There's a lot I need to share! :) Last Friday I went to Danville and they did a scan and blood work. They saw 10 follicles! Which means there are probably 10 eggs in those follicles. They had me bring in all my drugs so they could tell us how to use them. I had the follestim, but not the other drug they thought they had ordered for me - Repronex. Somehow it didn't get communicated to the drug company that I needed it and I was suppose to start it that night. So they decided to up my follestim and just not do the Repronex. It concerned me a little, like maybe I wasn't getting exactly what I needed, but I decided to trust the doc. The great thing is, is that now I only have 2 shots a day instead of 3!!! So, last Friday night I started the follestim drug which stimulates my ovaries to produce more eggs. For some reason the drug freaked me out and I think it was and is messing with my emotions so all last weekend I had a nagging anxious feeling. But Eric did an amazing job giving me the meds and praying over me.
Monday I woke up happy as a little bug! Eric said I was singing and dancing as if in a musical, which I don't think I did. :) Eric and I went into the clinic here at State College and they did blood work. That day they called back and said my estrodial was at 111 and they wanted me at 200 by that point so they upped my follestim from 225 to 300.
Tuesday was the same.
Wednesday they had me come in again for a blood test and a scan of my ovaries. My blood test came back that my estrodial was up to 391!! So that was good, but I almost cried coming out of the tech's office. She scanned my ovaries and only saw 9 eggs which she said only 3 of them were worth counting because they were over 12-whatever that means. I asked her where the other follicle went that they had seen Friday and she had no idea. She said everything looked good for a normal cycle!! I said I'm doing IVF, this isn't a normal cycle. So I left really sad, but Eric was excited. He had seen the 10 follicles on Friday and how small they were and then how much they had all grown. And he said, we've been praying for the exact number of eggs we need. So, that must be the exact numbers! The doc did call later that day and said everything was great. Just shows you talk to your doctor not the tech.
They do seem to change things on me frequently. I was suppose to go in tomorrow morning for a scan and blood test, but now I need to go in on Saturday. And the nurse said today I could have extraction as early as Monday and I thought it was set for Wednesday! But I'm excited. And working on trusting God even in my emotional craziness.
I am over the hump with the follestim shots! Yesterday was my 6th shot and I have 4 left! Yay! Becca gave me the idea to check off each day when I have a shot. It helps feel like you're getting somewhere. So thanks Becca! :)
Thanks for praying! We feel your prayers. I'll let you know what happens Saturday!
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