Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Well, I didn't see that coming!

I had every intention of posting on Monday night but the day threw up a few curve balls and I wasn't ready to do anything other than eat cookies and cry.

So I went in on Monday completely ready to hear we were canceling the cycle. The bleeding had slowed down a little bit but was definitely still more than spotting. I was also determined to ask a few of the lingering questions I had from the weekend because I wasn't leaving without some answers darn it!!

The hardest part was I got there about 20 minutes early. I apparently don't do well in infertility waiting rooms. Number one I have to down about a bottle and half of water to get my veins to open up and actually have blood to retrieve. Even though I make sure I go to the bathroom before my appointment so I don't wet my pants, I still always feel like I have to pee the minute they insert the fairy princess wand!

Number two I have been seeing lots of skinny, cute infertile women waiting with their equally adorable supportive partner. And because I have issues, all I can think about is these people are SO getting pregnant in one cycle and probably only needed 25 IUs of Puregon. She will probably have cute adorable twins, only gain 10 pounds, wear expensive maternity clothes, never have a single stretch mark, and only be in labour for 3 hours. Yes, I clearly have major issues. But to add a shard of actual proof to my theory one of the girls was there for a beta test.

So if you survived all that and still reading then you are ready for the HUGE surprise. We didn't cancel the cycle! My ovaries of doom came to the party!!! Righty= two 11mm follicles. Apparently once they reach that stage they are said to be dominate follicles. So they took my hormone levels to measure for estrogen. My levels are still on the lower side but they are climbing.

We ended up increasing the Puregon to 125 IUs to try and stop the bleeding. Which hasn't really worked. They are very much scratching their heads trying to figure this out but I have to honestly say they are being amazingly supportive! Leith said she would gladly take my sleepless nights and stay up all night long for me so I could get some sleep. I go back early tomorrow morning to see what craziness is taking place in ovaries of doom. All I can pray for is the bleeding to stop and my eggs to keep growing. In the meantime I am going to continue to eat my cookies and attempt to do something other than sleeping or writing report cards.

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