Current meds:
1000 mg of Vitamin C
Dexamethasone
3 mg of folic acid
Things are still moving along smoothly in IVF #2 land! Thank god for little miracles. I go in on Monday for my first and hopefully last ovulation check. I am giving it a 50/50 shot that I will have ovulated by cd17. Stranger things have happened I suppose and the signs were all there this week. Anywho, we have nothing going on in September so it makes no difference if my ER/ET is the second, third, or fourth week of the month in the grand scheme of things.
Chris and I are doing great, nervous of course but great. We are going on a date tonight so I am very excited about that and tomorrow I am going to the outlets with my bff who I haven't spent time with in forever. It's shaping up to be the best week I have had in quite a while.
The only thing I haven't gotten back into the swing of is dieting and exercise since my miscarriage last month, well actually its almost been two months now. I ride the bike every morning but I know I am not burning nearly as many calories as I was when I was doing aerobics plus Chris' foot is hurt so we aren't doing our nightly walks. I haven't gained any weight but I am not losing anymore either. Then I also think I am going to all hopped up on hormones and hopefully pregnant by the end of September so what the difference if I don't lose those last five pounds. Nice excuse Kate! I am really going to try and be good with my food choices this weekend...
Friday, August 21, 2009
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Sometimes its best to say nothing at all
A little break from talking about anything IF seemed to be just what the doctor ordered. After last weeks minor blow out I did not bring up IF or our IVF at all and we had a lovely week. Yesterday I crawled into bed and DH said that we can do it this month and that he wants to have babies with me. That's his little token phrase when talking about all things infertility.
Our appointment to check for ovulation is not until next week so we are going to go ahead it now, I restarted my steriods today. My cycles are so long I have no doubt I can get in 30 days before our IVF starts so I am sure it will be all good. Phew. Besides all of you, I want this IVF to be as low key as possible so I have begged Chris not to tell anyone yet. He wants to tell his mother and says there is no way I will keep this from mine so I gave up that fight. His mom takes it harder than I do when it doesn't work out and then I just end up feeling shittier than I already do but he is right if I can tell mine then he can tell his. So, that's that in a nutshell.
Our appointment to check for ovulation is not until next week so we are going to go ahead it now, I restarted my steriods today. My cycles are so long I have no doubt I can get in 30 days before our IVF starts so I am sure it will be all good. Phew. Besides all of you, I want this IVF to be as low key as possible so I have begged Chris not to tell anyone yet. He wants to tell his mother and says there is no way I will keep this from mine so I gave up that fight. His mom takes it harder than I do when it doesn't work out and then I just end up feeling shittier than I already do but he is right if I can tell mine then he can tell his. So, that's that in a nutshell.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Easy Breezy
IVF #2
Current meds
1000 mg of Vitamin C
Dexamethasone
3 mg of folic acid
I go back on the 24th(cd17) for my first ovulation check. I only need to be on the pills for seven days before we start IVF so we are not worried about exact science here. If I haven't ovulated yet she will bring me back periodically based on how my labs look so we can at least get the week of pills in so I am guessing it will be once a week until it is confirmed. Ah, a weekly visit vs. 45 days of lupron. What a beautiful thing.
I am still leery of doing IVF again but this really is the best time this year to do it for us. We have nothing big planned for the month of September/beginning of October unlike the rest of the year when we have stuff almost every other weekend. That in itself is a bonus and will make things much less stressful. Basically there is always going to be the voice in the back of my head...aka fear of another m/c...and I realize it will never fully go away. I know the shots are a peice of cake, my protocol seems like a piece of cake, and thats about as far as I can take it. It's also super exciting though that I could be pregnant in two months and possibly with a healthy baby this time. How crazy would that be.
Current meds
1000 mg of Vitamin C
Dexamethasone
3 mg of folic acid
I go back on the 24th(cd17) for my first ovulation check. I only need to be on the pills for seven days before we start IVF so we are not worried about exact science here. If I haven't ovulated yet she will bring me back periodically based on how my labs look so we can at least get the week of pills in so I am guessing it will be once a week until it is confirmed. Ah, a weekly visit vs. 45 days of lupron. What a beautiful thing.
I am still leery of doing IVF again but this really is the best time this year to do it for us. We have nothing big planned for the month of September/beginning of October unlike the rest of the year when we have stuff almost every other weekend. That in itself is a bonus and will make things much less stressful. Basically there is always going to be the voice in the back of my head...aka fear of another m/c...and I realize it will never fully go away. I know the shots are a peice of cake, my protocol seems like a piece of cake, and thats about as far as I can take it. It's also super exciting though that I could be pregnant in two months and possibly with a healthy baby this time. How crazy would that be.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Thanks for the vibes
I finally got my period plus some this weekend! My bed looked like someone was murdered when I woke up Sunday morning, poor Chris didn't even get a chance to sleep in since I had to strip it and clean it. It was lovely. Anyway it should be over in a few days and that will be that.
The good news is that I had already made an appointment for Monday to search for my missing period so I went in today and we changed it to a day 3 appointment. My antral follie count is around 20(go me!), no cysts, and I will find out later what my FSH is this cycle. I should hear back from the IVF coordinator later today what exactly is going to go on for this cycle since I am not sure if I have been ovulating ever since the last IVF. My cycles have been 40+ days each time so I am not really sure if they are going to start me on stims now as my nurse suggested or if we are going to wait until I ovulate and then start the bcp. I'll update when I hear more.
