TTC Hopeful: IVF Update CD 10

Thursday, August 26, 2010

IVF Update CD 10

Quick update: today my biggest follicle was at 16mm. I have about 10 follicles on the left and 8 on the right. I go back in for monitoring tomorrow. They are estimating retrieval will be Sunday or Monday. Things are moving fast! I don't have time to update much more than that: my "fertile friend" (the one with 3 little kids) is in town and I am spending all my time going to playgrounds and parks. It's not so bad, really. I will write a post soon about her kids. They are cute but sure are a handful. I've been cuddling the littlest one, trying to get her to send my uterus some baby dust! It's been keeping my mind off this cycle and as of this moment I'm still feeling very calm. I think the circle + bloom is helping. Or maybe the acupuncture. Or maybe all my hope has been sapped away over the last 20 cycles and I am now an empty and emotionless shell of my former self. Anyway, I'm calm, so I'll take it!

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Mrs. MisfitsAugust 26, 2010 at 8:10 PM
You are cooking up some fine eggs there! I am glad things are calming down despite having such a brood to chase. My fingers are crossed for your retrieval.
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RebeccaAugust 27, 2010 at 9:07 AM
Woohoo for some great follies and quick retrieval!!!

And, I'm so glad that you're feeling calm. I am so excited for you!!!!
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AlisonAugust 27, 2010 at 11:00 AM
Holly follies! That is great news! Keep us posted :)
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AdeleAugust 27, 2010 at 11:27 AM
That's a BRILLIANT number of follies. Really, really good. I'm glad you are on the move so much - it does help to have things take your mind off of it.

I'm thinking such good thoughts for Sunday/Monday. May the calm continue to then, and well beyond!!
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ShannyAugust 27, 2010 at 1:36 PM
Things are looking good! I'm glad its moving along fast, my fingers and toes are crossed for you!!!!!
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Our Journey So Far...

November 2008: Began TTC. For the first 2 cycles I used OPK but did not chart.

January 2009: Started charting with Fertility Friend.

May 2009: Spoke to my OB/GYN about TTC for 6 months with no luck. He gave me clomid prescription and told me he'd refer me to RE if we didn't have success after a few months.

June 2009: First clomid cycle, unmonitored. Pain and cramping at ovulation. I decided that I would see a fertility specialist sooner rather than later - I have had cysts before and was afraid that maybe that's where my pain was coming from. BFN

July 2009: Met with RE. HSG test = all clear. SA = all good. Did another clomid cycle (100mg/day for 5 days), this time monitored. Ovidrel trigger, progesterone suppositories. Thin lining (found out later). 2 follicles, one 20.7mm, the other 15.6mm. Triggered on CD12. Beta was positive at 9dpo (HCG=9), negative at 12dpo (HCG=2). I think it was a false positive due to the HCG trigger, and doing the beta so early (!?). My RE said "I don't think so, but anything's possible." End result - BFN

August 2009: Cyst on my ovary; doctor said we'd have to skip a cycle (we tried naturally, BFN).

September 2009: First femara (5mg/day for 5 days) cycle (clomid caused visual disturbances), IUI#1. Ovidrel trigger, progesterone suppositories. Thin lining (found out later). 2 follicles: 18mm and 21mm. Triggered CD13. Had pain and cramping in the days after ovulation. Doctor said this was probably just "strong ovulation." BFN

October 2009: Took cycle off due to travel.

November 2009: Supposed to do IUI#2, but RE prescribed month off and "estrogen priming" to "quiet things down" before doing injectables next month. Tried on our own - BFN.

December 2009: IUI#2 with injectables (gonal-f), ovidrel trigger, prometrium. Thin (6.5mm) lining. 15 follicles over 10mm on CD9, and 5 that are between 15-16mm (after 6 days of 150iu gonal-f); considered switching to IVF, but instead triggered on CD10, IUI on CD12. BFN

Dec 2009-Jan 2010: 10 days of BCPs to shrink leftover follicles

January 2010: IUI #3 with injectables (gonal-f), estrogen patch CD2-15, ovidrel trigger, endometrin. Good lining this time (9.5mm). Started at 75iu of gonal-f/day (CD4) instead of 150iu and ended up having to stim for 14 days to get a mature follicle (the last 3 days at 112.5iu/day). One mature follicle at 24mm. Other smaller follicles were 12mm or smaller. Trigger CD20, IUI CD21. Short LP (12 days). BFN

February 2010: IUI #4 with injectables. BFN.

March 2010-July 2010: 4 un-medicated cycles before we move on to IVF. All BFNs.

August-September 2010: First IVF cycle. Start lupron (10 units) on cycle day 21, then "lupron period," then stims starting on CD3. 150 units gonal-f, 2 vials menopur per day (lupron down to 5 units/day). Stim for 10 days, trigger CD12, retrieval CD14. 17 eggs retrieved, 14 mature, 6 fertilized normally. On day 3 we have 4 embryos left and we transfer 3 "fair to good" quality embryos (one 6 cell and two 5 cell). BFN

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IVF Update CD 10

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