Stim Day/ Cycle Day 9 and My Bod

“You have a good body.” Ryan texts me. Where is this going, husband of 5 years…? “It does what it’s told.” Ah. Truth, brother. My estradiol took a big leap today – what a sigh of relief. Back for bloodwork/ US tomorrow, and tomorrow night will most likely be the trigger. I am knee deep …

Cycle/ Stim Days 7&8 – and Slow Rising Estradiol

Saturday (CD 6) I woke up at 4:45 am to get to the  blood lab by 7:30 and make my ultrasound appointment. The Doctor was again pleased with my quick progress and told me to overnight my Lupron since I'd be most likely doing a trigger shot Monday, retrieval Wednesday. Whooo hooo! But then I …

Stim Day 5/ Cycle Day 5

  Today, Thursday, I went in for my 5 day blood work/ ultrasound appointment, and the Doctor says “you are progressing very quickly!” I think 12-13 follicles on one side, 9-10 on the other.  I am instructed to continue the Menopur and Follistim at the same dosages, and to also start Ganirelix tonight.  In two …

Stim Day 2/Cycle Day 2

Obligatory IVF Medication shot. They even gave me a bio hazardous medical waste container, which is a first. I’m on Day 2 of Stims, technically Cycle Day 2. I do 225 IU of Follistim in the morning and 75 IU of Menopur at night.  So far I feel a little drugged, headachy and cranky, but …

Baseline

Yesterday I woke up at 5:30 a.m., 45 minutes later than planned, and RUSHED out the door to get on the road to the clinic.  Fortunately, I didn't get stuck in the worst of morning rush hour, so I did my lab work, ultrasound, and made it back home by 10:30 a.m. Doctor said everything …

T- 4 days

Baseline Ultrasound is tomorrow, and injections begin Sunday. I can hardly believe it.  I feel like I’ve been utterly consumed by a move and remodel, policy deadlines at work and oh yeah throw in an IVF cycle, too. I mean, I am prepared, I’ve called the clinic several times “just to talk” aka answer my …

How to talk to your 40-something upwardly mobile divorced-with-no-children Director about infertility

In short, I don’t. I honestly don’t think he wants to know about my personal life and I don’t want to discuss my infertility with anyone, let alone my boss.  But my Director approves all my time off, and the erratic requests for blood draws, ultrasounds, egg retrieval surgery and embryo transfer will no doubt raise …