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"Ovaries are nice and suppressed"

Posted by papoose76 , 05 October 2010 · 692 views

I had my first monitoring appointment yesterday morning. I woke up at 5:15 am and left the house with my DH and my step-daughter at 6:15, and we got to the clinic in Winnipeg around 8:10. Next time I will know to leave a little earlier, and that I can leave them home (I wanted DH to come, and with nobody there to get my step-daughter up and ready for school she had to come with us). I paid my $6,100 bucks with a certified check that I'd had in my wallet since July, I think it was... and signed in. I waited for my name to be called and the nurse took me into a little room for bloodwork. She noticed my tattoo of a turtle I have on my right arm and we got to talking about tattoos. She showed me her small monarch butterfly on her back and I showed her my very LARGE monarch butterfly on my right calf. LOL! Then I showed her my tattoo on my wrist, which is a small yellow teddy bear with wings and the date May 21, 2009 (a tribute to the baby I lost last year due to ectopic). Well.... I burst out in tears and she scrambled to get me a tissue. LOL me and my hormones... She ended up screwing up the blood draw and she hurt my vain like a mofo. It's bruised now! So, a different nurse came in and drew blood from the other arm and it went smoothe. Then I went back into the waiting room STILL CRYING. Of course the waiting room was packed. LOL I can't catch a break these days when I have a crying spell.

Anyways, LOL the nurse called me again and this time DH came with me for my ultrasound. My ovaries looked good, and the way they were supposed to look. I was so relieved. I don't know why I figured something would be wrong. They told us to wait around the city for a phone call letting us know how much medication we'd need to pick up. They phoned around 12:30 and said I would need enough Puregon for 7 days, and that I should start it this Friday (Oct.8). Then next Friday (Oct.15) I will start my daily monitoring.... I guess it depends on my ovaries, when I will do the HCG trigger I'm assuming! I have asked for a week off work, from Oct.15 to Oct.22 and we'll see from there. I can't believe the finish line is getting closer!!!

Last night I went for a one hour hot stone massage, to relieve some stress and tension in my body. I felt so good afterward. Really greasy, but good. LOL! I went home, took a shower and plopped on the couch and just let myself drift off to sleep. My hunny woke me up to go to bed, so I did. I had SUCH a good sleep. He held me tight ALL night and I woke up and he was still holding me (I'm tearing up right now thinking about it). It felt soooooo good. I haven't felt that close to him in a long time. He kissed my bare back and told me he loved me. What an awesome way to wake up and start my day. :wub:

Today is a good day. :thumbup:

Emily81

Oct 05 2010 01:05 PM

Glad to hear you got the green light to go ahead with stims! Bet you'll feel less hormonal on stims! :Emoticons09780:

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papoose76

Oct 05 2010 03:05 PM

I hope so, Emily. I have faith that I will, thanks to you!! I never thought that the Suprefact would test my sanity so much!!! LMAO!! How are YOU doing???

smc

Oct 05 2010 04:47 PM

You are well on your way!!!

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Ames

Oct 05 2010 06:47 PM

Reducing Suprefact was the best thing that has happened so far for me! Bet you will feel better soon:)

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hazypeanut

Oct 06 2010 08:38 AM

YAY!! ur just looking forward to more needles arnt u lol... well and a baby at the end! but u love ur needles haha.. ur still a crazy girl. :Emoticons09780:

And stone massage sounds nice... never had one!! might have to check it out!

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papoose76

Oct 06 2010 08:41 AM

LOL yes I am a crazy girl and proud of it! :Emoticons09780:

OMG I start the Puregon injects on Friday!!! Anyone know if those needles are bigger? (puregon pen) I actually think it might have been a combination of the bcp and the Suprefact that made me crazy! Maybe. Idk.

My reproductive history (or lack thereof)

From age 13 to 18 I had one boyfriend who it turned out was unfaithful to me. We never used condoms because I trusted him and I was on birth control. He gave me an STD at age 17 (gonorrhea) and I had no symptoms, so I have no clue how long I had it before I had it treated.

From age 18 (yeah my relationships overlapped because I was "getting even" but fell in love with the guy I cheated with) to age 22 I was with a different guy. We lived together for 3 of those 4 years and ttc with no luck at all.

Age 23 to age 30 I was with my ex-husband. I started seeing my fertility specialist in 2004 (age 28). HSG showed clear tubes. Lap- 2 fibroids removed, some lysis of adhesions. 3 Clomid cycles all BFN. Another HSG showed clear tubes a year later, and another lap after that showed nothing major (exploratory). More clomid cycles, more bfn's. He never wanted to do ART, he called it "playing God". Then he cheated on me and I had to kick the bastard to the curb.

Age 32 (2008) to present, I have been with my second husband. We instantly fell in love and after a couple months of dating, moved in together and started ttc. We "just knew". We started seeing my same fertility specialist and had an HSG which showed one partially blocked tube (non-mechanical blockage). May 2009 I found out I was pregnant!! Very unexpected but very much wanted. Ultrasound at 6 weeks 6 days showed nothing in uterus, pregnancy was ectopic. It was removed at 7 weeks pregnant. Worst emotional pain ever HSG 3 months later showed one fully blocked tube, one open. We registered in the IVF program in January 2010, and are just now in the process.

IVF #1
Suprefact: Sept 27-Oct 17
Puregon: Oct 8- Oct 17
ER: Oct 20
ET: 23: 3 eggs retrieved, all intact, 2 fertilized and made it to transfer!
Beta: November 4/10 moved up to Nov.2/10 because I started bleeding heavily and tested negative on a FRER. I am beyond devastated... Beta was less than 1.2 BFN

I am back on the waiting list at my clinic to do another IVF cycle. The wait is 8-9 months, so I won't be cycling until either July or August 2011. In the meantime, I will be trying naturally and giving "Benedryl therapy" a try in case I have implantation issues. Can't hurt.

HSG done March 15/11- Both tubes were clear. Appointment on April 6th, new b/w, pap, and Rx for Femara for May and June cycles.

IVF #2
July 25- first u/s and b/w. Cyst on right ovary & estrogen level high. Injections delayed.
July 28- second u/s and b/w; no change... cycle cancelled
July 31- October 1st I will be on BCP.
Oct 3- first u/s and E2 b/w- fingers crossed that the cyst will be gone...
Cyst is gone! Started microdose Suprefact (20 units) on October 4th twice a day, and Bravelle (150 iu) & Menopur (75 iu) on October 6th twice a day.
First monitoring appointment on October 12th!! Fingers still crossed!
ER, October 19th: 10 eggs retrieved, 9 fertilized!!
ET, October 22nd: 2 embryos transferred (one was 8 celled, the other a morula)
BFP on early pregnancy test (10miu) on 8dp3dt
Beta: November 3rd!!! Fingers crossed!!! 112!!!!!
Beta #2: November 5th- 133
Beta #3: November 9th- 31... Another angel baby in Heaven...

HSG; December/2011- Right tube blocked (hydrosalpinx) at the end where the ovary is. Left tube clear.

FET #1- transferred 3 embryos on March 23rd
BFN on FRER (April 4th)
Beta: April 5th- negative