2w + 3d to wait

This morning was my post-IUI ultrasound. I was expecting them to draw blood, but apparently this wasn't necessary.

Looking at the u/s screen, I was a little confused. If I ovulated, what were those "things" I was seeing? Did I not ovulate? OMG!

Calm down. Apparently what's left are the "sacs" that the follicles released from. Okay, that's good to hear. Ultrasound doesn't tell the whole picture at this point, but it seems pretty apparent that they released. Yeah!

Today is 3 days past IUI and I got a much more diluted version of the hCG shot as a booster. Hopefully this will eliminate the bad reaction I've been getting to the full 10,000 units injected at once. Two more boosters are to be administered on 6 & 9 days after the IUI. So, that brings us to testing around August 18th. A full week after the last hCG shot. I'll be 17dpIUI.

How am I going to wait that long? Should I test out the last hCG? Relax...breathe...and keep yourself busy.

Let the 2WW begin!

Well...that wasn't too bad. IUI #1 is complete.

I had definitely thought going in to it that it was going to be a lot worse. I barely even felt anything. Just the tiniest bit of something as the catheter went in. And it was over so quickly. In the hours following the procedure I had a little bit of cramping, but nothing too strong.

They want to see me for an US on Saturday morning 3dpIUI. At that point we'll discuss hCG boosters for the LP.

I have a tendency to react pretty badly to the hCG shots, so I'm not sure what we'll do. The doctor thinks it has something do to with the high concentration of the hCG. There is a huge welt at the injection site and it is very sensitive to the touch. Clothes rubbing against it even hurts.

Please let the next two weeks go by quickly with lots to keep me busy and my mind off of testing.

IUI - Here we come!

Like I said on Friday, things have been progressing very quickly. I only did three days of Menopur followed by four days of Follistim.

I had another US and E2 draw this morning. What looked like four possibly large follicles on Friday were actually several smaller follicles clustered together. They are really good sized considering it is only cd9, still averaging 15-18mm with a few smaller ones. And my endometrial lining is at 8.6. These numbers are just amazing.

Today is cd9 and I'll be triggering tonight with IUI on Wednesday morning. CD11! Seriously, we are only about 36 hours away.

I just can't express how excited I am to finally be at this stage. IUI has been one of those elusive things that has been discussed for a while now, but had yet to be introduced.

Stay tuned for more updates after Wednesday's procedure.

As always, thanks for all the good luck wishes. Everyone is so kind.

Whoa! Holy follies!

Things are progressing very quickly.

Today, cd6, I went in for an ultrasound and I already have 4 fairly large follies. So far I had only done 3 days of 150iu Menopur. The follies were paired like this: 19/15 & 14/16 plus many more little ones. The nurse did the US and she thought it was odd they were so big after only 3 days of stims!

My consultation was with the RE. He took a look at the pictures, and is thinking maybe they are actually clusters, and not individual big ones. I hope the second is true.

I also had blood drawn to run an E2 (estradiol) test. I hope that gives a clearer picture of what is going on. We are switching meds, the RE gave me 150iu of Follistim and gave me a pen and is going to call in an Rx for that as well.

After getting the blood work back, they decided to dial me back just a little for the next two days. This weekend's dosage will be 125iu both days. Monday I'll be back for another US and E2 draw.

Our tentative plan: depending on how things look, we may actually trigger on Monday with back to back IUIs on Tuesday and Wednesday! Eeeeks!

Considering I had been at a complete stand still since April 29th, this is all falling together very quickly. Please, don't let me over stimulate.

Flight status - ON TIME!

We are off to a good start.
AF made her arrival two and a half days after taking my last bcp. ETA was 2-3 days.

That means I start injections in the morning, Tuesday, CD3. We do injections at home for three mornings, then I go in for an US and E2 blood work on CD6 (Friday).

While I'm not overly thrilled to be getting shots again, I am thrilled to finally get another chance. I hope the next three days fly by so we can get a plan in place.

Hooray for AF not having been delayed.

Are you ready for this???

I finally got good news at the RE!

It may have taken 51 days, but I have gotten the all clear. I actually get to go to bed without popping a bcp tonight.

My left ovary is still completely quiet and the right now has just a few tiny little spots on it.

AF is expected in about 2-3 days. Upon her arrival, I'll start back up on the injections. I'll be starting with Menopur 150iu on cd3. CD6 they want to see me again for an US and a blood draw for E2 levels. The plan for the rest of this cycle is to be determined based on what the US and blood work show.

I am so relieved to finally be able to start a medicated cycle again. After all this wasted time, I'll definitely be pushing for the IUI if it isn't just volunteered!

**Special "Thanks" to the Cyst Fairies for getting rid of my nasty cysts.**

From 2 weeks to 2 days!

The big day is almost here. It's almost time to take a peek at those ovaries once again. Please, please, let the cyst(s) be gone.

I'm at the point where I don't really know how to feel. Of course I'm excited to see if I've made enough progress in shrinking the cysts, but at the same time, I'm scared that they haven't shrunk enough. And, there is the chance that my body ovulated through the bcps again.

For the last few weeks I've been pretty numb to everything. I didn't even shed a tear last time I was in and I found out the cyst was still there and I needed to continue on the bcps for another two weeks.

These cysts have had control over my life since April 29th. It's time they left me alone!