Egg Retrieval

Yesterday was our egg retrival.  Everything went as well as expected.  The RE told DH they got 9 eggs, so I'm just waiting today to get the call to tell us how many were mature and how many fertilized.  I was so happy when DH told me the number in the recovery room. 

I'm doing well.  I spent most of the day yesterday sleeping.  Today I'm lounging around working from home.  I'm feeling pretty bloated and uncomfortable, but nothing too bad. I'll update later once I hear from the RE...

Yes another Update

DH and I went in this morning to check follicle growth and E2 levels.  I had about 10 follies growing...ranging from 21mm to 11mm.  The nurse wanted to present all of my info to the RE to determine whether our ER would be on Wednesday or Thursday of this week.

So...I just heard back and it looks like we will be doing our retreival on Thursday. They want to give some of those 15mm range follies a chance to catch up, hoping we will be able to retreive more eggs to send off for PGS testing.  Also in good news...my E2 levels jumped up to 1583! I'm extremely happy with this as the E2 levels can show egg quality.  I just hope everything keeps moving along.  One last round of stims tonight and we will trigger sometime tomorrow evening most likely.  Yay!

Update

So we went in for a checkup today.  Suprisingly we had11 follies...5 left, 6 right.  I was in such a state of shock and happiness that I started cry a little.  The follies ranged from various sizes from 7 to 14 and my E2 Levels 378. The higher follicle number and lower E2 levels is proof of my poor quality...but all we need is one.  They do want my E2 levels to be higher, so I go back on Monday to see where we are and to schedule egg retreival. 


IVF Protocol
Friday April 5 - Start Lupron AM & Lupron/Saizen PM
Saturday April 6 - Lupron AM, Lupron/Saizen PM
Sunday April 7 - Continue Lupron AM, Lupron/Saizen PM and add Gonal-F and Menapur PM
Tuesday April 9 - E2 Level at 109, Continue above
Wednesday - No changes, continue above
Thursday - Continue above
Friday - 11 Follies, E2 Levels 378

Day 3 of Stims Update

I went in to check my E2 levels  at the RE today.  They came back at 109.  The nurse said that they want to see it over 100, so here's to hoping.  So far, the only side effect that I've had from the drugs is just an awful headache on Saturday.  I go back in on Friday to check E2 levels and to do an ultrasound to see how many follicles are growing.


IVF Protocol
Friday April 5 - Start Lupron AM & Lupron/Saizen PM
Saturday April 6 - Lupron AM, Lupron/Saizen PM
Sunday April 7 - Continue Lupron AM, Lupron/Saizen PM and add Gonal-F and Menapur PM
Tuesday April 9 - E2 Level at 109

Get After It

So, DH and I went in this morning for our suppression appointment and guess what, I was fully suppressed! No more cyst...low progesterone/E2 levels. This might really happen.  Some other positive news...my AFC was 8! For someone with such a low AMH level, DH and I were really happy about this.  3 on my right, 5 on my left.  I'm just hoping those suckers will get after it and grow some amazingly beautiful eggs.  I've only had one other AFC count taken (my old RE didn't do them...) and it was around 3. So 8 it is!

Lupron/Saizen start Friday...Stims on Sunday.  We are traveling on Thursday, so it will be a interesting to see how we go about flying and being out and about and a baseball game/wedding with meds. 

See ya later!

So I went back to the RE this week to see if my cyst was gone.  What a relief - IT WAS! I was so terrified that it was still there as I was still having some "cyst-like" pain...but nothing. So this means that we go back next week for our suppression appointment and will start Lupron a week from today and stims a week from Sunday (assuming everything looks great at suppression).  I'm excited but don't want to get too excited because things change and shit happens. But here's to hoping... *Fingers Crossed**

Damn Cyst

Update from yesterday... The nurse called and said that my E2 levels were high at 158 and they like to see it below 50 at this point in our IVF cycle.  So...instead of canceling and delaying this cycle, I'm going in again on Friday to check the cyst size and E2 levels again. They think there is a chance of continuing if everything has dropped.

BUT....

DAMN CYST. I'm sitting here at work and I can feel it on my left ovary. Seriously? What the hell. I know that this cycle is most likely going to be canceled.  I feel like we are only delaying the inevitable.