Cycle 2, CD 11
Change of plans. Went in yesterday morning for blood work and u/s. I figured it was trouble when the u/s tech, who normally are not really supposed to say much of anything, looked at the right ovary and when she switched to the left commented that my left (useless) ovary was sure hard at work. The nurse called with the news. My E2 yesterday was 773. The good news was that I have 6 eggs that will potentially be mature in the next couple days. The bad news is that 5 of those eggs are in the left (useless) ovary. (My right ovary had one 14mm egg yesterday, while the left had one 15mm, two 13mm, one 12mm, and one 11mm.) I was instructed to take 150 iu of gonal-f again last night and come in again for bloodwork again this morning. The plan was to do the trigger shot tonight and then go in on Tuesday morning for our IUI. After talking to DH, we decided that it kind of seems like this cycle would be a waste. Sure that 14mm egg is a nice size and it only takes one egg, but only one egg doesn't really make our chances that great. I called the nurse back and we decided to just switch this cycle to doing timed intercourse.
DH and I went skiing all evening yesterday. I think I kind of freaked him out by whipping my gonal-f out of my ski coat and shooting up in the middle of the ski lodge. Eh, whatever. I don't even think anyone noticed. Figured DH and I better try to hit the slopes after all this snow that we have been having. Plus, if I do get knocked up, skiing will be out for a bit. Skiing was incredible, btw.
Back in this morning for more blood work and more comments from the nurses about how grossly bruised my veins are. I've been self medicating with baby aspirin to increase the blood flow to my half a uterus so that could be part of the reason for the bruising. My E2 today is 1058. My progesterone is 2.4 (which means I have not ovulated). The nurse went over the plan for our timed intercourse. I am supposed to give myself the HCG trigger shot tonight between 7-9pm. DH and I are supposed to have sex tonight, tomorrow, and Tuesday morning.
DH and I are not following the plan. It just isn't doable. DH suffers from some side effects from anxiety meds and sex three times in the next 36 hours just isn't doable for him. Not really sure how it would even be doable period, not with two kids in the house. The only way we could have Tuesday morning sex would be to get up at 5am just to do it, and seriously, that just isn't going to happen. I'm rather concerned over whether the sex will even happen once. DH has a bit of an issue finishing from intercourse at times, particularly under pressure. So most likely, this cycle will all be for nothing. Lots of me taking tons of drugs and driving to the city and getting the kids up at insane hours and bruised veins. DH has one job to do and I can't say I have much confidence in him doing his part. Then I surely will be all pissed off at him. Doesn't help that I am really overly tired which makes me bitter and depressed so I am pointing fingers when I know I shouldn't. Just ignore these past couple sentences.
So, our plan. Tonight we are going to have sex (if I can keep my eyes open). Tomorrow morning around 9:15am I'll do the trigger shot. I should ovulate 36 hours later, so should ovulate Tuesday evening around 9:15. So we are going to have sex again Tuesday evening around 9ish (so don't call me then, I'll be busy). Hypothetically, the spermies from sex tonight could live until Tuesday night and then hopefully sex on Tuesday will result in the money shot.
There is still some hope for this cycle, but... there are a lot of ifs. Having sex never got us any closer to having a baby in the past. I do have that one nice looking follicle on the good side. And although rare, there is a chance that my one fallopian tube could pick up an egg released by my left (useless) ovary. (Yes, that is a rare occurrence, but so is sperm swimming out of my UU, across my abdominal cavity, down my other tube, and me getting pregnant in my rudimentary horn, and that happened.)
Not totally sure how this is all going to work out with payment of this cycle. We paid ahead for three IUI cycles with ARC. I asked them about this situation when I signed up and the woman on the phone said that I could stop payment for a cycle and pay out of pocket for the services but she also seemed a little unsure of her answer. What we would like to do is just pay out of pocket for the bloodwork and u/s that we had this cycle and that way this cycle won't count towards the IUI cycles we prepaid for through ARC. Of course it is Sunday and ARC isn't open. They won't even be open until 10:15 tomorrow (an hour after I plan to give myself the HCG shot). The woman who handles the billing for my RE won't be in until tomorrow either.
Here's to all the pieces of this great big puzzle falling into place.
DH and I went skiing all evening yesterday. I think I kind of freaked him out by whipping my gonal-f out of my ski coat and shooting up in the middle of the ski lodge. Eh, whatever. I don't even think anyone noticed. Figured DH and I better try to hit the slopes after all this snow that we have been having. Plus, if I do get knocked up, skiing will be out for a bit. Skiing was incredible, btw.
Back in this morning for more blood work and more comments from the nurses about how grossly bruised my veins are. I've been self medicating with baby aspirin to increase the blood flow to my half a uterus so that could be part of the reason for the bruising. My E2 today is 1058. My progesterone is 2.4 (which means I have not ovulated). The nurse went over the plan for our timed intercourse. I am supposed to give myself the HCG trigger shot tonight between 7-9pm. DH and I are supposed to have sex tonight, tomorrow, and Tuesday morning.
DH and I are not following the plan. It just isn't doable. DH suffers from some side effects from anxiety meds and sex three times in the next 36 hours just isn't doable for him. Not really sure how it would even be doable period, not with two kids in the house. The only way we could have Tuesday morning sex would be to get up at 5am just to do it, and seriously, that just isn't going to happen. I'm rather concerned over whether the sex will even happen once. DH has a bit of an issue finishing from intercourse at times, particularly under pressure. So most likely, this cycle will all be for nothing. Lots of me taking tons of drugs and driving to the city and getting the kids up at insane hours and bruised veins. DH has one job to do and I can't say I have much confidence in him doing his part. Then I surely will be all pissed off at him. Doesn't help that I am really overly tired which makes me bitter and depressed so I am pointing fingers when I know I shouldn't. Just ignore these past couple sentences.
So, our plan. Tonight we are going to have sex (if I can keep my eyes open). Tomorrow morning around 9:15am I'll do the trigger shot. I should ovulate 36 hours later, so should ovulate Tuesday evening around 9:15. So we are going to have sex again Tuesday evening around 9ish (so don't call me then, I'll be busy). Hypothetically, the spermies from sex tonight could live until Tuesday night and then hopefully sex on Tuesday will result in the money shot.
There is still some hope for this cycle, but... there are a lot of ifs. Having sex never got us any closer to having a baby in the past. I do have that one nice looking follicle on the good side. And although rare, there is a chance that my one fallopian tube could pick up an egg released by my left (useless) ovary. (Yes, that is a rare occurrence, but so is sperm swimming out of my UU, across my abdominal cavity, down my other tube, and me getting pregnant in my rudimentary horn, and that happened.)
Not totally sure how this is all going to work out with payment of this cycle. We paid ahead for three IUI cycles with ARC. I asked them about this situation when I signed up and the woman on the phone said that I could stop payment for a cycle and pay out of pocket for the services but she also seemed a little unsure of her answer. What we would like to do is just pay out of pocket for the bloodwork and u/s that we had this cycle and that way this cycle won't count towards the IUI cycles we prepaid for through ARC. Of course it is Sunday and ARC isn't open. They won't even be open until 10:15 tomorrow (an hour after I plan to give myself the HCG shot). The woman who handles the billing for my RE won't be in until tomorrow either.
Here's to all the pieces of this great big puzzle falling into place.
Labels: baby aspirin, E2, gonal-f, unicornuate uterus, UU
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