Trigger Me Up Scottie!

I went to my RE this morning and I figured that all would be the same and I was to come back on Thursday for another scan and bloodwork but that is not how things are going to happen. The nurse called me this afternoon and told me to stop the Lupron, take 3 vials of Follistim, 15 units of low dose HCG and do my trigger shot tonight at 9:30 pm. I knew today I was pretty miserably bloated but I didnt think it would be time so quick for trigger. I go in tomorrow am at 10am for blood work and to see the anesthesiologist (sp?). So it looks like Thursday am retreival not sure what time exactly I am sure I will know after my visit in the am. Leigh looks like retreival and transfer will be the same day for us. I am not exactly sure the amount of follicles I have but I will ask so I can post. I am pretty nervous about the big shot tonight since it has to be given intramuscularly YUCK! I wish I had gotten the kind that can be given in the stomach but I guess this will just prepare me for those progesterone in oil shots. I will keep everyone posted.
On a lighter note I have been tagged, I really have no idea how this is done so I am going to brainstorm and make sure I get it right before I post and in turn tag someone else. Leigh I will get back to you on this :) I will post more tomorrow I hope everyone has a good evening!

Not Much to Report!

I went to the RE on Friday morning and again this morning. I had an ultrasound and bloodwork on both days. My RE says that I am responding well to the stim medication which I guess is what I want to hear! I am still on the same medication amount nothing up or down. My RE showed me how my follicles have grown, they looked to be like nickel to quarter sized, I really dont know how "big" they are supposed to be before retreival. I am thinking by the end of next week I should have retreival scheduled. But nothing is set it stone, kinda in the land of day by day right now. I have an appointment on Tuesday am, so we will see how things change! My back is starting to ache now and I have some strange sharp pains every once in a while but nothing too bad. I am not sure which medication is causing the nagging headaches and the tiredness but I guess this just all goes with the IVF fun! I have to go and help with a friends mother's memorial dedication this afternoon, but I would like nothing more than to just lay around, having to go to the RE on Sunday morning seems like is shortens your weekend but before I know it, it will be over and hopefully I will be preparing for a new baby. :) I am the glass half empty type of person, which I think that my husband cant stand but I tell him that if I dont get my hopes up I wont be so upset if it doesnt work, but deep down I SO want it too. I hope that all my fellow IF gals are progressing well and I am hoping for a good week for all of us! Got to get ready to go to my friends I will post later!

How are my Eggs Growing?

Tomorrow am I have another appointment with my RE. I think this is considered my day 4 bloodwork and ultrasound. I am very anxious to see how things are progressing, I know that I have only been taking the follistim for a couple of days but I am already having some pain in my ovaries so I suppose that is a good thing. I dread the Follistim injections every night, it just seems like a lot of medicine that I am injecting. And it hurts a little too, but no pain no gain, right. I am glad to hear from you again Christi, I would really like to e-mail but I dont know how you do all that, without my posting my e-mail address on the blog front? Let me know! I am excited to hear how your ultrasound and bloodwork goes for you Leigh. I am having positive thoughts for all of us, I saw tonight where Bio Girl got her positive today, how exciting is that! I hope that is soon to be all of us! Well I will post tomorrow after my appointment, I will be waiting to hear from you Christi. Good Night!

Just Call Me Henrietta!!!

I would first like to apologize to the very few people who do read my blog for being a slack blogger. I was HOPING that my new laptop would have arrived by now so I would be posting daily. But it has not arrived, no surprise I seem to have a package omen! Well to start I would like to tell everyone where I am at currently in this infertility journey, I have been on Lupron forever so it seems. I went to the RE Saturday am for an ultrasound and bloodwork to see if I could start my stim medications. My ultrasound was great my RE said that my ovaries looked like that of an egg donor. That may be a future option to pay off my current infertility debts. Or maybe not, me and Lupron dont have the best of relationships. Well anyway the bloodwork said that my estrogen levels were still to high, I figured this may be due to AF not arriving yet. So today we went back to the RE for another round of bloodwork, and for my husband to make a deposit to be frozen just in case. Bloodwork is A OK, so we are full speed ahead in to the land of stimulation! Oh and I forgot my Dr. put me on Glucophage because I have so many follicles, something to do with them bunching together and diabetes medicine was supposed to help??? Not really sure, so I just take them and smile! So I put off my injections until the last possible second because the Lupron makes me feel like crap but tonight I was excited about the new drugs so I took them earlier than usually. I am still taking 10 units of Lupron they think that I may be one of those OHSS people so I have to continue the regular does I guess this is supposed to help prevent this problem, I am taking 15 units of low dose hcg that burns going in ouch, and 225 units or 3 vials of Follistim, that sure is way more to inject and that hurts too, started taking antibiotics 2x a day, glucophage, and a prenatal vitamins. I sure hope I remember all of this. I go back Friday am for another ultrasound and bloodwork. I will post any yucky side effects I am sure they will come everything else has had one!!!!
I would also like to mention I am so excited to have someone post on my blog besides my good friend "S" of course. Fellow blog/infertility friend I cant wait to hear from you again, let me know if you have a blog I would love to know how things are going for you! I am thinking positive thoughts for both of us!
Gotta go cook supper, its been fun!

The Injections Have Started!

Well I have officially started my injections, I have to do 10 units of Lupron everyday between 4 and 6 pm. I started them last night and it really wasnt bad at all I am thinking that maybe it really doesnt hurt because of the the two c-sections that I have had which has left me pretty numb from the bellbutton down to the scar. Well who knows, ask me how I am once I start the IM injections! I don't think I have had any side effects yet, but it is early but I read somewhere that the Lupron starts working as soon as you take your first dose. The only thing that I have to complain about is that it makes my stomach itch after the injection although this doesnt last very long. I have had some bb pain but I cant tell if that is the Lupron or the bcp, or maybe the combination of both. I have felt pretty crappy for the entire month very tired and just and overall emotional yuck. I am very worried about this not working and how devastating it will be to me but especially the toll it will have on my husband. This maybe why I have been feeling so much like poo, I am a worried and I'm a need to know kind of gal which can be a negative and a positive all in one. I just hope and pray this works and that God gives me the strength to make it through all of this.
On a lighter note I have ordered a laptop and am hoping that I will become a super blogger! All of my previous postings have been done on my phone which I have come to decide that I am going to go blind if I continue to use it for blogging and internet research as the fonts are super small. I have asked to have my blog posted on cyclesista in hopes to meet other wonderful and strong women going through this too. So hopefully in the near future I will have an opportunity to share my experiences with someone other than my good friend "S" who faithfully reads my blog every night even though I see her everyday at work and she gets one to one updates! How was your mental health day "S"? Hope it was as good as mine! :) Well I suppose that is enough rambling for one night!

Hormone Hatred

I have hatred for hormones, I dont like taking any medications especially ones that make me a tired, blubbering reck. Luckily I only have 4 more bcp's to take then I can only look forward to the side effects of Lupron and Follistim. DH and I went to our injections class Monday, I have to say that I don't feel any more like a professional than I did before! I will start taking my 10 untis of Lupron tonight sometime between 4-6 pm. I better start at 5 so I have an hour to get myself psyched up and done by 6! LOL! I was told I have been a slacker and not posted lately so I figured I would give ya'll who might be reading an update! Will post later to let ya know, how much I enjoyed my 1st injection!