The egg retrieval will be this Friday. I had to order more medicine so that I would have enough Menopure for another night, plus I had to add another Ovidrel to the order as well. The doc wants me to take two Ovidrel shots tonight (Wednesday), although I'm not sure why. I just do as I'm told and inject according to schedule.
I had to have dental implant surgery today, so I'm very sore and achy from that. Otherwise I feel fine-- no bloating or ovarian tenderness, but I'm told that after tonight's Ovidrel (a double dose, no less) I should be feeling ready to pop.
I have Vicoden for the mouth pain, a very well-behaved little boy (who actually napped for TWO HOURS today for his daddy!) and a wonderful hubby who took the day off to help me out. Life is good.
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Monday, August 29, 2011
A New Start
It has been awhile since I last updated. We started the IVF process again on August 4th with the Lupron injections. I almost forgot which day to start. I had pretty much put fertility thoughts out of my head in the time between tries. I focused on John and Ryan and how good my life is currently. I guess I was getting myself into the mindset of "if it works, great; if not, life is still good". Fertility treatments and the associated stress can mess with your head, so it is so important to remember what you already have and to count your blessings.
So when I started the process again, it was with less fanfare than last time. No pictures of the medications arriving. No detailed journaling. Just living day to day and giving myself a shot at night. It is just easier this way.
I've been taking the Gonal-F (same drug as Follistim, just different manufacturer) for almost two weeks, and the past few days the docs added in a drug called Menapure to help spur the eggs' growth some more. The eggs are not growing as quickly as they did the previous times, although there has been steady progress. I am currently awaiting a call from the office to learn the results this morning's bloodwork. This will determine whether the egg retrieval will be this Thursday or Friday.
So when I started the process again, it was with less fanfare than last time. No pictures of the medications arriving. No detailed journaling. Just living day to day and giving myself a shot at night. It is just easier this way.
I've been taking the Gonal-F (same drug as Follistim, just different manufacturer) for almost two weeks, and the past few days the docs added in a drug called Menapure to help spur the eggs' growth some more. The eggs are not growing as quickly as they did the previous times, although there has been steady progress. I am currently awaiting a call from the office to learn the results this morning's bloodwork. This will determine whether the egg retrieval will be this Thursday or Friday.
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