IVF CD11: I’m triggering today!

Hi everyone. I woke up this morning and made an early morning trek to the weekend monitoring location.  The sonographer told me that she was fairly certain I wouldn’t be seeing her again. She said my follicles were beautiful, uterus looked perfect, and I looked ready to go. Great news and I went on to …

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 …

IVF CD7: Getting close and I want a nap

Hello everyone. Exhausted tonight… I’m kind of tired tonight, so I’m not planning a long post.  Just some of the basics.  This morning’s appointment was at 7AM.  I had 14 measurable follicles this morning. Right side:  10.0, 13.9, 16.3, 10.9, 9.8, 10.4, and 14.5. Left side is 12.9, 13.8, 15.2, 12.8, 10.4, 10.7, and 12.3. …

IVF CD6- Protocol Adjustment, Bloat, and the Itch of Cetrocide?

Well, today has been a really long day.  I started it with my 8AM blood work and ultrasound.  The doctor was pleased that my uterus looked “gorgeous” and my follies were “beautiful”.  They grew quite a bit last night. Another visit to the office! My left ovary produced 13.1, 11.7, 13.0, and 11.7 mm follicles. …

IVF CD5- Grow, Follies, Grow & Estrogen Overload

I wasn’t too far from the house when I realized that I’d left both my badge and wallet at the house this morning.  That’s what I get for shifting my wallet to S.’s diaper bag instead of my own.  I couldn’t turn around.  I was right in the sweet spot of making sure I would …