The good news is that I had already made an appointment for Monday to search for my missing period so I went in today and we changed it to a day 3 appointment. My antral follie count is around 20(go me!), no cysts, and I will find out later what my FSH is this cycle. I should hear back from the IVF coordinator later today what exactly is going to go on for this cycle since I am not sure if I have been ovulating ever since the last IVF. My cycles have been 40+ days each time so I am not really sure if they are going to start me on stims now as my nurse suggested or if we are going to wait until I ovulate and then start the bcp. I'll update when I hear more.
Friday, August 7, 2009
Where are you period???
Come on body, do something right for me! I know you can handle starting a period, maybe me just typing this will get you going.
In the event that my body doesn't cooperate with me I am back to the RE's on Monday for blood work and an u/s to figure out what is going on. I am pretty sure its just that my body doesn't have its shit straight. I have been getting negative hpts for weeks now so I am 99% sure it has nothing to do with something being left over in my ute but who knows. At least I will know as of Monday. I am wondering what this will do to my IVF since I very well may be completely suppressed as it is. Provera, period, then stims. Well that would be just sweet. I am probably getting way ahead of myself here but who knows, it could happen.
On a good news front, my insurace company is going to pay for my ER visit after I called an complained yet again today. I did have to pay a stop payment fee for a check that I sent but paying 30 for the fee versus getting my refund months from now is worth it to me. I did call the company to tell them I stopped the payment so they won't try and cash it. So all is well that ends well in my book.
Fingers crossed the period either comes this week or is just confused and stalled out.
In the event that my body doesn't cooperate with me I am back to the RE's on Monday for blood work and an u/s to figure out what is going on. I am pretty sure its just that my body doesn't have its shit straight. I have been getting negative hpts for weeks now so I am 99% sure it has nothing to do with something being left over in my ute but who knows. At least I will know as of Monday. I am wondering what this will do to my IVF since I very well may be completely suppressed as it is. Provera, period, then stims. Well that would be just sweet. I am probably getting way ahead of myself here but who knows, it could happen.
On a good news front, my insurace company is going to pay for my ER visit after I called an complained yet again today. I did have to pay a stop payment fee for a check that I sent but paying 30 for the fee versus getting my refund months from now is worth it to me. I did call the company to tell them I stopped the payment so they won't try and cash it. So all is well that ends well in my book.
Fingers crossed the period either comes this week or is just confused and stalled out.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
08/06/2009
First off I really can't believe that it's already August. Where did this year go and why is it sucking more ass than last year?(as of Jan 1st I didn't even think that was possible) This thought lead me to some interesting birthday questions...
What do I wish for when I blow out my candles, throw pennies in a fountain, ect... No use in wishing for a healthy baby, because that would have been the fourth year in a row and well that's just pathetic. Don't wish for anything since it won't come true anyway I suppose? So, in a nutshell those were the thoughts running through my head on my awesome birthday!
I still don't have my period yet, I am praying that everything is ok and I am still not retaining some products of conception. I would hate, hate, hate to have to get another d&c. I have to call next Monday if it still fails to show to set up an appointment.
That's all I got this week!
What do I wish for when I blow out my candles, throw pennies in a fountain, ect... No use in wishing for a healthy baby, because that would have been the fourth year in a row and well that's just pathetic. Don't wish for anything since it won't come true anyway I suppose? So, in a nutshell those were the thoughts running through my head on my awesome birthday!
I still don't have my period yet, I am praying that everything is ok and I am still not retaining some products of conception. I would hate, hate, hate to have to get another d&c. I have to call next Monday if it still fails to show to set up an appointment.
That's all I got this week!
Monday, July 27, 2009
My New Protocol!
It looks like a freaking breeze compared to my last one! I did the long lupron for IVF #1 and I ended up on lupron for six weeks and bcp for three because I didn't suppress correctly.
This is the breakdown of my IVF cycle and the cycle before:
Get period, start low dose steroid, have office monitor me until I ovulate
7-10 days of bcp starting after ovulation to synch hormones
Get period
Start stimming with Follistim on day 3
Add in menopour and granilex as needed
Trigger in the RE's office
Start on PIO on cottonseed oil, progest. supp, and Vivelle patches(jeez, that's a lot of hormones post ET)
1000 mg of Vitamin C starting today
And that's it! By a quick calculation I think I will have to do 60 less shots with this protocol then with my last since we aren't suppressing me with lupron. Woot woot.
I believe we are going to start suppressing not this cycle, but next. With my long ass cycles that will probably put us into September which is fine so we can enjoy the rest of our summer without having to worry about pinpointing my ovulation.
Everything is ordered, paid for, and will be sitting in our fridge for when we are ready for it.
This is the breakdown of my IVF cycle and the cycle before:
Get period, start low dose steroid, have office monitor me until I ovulate
7-10 days of bcp starting after ovulation to synch hormones
Get period
Start stimming with Follistim on day 3
Add in menopour and granilex as needed
Trigger in the RE's office
Start on PIO on cottonseed oil, progest. supp, and Vivelle patches(jeez, that's a lot of hormones post ET)
1000 mg of Vitamin C starting today
And that's it! By a quick calculation I think I will have to do 60 less shots with this protocol then with my last since we aren't suppressing me with lupron. Woot woot.
I believe we are going to start suppressing not this cycle, but next. With my long ass cycles that will probably put us into September which is fine so we can enjoy the rest of our summer without having to worry about pinpointing my ovulation.
Everything is ordered, paid for, and will be sitting in our fridge for when we are ready for it.
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