Super Quick Update

Ok, I just got home (9PM) after being gone since early this morning for bloodwork and ultrasound, so the update will be quick!

Estrogen Level 234 - optimum is 300
Progesterone 9 - optimum is 20
LH 0.5 - optimum is 1.0

Lining 8mm
Follices - ONE NICE BIG 22mm on the right - PERFECT

So, based on the bloodwork, I need to wait just a wee bit longer. I ordered the swim team today, did a double dose of follistim and will have bloodwork tomorrow morning again. Tentative plan is to trigger tomorrow night for a 10:15 IUI on Thursday!

Evening Cocktail

So, I came home today to a huge box waiting for me. In it was a whole bunch of treats - medication treats, that is! Just in time to get the evening cocktail ready. This will get me through the rest of my cycle with a bit left over. I am thinking positively and saying that I won't need the extras because I will finally be pregnant!

It amazes me when I open up these boxes and think about how fortunate we are that my insurance covers my meds. The picture above contains $1800 - yes that is one THOUSAND eight hundred dollars worth of meds. It cost me $3 - yep, three whole dollars. We are so lucky!

So, the evening cocktail (no alcohol involved) involves the following:

One of these little shots - costs $170 - and that is if I only use one vial - it will double in the next week or so when I up my dose. All of this to make a baby!

Side effects haven't been to bad yet - I'll have more of an update after my appointments on Friday!

THINK POSITIVE THOUGHTS - THIS WILL WORK!!!

A quick update....

Just a quick update on the TTC front - I went for bloodwork this morning and things are progressing VERY slowly. I go in on Friday for bloodwork again and also an ultrasound. My doctor decided to switch things up a bit this time and I am going to stay on a low dose of the Follistim for longer. Usually this is the night we double the dose for the rest of the cycle, but we are going to stick with it at the low dose. The reasoning behind this is that I usually make a ton of follicles that are all "stealing" the estrogen bit by bit. The doc thinks that if I stay on a lower dose, we may be able to make one nice big juicy follicle with a good egg and a good estrogen level. Hey - I'm all for it - anything different that might work this time is fine by me!

I'll keep you posted!