Well my bloodwork and ultrasound apparantly went well, as we did not change my medications. I was quite happy to find that I had 6 follicles on the right, and two on the left. On my baseline antral follicle count I only had 2 follicles on each. I was worried about our possibilities, however, I spent a lot of time and lost 10% of my body weight, which could have helped. I was overjoyed.
I also learned that Follistim has extra medication in it. So...I did all of my math appropriately, and when I should have been out of medications, I wasn't. In fact I got a full does when I should have been short 75U. I struggled with this, but gave myselfe the additional medication from a second vial, as I figured that the system was shot. I did lear that there are about 75 extra units in each vial...so I accidentally have taken 75 extra units every other day...now I know. It seems this is a desired thing for many, as you can get extra doses from the extra medicine, but it was a huge source of stress for me.
I'm off to my next set of bloodwork and ultrasound this morning after class. Then I shall wait for results. Wish me luck :)
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Friday, April 30, 2010
Today is the day..
After spending what seemed like hours organizing medications, test, etc. I start my IVF medications today. I'll take Follistim 375U each night between 5pm and 10pm. I work 4pm to 4am for the next three days, so I will take each of them in the locker room. I just hope I feel well enough to keep on working. YOu really can't be and ER nurse running low. I haven't found a lot of consistency about how people feel on them, so we shall see.
On Monday morning I have to stay awake after work and have my first ultrasound at 0730. Then I'll drive another 15 minutes to have lab work drawn. I could have it at the same spot as my ultrasound, but I chose not to. The OB/GYN I use generally does all of this in conjunction with Boston IVF. They didn't have an ultrasound time available Monday, so I am going to another facility. However, they would like all of my lab work performed by the same lab, so I am going to stick with my OB.
Anyway, that is the plan. Stims for 3 days, labs and ultrasound, and then more medications. It seems surreal that this is happening. Im spending the time updating the house to make the time pass. I set up some raised bed gardens yesterday. Well I tried. We had hurricane force winds, and hale, so I gave up. I decided to paint the entry instead. Well Im off to finish my chores. G'day!
On Monday morning I have to stay awake after work and have my first ultrasound at 0730. Then I'll drive another 15 minutes to have lab work drawn. I could have it at the same spot as my ultrasound, but I chose not to. The OB/GYN I use generally does all of this in conjunction with Boston IVF. They didn't have an ultrasound time available Monday, so I am going to another facility. However, they would like all of my lab work performed by the same lab, so I am going to stick with my OB.
Anyway, that is the plan. Stims for 3 days, labs and ultrasound, and then more medications. It seems surreal that this is happening. Im spending the time updating the house to make the time pass. I set up some raised bed gardens yesterday. Well I tried. We had hurricane force winds, and hale, so I gave up. I decided to paint the entry instead. Well Im off to finish my chores. G'day!
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Waiting....
It seems that all I have done is wait. I waited for money to reverse the vasectomy. I waited for results. I waited for referrals. I waited for financing. I waited longer for financing. I waited for financing to take effect. And...for the past three day's I've had med's in my fridge ($6700.00 worth to be exact), and I am waiting for cycle day 1 to start...and I'm waiting.
Now I have always been a 28 day kind of girl. Last month I was 30, which set this all off. Now, Im 29. I have been spotting since Monday. I just started today..It works though, as I will take 375U of Follistim for 3 days, and then get my blood and ultrasound on Monday. My first day off. The downside is I have to take all of my doses of medication at work. The upside...if I have some weird reaction, or can't bring myself to do it, I am in an emergency room...someone will know what to do :)
Well Im off to plant my vegetable garden. I have so many half done projects in my house I am forcing myself to nest early...and get things done before I just want to sit back and enjoy a baby..I hope.
