Less than a week till Egg retrieval
This is our seventh day of hormone stimulation. After today I have only 3 more days of these daily injections. As long as things progress as normal.
Yesterday I had an ultrasound and blood test. Everything is normal and it looks like I have 11 antrals. I guess that means 11 follicles are maturing along and getting bigger. We added another hormone injection to the mix last night. Ganirelix, it's not a big needle and didn't hurt going in, but does sting for awhile and is a little tender today. I took it right before bed at the same time as the Menopur. I did my best to fall asleep with a pain in my side. It wasn't that hard though because I've been so drowsy everyday this week. 3 injections a day now, it's sooo much fun!
.... Actually it's not. JP is getting fed up with it, I can tell. He never was one with a lot of patience. He get's home from work late at night, then has to deal with me nagging him to do the med preparation the way I want it done and then he has to give me the creepy shot. They say I'm supposed to feel more moody during stimmulation, but I think JP is more moody about the shots than me. I wish he would be a little more sensitive to me. I don't think he really has any idea what I'm going through. I know it's hard for him right now. He's got all these other things in his life stressing him out too. We have family drama, but that's another story. I feel bad that he has to give me these shots. I would do it myself, but I can't look at a needle and stick myself with it. At least I don't make him go to the ultrasounds with me. I don't want to bother him with it. I usually go between 7 and 8 in the morning and it takes about 30-40 minutes to drive to my clinic. Since he gets home from work really late I don't think getting him up that early is a good idea.
I'm not sure if I'm feeling like I'm supposed to be feeling. I can feel a little business going on in the ovary department. I thought I'd be alot more bloated, crampy, moody and I thought my skin would break out like crazy. I don't think I'm really more emotional than normal. Family issues on JP's side kind of stressed me out for a minute, but I don't think I'm reacting worse than I would be if I were not on hormones. I actually think I'm being pretty mellow. It does help that I'm not working right now, no stress there. I'm trying to stay low stress as possible, stress can cause eggs to become unhealthy or no eggs to develop at all. Besides that, it seems that I lost 4-5 pounds since last month and my skin is pretty clear. It's weird, I was expecting to have a lot of problems. It's be too good to be true. Well, we still have a few more days to go.
Yesterday I had an ultrasound and blood test. Everything is normal and it looks like I have 11 antrals. I guess that means 11 follicles are maturing along and getting bigger. We added another hormone injection to the mix last night. Ganirelix, it's not a big needle and didn't hurt going in, but does sting for awhile and is a little tender today. I took it right before bed at the same time as the Menopur. I did my best to fall asleep with a pain in my side. It wasn't that hard though because I've been so drowsy everyday this week. 3 injections a day now, it's sooo much fun!
.... Actually it's not. JP is getting fed up with it, I can tell. He never was one with a lot of patience. He get's home from work late at night, then has to deal with me nagging him to do the med preparation the way I want it done and then he has to give me the creepy shot. They say I'm supposed to feel more moody during stimmulation, but I think JP is more moody about the shots than me. I wish he would be a little more sensitive to me. I don't think he really has any idea what I'm going through. I know it's hard for him right now. He's got all these other things in his life stressing him out too. We have family drama, but that's another story. I feel bad that he has to give me these shots. I would do it myself, but I can't look at a needle and stick myself with it. At least I don't make him go to the ultrasounds with me. I don't want to bother him with it. I usually go between 7 and 8 in the morning and it takes about 30-40 minutes to drive to my clinic. Since he gets home from work really late I don't think getting him up that early is a good idea.
I'm not sure if I'm feeling like I'm supposed to be feeling. I can feel a little business going on in the ovary department. I thought I'd be alot more bloated, crampy, moody and I thought my skin would break out like crazy. I don't think I'm really more emotional than normal. Family issues on JP's side kind of stressed me out for a minute, but I don't think I'm reacting worse than I would be if I were not on hormones. I actually think I'm being pretty mellow. It does help that I'm not working right now, no stress there. I'm trying to stay low stress as possible, stress can cause eggs to become unhealthy or no eggs to develop at all. Besides that, it seems that I lost 4-5 pounds since last month and my skin is pretty clear. It's weird, I was expecting to have a lot of problems. It's be too good to be true. Well, we still have a few more days to go.
posted by Mia | 9:53 AM
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