Sowing Seeds in Infertile Soil: Gettin' dicey

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Gettin' dicey

Author: divajen | | at 9:45 AM |

Have I mentioned how much of a freaking anxiety roller coaster this entire process is? 'Cause ya, it really sucks. Going in every day, holding your breath while they do the ultrasound, hoping there's lots to measure, then waiting, waiting, waiting to get that phone call with the blood work results.

Well, I just got today's call, and I'm not happy.

My E2 today is 737. In my last cycle on day 6, it was 1236. That's a pretty significant difference.

I realize it can pop up at any time, but I'm starting to feel really nervous. I'm remembering what it felt like to have a cycle cancelled (my E2 on my cancelled cycle day 6 was 616), and I really truly can't handle that right now.

I know I'm getting ahead of myself and deep down I'm hoping that all will be fine at tomorrow's update, that I will have caught up somehow, but my happy, secure blanket of tracking along with last cycle has been ripped away from me.

And I liked my blanket.

I need that blanket.

My LH is still fine so no need to start the orgalutran today. Anything that saves me $116 a day can't be a bad thing. But still...I'm so worried. So very, very worried.

So once again, have I mentioned lately that I hate this process?

3 comments:

Nadine on August 27, 2009 at 11:30 AM said...: Big breathes, hope the e2 starts to rise quick
Kate on August 27, 2009 at 3:16 PM said...: Ugh. I know the anxiety of the scan and bloodwork. I never had time to stick around to find out how things were growing, so I got all the news during the afternoon call. Unless I happened to see the U/S tech sheet as I was putting my pants back on.
I really hope it takes a jump tomorrow. I don't know that I understand the logic behind Dr H only being willing to decrease the stim dose (at least that's what he told me, so I told him to be more aggressive rather than less the second time through). It always seems like other people have their dose bumped up if their E2 doesn't seem to be climbing like it should. Crossing my fingers for you that tomorrow's results put you more at ease!
Anonymous said...: Hey - just found your blog here. Hope your numbers jump and you're on your way. Fingers crossed for you. Come on numbers - jump!

Melanie

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The planting schedule - redux

1 - July 2 - baseline AFC 28, E2 202, FSH 4.8. Start stims, 300IU Gonal F
4 - July 5 - E2 356, LH 2, P4 2.7 Follicles 1.5 (likely cyst) on right, 1.3, 1.2, .9 on right (cyst may be gone), lining .9
6 - July 7 - E2 673, LH 2, P4 4.7 Follicles 1.5, 1.0 on right, 1.4, 1.3, 1.1, 1.0, 0.9 on left, Lining .9
7 - July 8 - E2 833, LH 2, P4 4.6, Follicles 1.5, 1.0 on right (no change), 1.6, 1.3, 1.3 ,1.3, 1.1, 1.1, 1.0 on left. Lining .95
8 - July 9 - E2 1206, LH 2, P4 4.4 Follicles 1.5, 1.0 on right, 1.75, 1.5, 1.4, 1.4, 1.3, 1.3, 1.1, 1.1, Lining 1.0
10 - July 11 - E2 2203, LH 3, P4 3.6 Follicles n/a on right, 2.1, 1.7, 1.5, 1.4, 1,4, 1.3, 1.3, 1.2, 1.1 Lining 1.0
11 - July 12 - E2 3319, LH 6, P4 5.5, Follicles n/a on right, 2.45, 1.85, 1.75, 1.7, 1.55, 1.45, 1.3, 1.2, 1.0 Lining 1.0
12 - July 13 - E2 4849, LH 11, P4 5.9, Follicles n/a on right, 2.5, 2.0, 1.8, 1.7, 1.7, 1.7, 1.6, 1.4, 1.2 Lining 1.0
13 - July 14 - E2 5663, LH 14, P4 7.3, Follicles n/a on right, 2.5, 2.2, 2.1, 2.0, 1.9, 1.9, 1.9, 1.7, 1.3, 1.2 Lining 1.2 Took trigger shot at 8am. Post wash numbers 60M with 90% motility. IUI number one at 12:35pm

The planting schedule - 2009's epic fail

July 25 - start Marvelon birth control pill
August 14 - endometrial biopsy
August 15 - last bcp
August 17 - sign consents and pay fees
August 21 - baseline AFC 27, E2 259, LH 2, P4. 3.1
August 22 - start stims...225 Gonal F, 75 Menopur
August 25 - day 4 check in. E2 550, LH 2, P4 3.1. Lining .4. No change in meds, three small follies measuring .7, 1.0 and 1.1. Lots of quiet ones. Grow follies grow!
August 27 - day 6. E2 737, LH 2, P4 2.8. Lining .56. Follicles 1 @ .9, 1 @ 1.1, 3 @ 1.1. Back tomorrow, same meds, getting nervous
August 28 - day 7. E2 1036, LH 1, P4 3.4. Lining .67. Follicles right 1.1, 1.0 left 3 @ 1.3, 1.0
August 29 - day 8. E2 1389. LH1, P4 3.63. Lining . 73. Follicles - must update later, lost my paper. Ugh.
August 30 - day 9. E2 2154. LH 1, P43.4 Lining .7. Follicles rt - 1.4, 2 @ 1.3, 1.2, 2 @ 1.1 left - 1.7, 1.6, 1.5, 1.4, 3 @ 1.1, 2 @ 1
August 31 - day 10. E2 2656. LH 1. P4 3.2 Lining .7. Follicles rt - 2 @ 1.5, 1.4, 2 @ 1.2, 1.1 lft - 2 @ 1.8, 2 @ 1.7, 1.3, 2 @ 1.1, 2 @ 1.0
September 1 - day 11. E2 3301. LH 1. P4 3.63 . Lining 1.0. Follicles ft - 1.7, 2 @ 1.6, 2 @ 1.4, 2 @ 1.1 lf - 2.0, 1.8, 1.7, 2 @ 1.5, 2 @ 1.3, 2 @ 1.1, 1.0
September 2 - day 12. E2 3995. LH 1. P4 3.3. Lining .9 Follicles rt - 1.9, 1.85, 1.7, 1.6, 1.5, 2 @ 1.1 lf - 2.2, 2.1, 2 @ 1.7, 1.5, 2 @ 1.3, 3 @ 1.1, .9 Trigger shot at 8pm
September 3 - day 13 blood work only. E2 5886
September 4 - egg retrieval. 7 eggs retrieved.
September 5 - 7 eggs mature, 3 fertilized. Start progesterone in oil and estrace
September 6 - 3 still going, all grade 2. Two 3-4 cell, one 5 plus cells
September 7 - embryo transfer. Transfer all three embies. All grade 2, two 7 cell and one 8 cell.
September 14 - progesterone blood test - 32.8
September 14-19 - hpt negative
September 21 - beta - negative

Sowing Seeds in Infertile Soil

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Gettin' dicey

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