Good Morning!
Today was my first follicle scan. I had more blood work done first, and, already, the nurse couldn't find a good vein. She poked around, and I'm sure I'm going to have bruises later, then finally switched arms when she couldn't get a good stick on my left arm.
She saw my tattoo for the first time and asked me if I was a writer. I told her that my book comes out in November, and she went on to tell me about how her daughter wanted to be a writer, but went to law school instead. Anyway. I'm off topic.
Dr. P. did my follicle scan today. He looked at my left ovary first and found at least eight follicles there. Then he looked for my right ovary and couldn't find it. Low and behold, my ovaries are still "kissing" like last time, and are sitting right next to each other. All together, he said I have at least fourteen follicles...that's two better than last IVF cycle! Woowoo!
So, now I have to wait until 1pm for my blood results to see if my estrogen is on track and if I have to come back in tomorrow. Dr. P. said my estimated ER (egg retrieval) date will be Monday or Tuesday. I'm right on schedule!
Yaaaaaaaaaay.
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Thursday, July 19, 2012
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Ready, Set, Stims!
Here we go again! Tonight was my first night of stims (stimulation drugs). This is a picture of all the crap that I need to mix my shots, and this is not including everything, either. There are needles in the box on the right, and the long needle on the left is for the vials in the box on the left.
I am glad I kept my instructions from the first IVF cycle, because I totally forgot how to mix all the vials, and what went with what and blah blah blah. But, I figured it out, and everything has been injected. I'm sure I'll have a bruise where I used the needle with the Menopur and Gonal-F in it because I left too much air in the syringe, and it didn't exactly go in very fluidly.
Just nine more days of stabbing myself in the stomach with 2-3 needles a day. Then I get to stab myself in the butt with the annoying, long, hurty needles filled with progesterone-in-oil.
I am glad I kept my instructions from the first IVF cycle, because I totally forgot how to mix all the vials, and what went with what and blah blah blah. But, I figured it out, and everything has been injected. I'm sure I'll have a bruise where I used the needle with the Menopur and Gonal-F in it because I left too much air in the syringe, and it didn't exactly go in very fluidly.
Just nine more days of stabbing myself in the stomach with 2-3 needles a day. Then I get to stab myself in the butt with the annoying, long, hurty needles filled with progesterone-in-oil.
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