Well, so my u/s was less than stellar this morning, but true to the roller coaster theory of IF treatment, things can turn on a dime. Called for my lab results this afternoon, and my estradiol levels shot up to 263 today (which, in a nutshell, means I'm doing well). Thank God - I've been losing sleep over my estrogen levels! Three months ago I couldn't even tell your what they were, now I'm obsessing over them.
Sooooo . . . . I get to add ANOTHER medication to my routine tonight. The first two I've been on is to kick start the follicle growth, and this new one is to help slow down the process a little and let the eggs "simmer" or mature. This is generally good news, but I'm still feeling a little apprehensive that I don't have a larger # of follicles. But hope is not lost, they will still keep me on the "stim meds" and hopefully more will pop up as the week goes on.
So, I dropped something on the floor earlier and got a good look at my legs. Holy crap - I look like a victim of domestic abuse! Every spot on my legs where we have done this cycle's injections are marked clearly with deep blue bruises. I had no idea how bad they looked! Thank goodness I talked to nurse the other day and she told me to start doing them in my stomach (hurts less and gets the meds closer to the ovaries). Plus those haven't bruised, or at least not yet!
Well, in the middle of all this, my son has had a recurrence of exploding diarrhea. And I mean exploding! Twice today he didn't even make it to the potty. So much for the pool today. Not that that is tragedy - I am so tired that I am just trying to make it through to dinner and bedtime. I'm not even sure he'll be fit for school tomorrow at this rate. And just when I'd decided that him going to kindergarten is a good thing and I've been fantasizing about what it must feel like to take a really long nap. (or as Homer says: "mmmmmm, naaaap.")
Did I mention I'm supposed to go back to work soon? I can't even think about it right now . . .
'til tomorrow. thanks for reading!
-kelly
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