Now I have always been a 28 day kind of girl. Last month I was 30, which set this all off. Now, Im 29. I have been spotting since Monday. I just started today..It works though, as I will take 375U of Follistim for 3 days, and then get my blood and ultrasound on Monday. My first day off. The downside is I have to take all of my doses of medication at work. The upside...if I have some weird reaction, or can't bring myself to do it, I am in an emergency room...someone will know what to do :)
Well Im off to plant my vegetable garden. I have so many half done projects in my house I am forcing myself to nest early...and get things done before I just want to sit back and enjoy a baby..I hope.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Recovery
It has been so long since I have written. I had a long period of recovery after my last blow. Although we had a good plan for a way to finance our IVF, it was still months away, and on top of that, I really didn't believe it would happen. It seems that if there is any amount of money in our bank account, an expense will come along and take it.
As luck would have it my DH received another job offer which provided insurance to cover IVF. It was a godsend. We were able to use the money we had saved to fix our pool, and repair our fence. This will be a nice spot to spend the summer reading and enjoying family. The downside...the insurance didn't start until April 1. So, we had to wait.
I had planned a cycle for the beginning of June, and took vacation from work during the week of anticipated egg retrieval and transfer. However, as luck would have it, my always 28 day cycle turned to 31 days last month. Therefore, it changed everything for my cycle plan. My new cycle was a week later, and the week of my step daughters graduation. Not good. There was no vacation available for the following cycle, so I decided if I was going to have to call out from work anyway, we might was well move it up. So were are getting ready to cycle this week.
I have completed all of my testing. The one I was most concerned about was the saline sonogram (sonohistogram). I went for this appointment after reading pages of how horrible it was. I was scared to death. The ultrasound tech just kept saying "everyone survives". Comforting. My OB/GYN whom I LOVE came in. She placed the speculum, and they inserted a tiny catheter to place the saline. I never felt a thing other than one small cramp (and I mean small), and a slight twinge when the catheter came out. Then I was squishy for the rest of the day.
My antral follicle count was low. I had 3 on the left ovary. They weren't able to visualize the right ovary on that exam, but did see 3 on the right during my sonohistogram. My labs were normal, other than a very slightly elevated FSH. Seems everything is a go.
I am doing an antagonist protocol, without and BCP firt. We will start this week as soon as AF arrives. She is taking her time and its driving me crazy. I have 7000.00 worth of med in my fridge just screaming my name.
I will try to post more often now that we are not stagnant.
Wish me luck
As luck would have it my DH received another job offer which provided insurance to cover IVF. It was a godsend. We were able to use the money we had saved to fix our pool, and repair our fence. This will be a nice spot to spend the summer reading and enjoying family. The downside...the insurance didn't start until April 1. So, we had to wait.
I had planned a cycle for the beginning of June, and took vacation from work during the week of anticipated egg retrieval and transfer. However, as luck would have it, my always 28 day cycle turned to 31 days last month. Therefore, it changed everything for my cycle plan. My new cycle was a week later, and the week of my step daughters graduation. Not good. There was no vacation available for the following cycle, so I decided if I was going to have to call out from work anyway, we might was well move it up. So were are getting ready to cycle this week.
I have completed all of my testing. The one I was most concerned about was the saline sonogram (sonohistogram). I went for this appointment after reading pages of how horrible it was. I was scared to death. The ultrasound tech just kept saying "everyone survives". Comforting. My OB/GYN whom I LOVE came in. She placed the speculum, and they inserted a tiny catheter to place the saline. I never felt a thing other than one small cramp (and I mean small), and a slight twinge when the catheter came out. Then I was squishy for the rest of the day.
My antral follicle count was low. I had 3 on the left ovary. They weren't able to visualize the right ovary on that exam, but did see 3 on the right during my sonohistogram. My labs were normal, other than a very slightly elevated FSH. Seems everything is a go.
I am doing an antagonist protocol, without and BCP firt. We will start this week as soon as AF arrives. She is taking her time and its driving me crazy. I have 7000.00 worth of med in my fridge just screaming my name.
I will try to post more often now that we are not stagnant.
Wish me luck
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