Follie Check: Over-acheiver!

Here is the email I got from the clinic after my follicle check today...

Dear Megan Dittemore:

I have received your recent test results. They are as follows:

Your hormone levels are as follows: Estradiol: 714 on 12/30/2010 Normal: 0-100 pg/mL.
This level is high for this time in your cycle.

Your ultrasound result is as follows:
Your follicles on the right ovary are 13,13,12,11,11,10,10 mm.
Your follicles on the left ovary are 13,12,12,11,11,10 mm.
Your lining is 6 mm.

You should continue the medication follistim. But you do need to drop your dose now. Take 50 units follistim tonight.

Your next appointment is scheduled for 12-31-10 FRIDAY at 8:15 am for an ultrasound and labwork. We want to keep a closer eye on you! 

We were shooting for more follicles this month, but I think 13 is a little much!  

Hopefully tomorrow a few will have decided to drop off.  My ovaries must take after me, little over-achievers... 

Cycle 10: Please let this be the one

CD 4 today.  Really anxious and excited about this cycle.  The Dr wants us to get 4-7 follicles this month to give the little swimmers a few more targets.  I did my baseline on Xmas eve and everything looked good!  Here we go again!

Also, we were so blessed this month to receive a shipment of meds from another wonderful and generous person on thebump.com.  She sent us enough meds for at least 3 cycles I hope!  Amazing!!!!!!

So, hopefully this is it.  We have our first follicle check on Thursday Dec 30th.

IF: F-You

Well, this cycle is over.  I starting spotting today.  Merry Xmas to us.

I can't say that I didn't see it coming.  We felt like this cycle was over before it even started with the count being so low and then me getting sick.

I am so fortunate to have good friends and family to support us through this rough times.  One friend said that our patience is really being testing.  I couldn't agree more. 

I wonder if it ever will work...  Suprisingly I am not as upset as I thought I would be.  I am just tired of it all.  So that is why I say F*@K You Infertility.

2WW: Volume 1, Issue 2

A pity party:

I hate progesterone for making me have pregnancy symptoms without the pregnancy.  I hate that every month I think this crap will work and it doesnt.  I have been POAS and nothing.  11 DPO and I know it is still early but I can't help thinking this cycle was over before it even started with a post-wash count of 1 million.

Ugh.  And the cherry on top will be getting my period xmas morning.  Merry f-ing Christmas IF.  Thanks for the awesome gift.

The 2WW: Volume 1, Issue 1

2 days into the 2 week wait and I have a bladder and kidney infection. Lovely.

We have a lot to overcome this month, so hopefully we will beat the odds! 

I started my progesterone suppositories last night so bring on the pregnancy symptoms!  They will mess with my mind for the next 2 weeks....

Its going to be a long 2 weeks.

IUI: We are inseminated

IUI #3 is complete.  We are a little disappointed, the post wash count was only 1.2 million (less then last time).  But, it only takes 1.  We also got the IVF talk today.  I was hoping they wouldn't give up on us already...

I don't have much else to say.  Just trying to stay positive, but it is hard with such a low count.

Follie Check take 2: It may be go time!

Another date with the dildo cam and things were looking good in the ute today!  My lining was nice and plump (needs to be around 8mm at least, and it was!).  I have 2 beautiful mature follicles on my Right Ovary.  There were still a couple other follies in the running that they measured, but I didn't get sizes, so my guess is they won't catch up (which is good news).

So, as long as my E2 comes back at 300 or higher we will be triggering tonight!  Eekkkkkkk.

I will probably do another post today once I get my email from the clinic with my blood results and more specific follicle info.

Til' then!!!!!!!