Thank you!!

When I first started this blog, it was really just for me to keep a diary of events. My intention was never for anyone to read it but it's so nice that people care.

I wanted to thank everyone for their support, concern and interest. It is so incredibly nice to receive all the support, it absolutely makes my day, everyday.

Thank you so much!! off to rest some more as I have to be very careful with this OHSS stuff...

20 eggs

that's how many we're retrieved, I'm feeling quite crampy, going to lay down now but I wanted to update everyone...

ER Tomorrow - One More Needle - the IV!

Ok, two if you count the needle they use to aspirate the ovaries but I'm asleep so it doesn't count. While the needles aren't a big deal, I'm really NOT going to miss them.

Well, not really much to say, not feeling better today, feeling worse but I expected that after the HCG shot. I spent most of the day sleeping. I had an awesome dinner. We ordered food from Maggianos, a treat from a friend! I got chicken parm and hubby got ziti w sausage. The food was great. So, that's really all there is to it. I will admit, kinda scared about tomorrow, worried something will go wrong and how I'll feel after. But, it has to happen and hopefully, I will feel better in a few days! We fly home on Saturday and I anticipate it being a horrible flight, I'm not looking forward to leaving my embabies behind...

I really don't feel well...

could that be because my estrogen is over 4,000? yeah, that's right, it's over 4,000. I asked her what it was and she said, do you really want to know? um, maybe not, her response, over 4,000. wonderful. I told her, well, I've been here before. Yes, on IVF #1, it was 3,887 at this point. Um, yeah, that'd be when I was hospitalized for 3 days for OHHS. So, I think you've guessed where I'm leading with this, I'm triggering tonight at 10pm. I have to do labs tomorrow and be at the clinic on tuesday at 8am.

I see on my poll that most people think 15-20 eggs, others think 21-25 eggs. Care to place another vote? I retrieved 26 the first time with a lower estrogen.

Please pray I've got some normal embies in there and that I avoid a nice stay at the Skyridge medical center. It looks very nice and I'm sure the staff is nice but I much much prefer Staybride Suites! :)

Stim Check #3

Estrogen was at 2300ish, I was at the zoo and forgot what she said, oops. But, here's the drop! He's switching me to 75iu of gonal-f and keeping menopur the same. Tomorrow, we will go back again, I'm guessing trigger is tomorrow or Monday night!

And, the tummy issues are looking like they are working out. I am feeling a bit better. I tried eating some cereal and it went over well. Today, I haven't needed a Tums. So, hopefully, it was just related to elevation! We're going to head out to dinner and try giving a real meal a shot! :)

I added a Poll!

Alright, so, I have to say, I'm dying to find out how many eggs CCRM gets out of me. I added a poll to see what everyone else guesses. I went in for US this morning, she said I'm not quite there yet, atleast one more day, maybe 2. I'll have estrogen numbers later today and I will post them.

To help in answering the poll, I'll give some back ground information.

IVF #1 resulted in 26 eggs, I started on 150 follistim, 150 menopur. On day 7, he cut back the meds. On day 4, my e2 was 251, day 7 it was 1548, day 8 was 3,887. I triggered on day 9.

IVF #2 resulted in 15 eggs, I started on 75 follistim, 150 menopur. On day 6, he cut back the meds. On day 4, my e2 was 187, day 6 it was 567, day 8 was 1,419. I triggered on day 9 again.

For this cycle, I have been told that I have 7-10 follies on each side. My estrogen on day 4 was 307 and it was 868 on day 6. Dr. Schoolcraft has NEVER cut back me meds. I started on 150 gonal and 75 menopur per day, it's never changed!

so, what's your guess? I'll have estrogen levels tonight for today...

Pre-op and Freeze, take 2

I had my physical this morning. Heart good, lungs good, bp 122/80, hemoglobin 13.2, I'm all set ! Well, my body is ready, not the eggies. I talked to the NP about my tummy issues. She said to take immodium and no more pepto since it has aspirin in it. I'm now taking Tums. I had some cheerios and so far so good.

At 10am, we headed back for hubby's second go at the freeze. He said it went better, definitely more volume in the cup. NOW, let's hope there's lots and lots of boys in there!

Alright, we're off to the mall. This evening, we're headed to Red Rocks Amphitheatre!