Thankfully things have calmed down around here for enough time to blog!
This one will probably be about stuff you dont want to hear! As of this evening I did my 6th Follistim injection. I have been doing so well on them that it even surprises me.
So starting from the beginning. We have been trying to have a baby for 2 years and 7 months now. We started seeing a Reproductive Endocronologist (RE for short) in May 08. We did 6 round of clomid with no success, sadly. I had one miscarriage that summer but was not able to get pregnant after that. Fast forward to recent times! In January we started seeing a new RE and he started me on Femara. Which also didnt work. Because he wasnt the doctor we were looking for I visited another one. They proceeded to agree that I needed injections but messed up my Tricare approval for those meds. So I took my business elsewhere! We are currently driving 2 hours each way to see one of the best REs I have visited! He is efficient, knowledgeable, and actually listens to what WE want and helps us get there.
He decided to start me on injections. After 6 days of prometrium to start my cycle I got it on day 8, just 2 days after the last pill. I started my injections on CD 5 and I am now on CD 10.
On Friday (4 days after injections) I had an ultrasound to measure follicles and count how many I have produced. I am responding very well to the injections and have 7 follicles that range between 7-9mm each. That is EXTREMELY well for only 4 days of injections. They had to move my follow up ultrasound by 2 days (we go again on Monday) because of this. My e2 (estrogen) levels were at 240! Which is also very good for 4 days! We are hoping to trigger ovulation (another kind of injection) at 5 healthy follicles (healthy follicle = >18 mm) for the maximum chance of conception! There is always the chance of multiples and from our research on this it shows a 27% chance of twins, 3.5% chance of triplets, and 0.5% chance of quadruplets.
I am excited yet nervous for Monday morning to see what our follicles look like. If I produce too many it can result in stopping this cycle so I am hoping that I stick with 5-6 follicles maturing at a decent rate.
And that is what we have been up to these days! TTC is wearing me out!
Saturday, March 13, 2010
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