That finicky aunt came through, at the very last minute. I was able to go in for my baseline blood and ultrasound this morning, and just got the go to start stims tonight! So, we'll be starting Gonal F tonight, cutting Lurpon in half in the morning, and adding in the Menopur in the morning as well (my least favorite, that one stings!) Back on Wednesday for more blood only...does it seem weird to just do b/w after 5 sdays of stims?
I'm feeling excited, and mostly calm, but with a shorter fuse, if that makes any sense. I have a killer headache, and a lower back ache coutesey of auntie.
Hubby has been awesome through all of this. The poor guy. It seems he's got blaming it on the hormoes down to a science, and has been looking at me like I'm crazy at times, yet he's still managing to cater to my every mood. He's a bit frustrated though with the unpredictability of the schedule. He's a social guy, and likes to make lots of plans with friends on the weekends. I've put a big black hole on the calendar for the last week of May and first week of June. I got him to accept that. But now, we're trying to schedule a plumber to do a big project in our house, converting from an oil to a gas boiler, and removing the old gas tank. We applied for a state sponsored loan to do the job, which we are closing on tomorrow. The plumber is available to do the work the first week in June. And Hubby is rearing to go.
Well, it just so happens that my best guess of Retrival and Transfer are sometime between 5/29 and 6/5. We'll be out of hot water for a day or two, and were planning potentially to stay with friends then. There is no way I'm schelping all my drugs, bloated belly and bed rest pjs to a friends house. No way. And I just can't predict the way this is going to play out yet. There are too many events with ranges. I'm guessing I'll stim for 6-12 days based on the info they gave me. And then transfer is 3 - 5 days after retrieval. And when you add that all up. it's a pretty big window of uncertainty. Sorry plumber, you can't do the job until at least late in the second week of June. That's all there is to it.
Isn't it silly, the random little bits of life that get so much harder because of IF?
In any case, it's Friday, Hubby and I are headed out to the new Pirates movie tonight, and my college roomie is coming up tomorrow for some girl time. I can't wait!
Hope you all have a fantastic weekend!
If it's not one thing, it's something else and always will be. Hope you get your hot water heater switched eventually.
ReplyDeleteAbout the bloodwork, now I've not been a part of IVF, but that does seem a little early. I bet the hope is to rule out any over reaction from your body as early as possible.
I was tested after 3 days of stims. I responded super well during my previous IUI cycles. My RE is super conservative and didn't want me any where near OHSS. And after 3 days, I actually had stimmed enough that they dropped my Gonal-F dose a lot.
ReplyDeleteSo I'd say 5 days is probably the norm. With IVF they keep an eagle eye on those follies. After my 3 day check, I went in every day after that for blood and u/s until CD10. Then I triggered and had my retrieval on CD12.
I hope all goes well for you! Grow follies grow!!!
It's so nice to have a cycle buddy. You will be IVF'ing it just before me. I haven't done it before so I can use all the buddies I can get to go through it with.
ReplyDeleteGlad things are going ahead as you wanted. I hear you about IF getting in the way. We will have to MOVE around retrieval and transfer. Talk about crappy timing.
YAY!!! You're on your way!!! Congratulations for being underway with stims!!! Hoping and praying that this works for you. You've been through so many IUIs... it's about time you have your babe(s) along the way!!!
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a great weekend!! And good luck with the water heater!
ReplyDelete"Isn't it silly, the random little bits of life that get so much harder because of IF?"
ReplyDeleteSOOOOOO much harder- and that is the part that soooooooo many fertiles dont understand!
hope your weekend was great!
Like to see that your doing acupuncture. I'm so excited for you!
ReplyDeleteI agree about the little things. It's always the little things!