I'm Not Riding the Crazy Train

Hello, Hello!

Oh my God, I am sooooo tired.  I'm not sure if it's the hormones or the lack of caffeine. It's been a week since I've had coffee, so at this point I think it's the hormones.  My belly is bloated, my arms have bruises and I have over a dozen holes in my stomach. According to my husband I'm not riding the crazy train like he was expecting, but I sure feel like I am.

Here we are on day 7 and let me tell you what...  I thought I was a human pin cushion before, whoa was I wrong.  This morning I gave myself 3 injections, Menapur, Saizen, and Ganirelix and I'm just about to get my evening dose of Gonal-F.  Not to mention the blood I gave this morning, but we'll get back to that. 

I want to make a shout out to my husband, Mr. Blue Eyes.  What a wonderful man he is!  He has been with me every step of the way, and wants to be as involved as he can.  He kept asking if he could give me an injection, and even though I get anxious giving it to myself I was hesitant to let him do it.  Well, two days ago I gave him his wish, I let him give me my evening injection.  What I couldn't believe was that I didn't feel the needle, but I sure felt the liquid invading my body.  I was so proud of him, and I'm so lucky that he wants to be involved in everything without me asking him to be.  Thank you sweetheart!

Ok, so back to my journey...  Yesterday morning I went in for my day 6 blood work and ultrasound.  This was the first of many mornings to observe the progress of the meds I'm injecting into my body.  The goal is to get 16 follicles that are at least 16mm a piece.  The minimum needed in order to proceed with the egg retrieval is 4 follicles at 16mm or larger.   Day 6 my right ovary had 2 follicles measuring at 6mm and 8mm, and my left had 3 measuring 7mm, 12mm, and 13mm.  After receiving more information about what we want to see, I'd say things were looking good.  Today is day 7, and again we went in for blood work and ultrasound.  The results, right ovary 3 follicles at 4mm, 8mm, 9mm, and the left with 4 follicles at 8mm, 9mm, 16mm, and 16mm.  All right, so far so good!!!

To ensure I don't ovulate I began a morning injection of Ganirelix.  This will help keep everything in place (stops ovulation) and allow more growth and maturity.  My dosage of Gonal-F was increased a bit to see if we can get more follicles to grow, but other than that everything will stay the same.  I go in tomorrow for the same thing, and at this point we're still anticipating a retrieval on the 29th or 30th.  

Thank you to everyone for the well wishes, prayers and thoughts.  Knowing I have so many people eager to walk with me on my journey means the world to me.  It helps keep my somewhat sane going down this path, so here we go...