IVF CD8 and CD9: Tired and Trigger?

Bringing you up to speed..

Hi everyone.

I’m so very sorry for not posting yesterday.  All of the early morning blood draws and appointments finally caught up with me and I was exhausted.  That didn’t mean I got to rest, quite the opposite actually since S. and I had company last night which put me to bed at 11PM.  Combine that with my alma mater’s game on ESPNU and yep…I was done.

So let me bring you up to speed.  Yesterday’s estrogen level was 2025.  I had 17 follies, up three from the 14 the day before.  There were a couple very close to the magic 18mm, but not quite.  My dosage was maintained at 150 ius of both Menopur and Gonal-F, and the Cetrotide this morning at 25 ius.  I had an interesting development yesterday when my left arm decided it wasn’t going to play anymore.  I developed a small bruise and irritation from the bandage and the arm generally wasn’t interested in producing blood.  However, it’s sibling would not produce even the hint of a vein, so after some coaxing, the left arm remained my go to.

Stims Day 8

• Blood work and Ultrasound-IVF CD9

This morning was CD 9.  I woke up early and made sure to take the Cetrotide.  It’s much easier now that I have had a couple of days to get the hang of it.  No new side effects that I could tell.  I went to my appointment and was expecting a small growth, nothing major.  Boy was I shocked.

Not my ovaries.  Not my follicles.  Example via: Google Search

Several of my steadily growing follicles had decided overnight to touch the magic number of 18mm.  Two left ovary follicles and three right ovary follicles.  There are three other right side follicles that are at least 15.2.  This was the number the slower ones were yesterday, so I think these will grow as well.

When the sonographer saw my follicle numbers, she told me that she believed I would be possibly trigger tonight and that she wouldn’t see me again.  That shocked me.  I was not expecting to hear that at all.

My awesome nurse A. met me in the patient room with a trigger instruction packet and just-in-case instructions.  She told me that the doctor would need to review my estrogen count today before determining whether I would trigger, but that if I did not trigger tonight, it would be a given that I would on tomorrow.

A few hours ago, I received my phone call.  No trigger tonight.  So, we are pretty sure that we’re going to do so tomorrow.  I’ll keep you updated.  We’re getting close and man, I’m getting nervous!!

Stims Day 9

• Gonal F- 187 iu
• Menopur- 150 iu
• Cetrotide- 25iu (1 vial)

Stims Day 9 Side Effects/Symptoms

• On and off again cramping in my abdomen
• Bloating
• Fatigue (took a two hour nap today and would have lasted longer if not for duties)
• Feeling “frisky”

Stims Day 9 New Developments

• Trigger shot looming
• A prescription will be ordered tomorrow for Progesterone in Oil (PIO)

Next Appointment

• Tentatively IVF CD10