Second Dr Report

I REALLY REALLY hate these Menopur shots - they hurt something awful and then the site itches for like 30 minutes after the shots!

Well the news from my dr today was my E2 (Estrogen) was @ 297 and I have 5 follies worth measuring. I have 2 @ 7 on my left side and 3 on my right. 1 @ 8 and 2 @ 10. I wasn't responding as well as they hoped so they added the Follistim @ 150mi tonight and tomorrow and I go back on Saturday. I understand that Menopur is supposed to give you more mature eggs, but I am a little disappointed that I only have 5 at this stage - when I was doing IUI by this time I had at least 10 -12 worth measuring. *shrug* Who knows right? I trust this RE but it is SO hard not to 2nd guess them since I have been through injections so many times before you know? Ok - enough whining.....

Last BCP and onto Lupron

I took my last BCP today! Yeah!!!!
I went to the Dr. on Wednesday and got the go ahead to start the Lupron! I have been taking it since Wednesday and have no side effects so far - good news!!!!

The trip to Texas was interesting to say the least. The flight down and getting to the Dr's office was quite uneventful. I had to spend the time until my flight took off which was about 6 hours. I went to a movie and saw The Love Guru.... Holy Cow what a STUPID movie!!!!! Usually Mike Meyers is pretty funny, but this was just unbelievably lame. Then I spent the rest of the day shopping and checking out the area that we will be staying in while we are down there. I was bored and decided to try to get on the earlier flight to go home so I went to the airport about 5:00. Waited to see if I could get on stand-by which was a no go so I waited for my flight. It was late - OF COURSE. So finally, we board the plane about 30 minutes late and taxi out to the runway for takeoff when low and behold - a lightening storm rolls in. UGH! So, we sat on the runway for almost 2 hours waiting to take off which was annoying by itself but made even more so by Lolly Laughs A lot behind me and the Iraq War Profit in front of me! UGH!!! This womans laugh was SO annoying and the guy in front of me just thought he was the Einstein of the war! I swear - something is wrong in this world when your IPod full blast can't block out annoying people! LOL Thank God we don't fly the next time - not looking forward to the13 hour drive, but happy that I don't have to deal with strangers who laugh like witches!

They're here!

I got my medicine and my IVF calendar. The meds are a little intimidating as I have never taken any of these brands before and the needles look A LOT larger (they aren't of course) than the ones that I have used before so my anxiety is peaking about now - but I can do it. I will do it!
So, I have my baseline ultra-sound on Wednesday, June 25th and at that point I will start taking the Lupron (the medicine that keeps my body from ovulating). My first appointment is the 4th of July to make sure that my ovaries are "quiet" and then we will start the stims. We will be leaving for Texas on the 2nd of July and will be down there all month. Thankfully - My brother in law is staying at our house while we are gone so I don't have to worry about our house! I can concentrate on just relaxing and letting the medicine do its job!

My Meds

I finally got THE call yesterday. The pharmacy called and confirmed my prescription for all the medicine that I will need for our IVF cycle. I was initially supposed to be on Menopur and Follistim but I found out that my doctor only wants to start off with the Menopur and then based on my reaction to that medicine the Follistim may or may not be added in. I am a little concerned about that because I don't know how I react to this medicine but I am putting my faith in the doctors that they know what they are doing.
The one good thing about not using the Follistim is that the meds were much cheaper than I was thinking they would be so that was a pleasant surprise. I had them shipped to Amy's house since she was going to be home all day and could sign for them, so I would like to publicly thank Amy for being my dealer. LOL Love you girlie!
As for the other meds, I started birth control pills (BCP) on Tuesday and am doing ok so far on them. The brand name is Portia which I have never heard of before - but so far so good. 9 days left! Yippee!
I hope to receive my IVF calendar soon so that we can start planning the trip back to Dallas. Think that I will start the Lupron on Friday but not sure....