Physical: Starting to feel more swollen and bloated for parts of the day. I go back and forth from feeling normal and feeling a bit fragile. (Today's Test Results: 17 follicles visible, 7 are measurable (not sure what happened to the 8th one that was measurable yesterday), estrogen 648)
Emotional: I'm perfectly sane. Really, I might be immune to the emotional effects. I'm just so level-headed! Who am I kidding? I'm sure devil-woman is waiting in the wings for her opportunity to strike next week...
I'm absolutely thrilled to have 17 follicles. Let's just hope they all mature and have beautiful, perfect, little eggs in them.
Is anyone reading this? Tell me your thoughts. Have you considered freezing your eggs? It took me about two years of thinking about it, researching, and getting comfortable with spending the money before I was ready. But I have to say, as soon as the doctor's appointment was made, I felt like a weight was lifted, like I could stop grasping straws and trying to make the wrong relationships work.
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Showing posts with label ultrasound. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Injections: Day 4 (Sunday, June 19, 2011)
Physical: I'm still feeling good, though I was a bit crampy for about an hour or two in the afternoon. (Today's Test Results: 13/14 follicles visible, 8 are measurable, estrogen 445)
Emotional: I may have gotten a little whiney during the cramping portion of the afternoon, but otherwise, I'm still feeling like myself.
Bloodwork and ultrasound at 9:00am on a Sunday. That is not my idea of fun, but it is my idea of hope. I was with the new boyfriend in the waiting room of the fertility center on Sunday morning. The place was hoppin', mostly with couples and a few single women. The mood was so serious. It seemed irreverent that we were giggling and joking. But we're all here because we want babies, be it now or in the future. Take a step back and think about why you want kids. This is a good thing, a happy thing, so cheer up folks!
The fact that I might be able to preserve my ability to bear children is an amazing privilege and gift (from science, from G-d, from wherever/whomever floats your boat).
So, the good news is that I have 13 or 14 follicles (the report changed). The ultrasound technician actually told me, "this is a good cycle". Yay!
In case you're wondering, the doctor says that it takes 15-20 eggs to be pretty confident that you will have one baby after the freezing, thawing, insemination, and implantation. So, if I can get in that range in one cycle, I will be thrilled!
Emotional: I may have gotten a little whiney during the cramping portion of the afternoon, but otherwise, I'm still feeling like myself.
Bloodwork and ultrasound at 9:00am on a Sunday. That is not my idea of fun, but it is my idea of hope. I was with the new boyfriend in the waiting room of the fertility center on Sunday morning. The place was hoppin', mostly with couples and a few single women. The mood was so serious. It seemed irreverent that we were giggling and joking. But we're all here because we want babies, be it now or in the future. Take a step back and think about why you want kids. This is a good thing, a happy thing, so cheer up folks!
The fact that I might be able to preserve my ability to bear children is an amazing privilege and gift (from science, from G-d, from wherever/whomever floats your boat).
So, the good news is that I have 13 or 14 follicles (the report changed). The ultrasound technician actually told me, "this is a good cycle". Yay!
In case you're wondering, the doctor says that it takes 15-20 eggs to be pretty confident that you will have one baby after the freezing, thawing, insemination, and implantation. So, if I can get in that range in one cycle, I will be thrilled!
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