put air into the syringe before putting into the Sodium Chloride all that does is cause major air-bubbles.... That’s it... The injections didn't hurt and no blood. The new needle is smaller than my Lupron needle that’s for sure. And I didn't have to go buy more needles for my Lupron...my nurse gave two bags (20) of them for free. She is so AWESOME!!!

Other than that c'mon eggies grow, grow, grow!!!

Suppression Check

This morning I went in for my suppression check. I HATE getting up early on Saturdays / Sundays but for this cause I did it. And I know once I have a little one that will be gone too. BUT till then I'm sleeping in. Oh when I did my shot this morning on my RIGHT side I bled again... I've come to the conclusion my right side does NOT like taking the shot...LOL :)

Back to the suppression check information my estrogen level (E2) was less than 20 anything less than 75 is great; LH level was 8.6; progesterone was .9; and my lining was at a 5.4. My immature egg count is 21 eggs. YIKES!!! But GOOD!!! I do believe so myself!!

So my medicine protocol changes tomorrow dropping my Lupron down to 5 units in the morning, adding Menopur (2 vials) in the morning, and then Follistim Pen (150 units) at night. Plus I will continue taking my Prenatal vitamin and adding Baby Aspirin.

Then Wednesday the 28th I go in for another round of blood work and ultrasound to see how all those eggs are doin. I also start my antibiotic and mike starts his too, 2x's a day.