Stim Day 5 and Ultrasound Results

Just got back from my check up and ultrasound appointment. We have 8-9 follicles growing.  They're still small but Dr Harris is hoping they'll behave and mature.  He upped my meds a bit, but not much. Hoping we have a few to freeze just in case the fresh cycle doesn't work.

I go back on Sunday for another scan and more blood work.  I should start to feel more bloated from here on out as the follicles grow. Definitely no exercise.

Stim Day 3

My head / neck is slowly getting better but now the dizziness from the drugs is kicking in. Man I'm tired too.  I did my own Menopur shot last night for the first time.  No biggie.

Struggling to stay focussed on work during the day.  I think a nap might be in order.

Stim day 1 & 2

Prepared my pills for the week.

ONE WEEK. Crazy huh?  What is all this stuff?  

Prenatal, fish oil, antioxidants, royal jelly, L-argenine, ubiquinol (Coq10), maca, baby aspirin (81mg), Viagra (vaginally yay..) and doxycycline (orally). Got to make sure not to get those last two mixed up! Hehe. 

All these pills in addition to the injections

AM shot is 250mg of Folistim

PM shot is 150units of Menopur.  The Menopur comes in a powder form and has to be mixed with really large needle, but thankfully I don't get stabbed with that one. 

Here's Nate preparing my shot last night.

So far I feel ok.  My head and neck are still killing me, but that's not related to these drugs...yet.  I think falling over on my bike Wednesday night jarred something in my neck. Of course I can't take ibuprofen and Tylenol doesn't really do much for inflammation.  I've been icing my neck and the base of my head and that seems to help.  Hopefully it will get better just in time for the drug headaches to start. 

Come on follicles grow! :)

Fresh Cycle #2 Calendar

This is what my next two weeks look like.  It could actually be longer depending on how my body responds.  Last cycle we had to do the stimulation drugs for 14 days I think. 

Yep, that's viagra you see on the calendar. Fun times. 

Round 2 - Here We Go Again

Picked up the drugs for starting on Sunday. Let's make a baby! HA.

AMH levels dropped significantly

Dr Harris emailed me last night with some test results.  Unfortunately my AMH has dropped from 1.95 last year to .4.  That's significant.

AMH is one of the tests used to determine ovarian reserve.  AMH indicates quantity, FSH indicates quality.   My FSH is still within normal range, but now my AMH is way too low.

However, I've done some reading and it looks like being on the birth control pill could significantly impact the AMH number. My ovaries are suppressed right now so naturally the number will be lower.  It's still concerning and of course I'm obsessing.

It is so hard not to feel overwhelmed with disappointment and feel defeated at every obstacle.

At least it puts me at a very low risk for OHSS. Sigh.

Baseline Ultrasound - Here we go again

Hysteroscopy a few weeks ago found nothing wrong with my uterus, again.  Glad for that but still frustrating not to know why my lining wouldn't grow.

Today, there was a big of good news. I went in for my baseline ultrasound before we start stimulation injections again on 10/19 and no cysts (yay) and my lining looks better than it has before at this stage!   Maybe the endometrial scratch he did during the hysteroscopy helped!  Maybe its all of these crazy supplements I'm taking. Either way, I'm cautiously optimistic.   Let's get this show on the road!