Crossing My Fingers but Not My Legs: I Think I Prefer Lupron

Friday, October 7, 2011

I Think I Prefer Lupron

August 7, 2011
Hearing my phone alarm go off three times a day, toting around a pill bottle that shakes in my my pocket and feeling like a drug addict...I think I might prefer lupron to estrace. Remind me I said that when the PIO shots and I'm sure I'll change my mind.

Our TTC Journey

5.18.12-AR joined our family!!!
5.17.12-40 week check-up and headed to the hospital to be induced
4.20.12-36 Week Check-Up; borderline preclampsia but Baby A was active and moving around
4.14.12-First trip to L&D due to high BP & swelling; all okay, Wags doesn't know how to take BP
4.4.12-34 Week Check-Up; baby's heartbeat was 132 and s/he is weighing in at 5lbs 7 oz
3.22.12-32 Week Check-Up; baby's heartbeat was 130-140 and I'm measuring 32
3.9.12-30 Week Check-Up; baby's heartbeat was 140 and I'm measuring 29
2.24.12-28 Week Check-Up; baby's heartbeat was 140
2.2.12-Found out I passed my glucose test-woohoo!!!
2.1.12-25 week appt & glucose test; baby's heartbeat was 140
1.6.12-21 week u/s and check-up; baby's heartbeat was 151 and he/she weighed in at 1 lb
12.25.11-20 weeks!
12.21.11-AFP testing came back negative!
12.8.11-17 week check-up; AFP testing and baby's heartbeat was 140
11.10.11-OB appt; thryoid levels off a bit but second test came back okay
10.17.11-First OB appt (10 weeks)
10.3.11-Second u/s (8 weeks)
9.22.11-First u/s at 6w4d; Baby A looked awesome & Baby B had double bubble trouble
9.14.11-Beta #2 14,694!!!
9.7.11-Beta 764!!!
8.26.11-Transferred 3 beautiful totsicles!
8.19.11-U/S and blood work to see if estrace is working
8.4.11-AF arrives & start estrace
12.26.10-8.3.11-No fertility treatments; just baby dancing w/o real hope. Focused on losing weight, exercising and getting baby ready for FET in fall.
12.25.10-AF-wonderful Christmas gift
12.22.10-BFN
12.10.10-Three totsicles!!!
12.8.10-ET-transferred 2 embryos and 3 others are doing well, waiting until Monday to see if we can freeze them. TWO WEEK WAIT STARTS!!!
12.6.10-Doc's office called and we have 8 embryos!
12.5.10-ER, harvested 16 eggs!
12.3.10-10,000 units of HCG at 7:30pm on the DOT!
12.3.10-Bloodwork & u/s; E2 1398!!! ER scheduled for this Sunday 12/5!!!
12.1.10-Go to give shots and out of Menopur-adventure follows!
12.1.10-Bloodwork, estradiol is 556!!!
11.29.10-Blood work, estradiol is 180, change up some meds.
11.24.10-Another u/s & blood work; everything looks good so starting stim meds on 11.26.10; 10 small follicles on the left ovary and 6 on the right
11.22.10-AF arrives & I couldn't be happier!
11.17.10-U/S and blood work but haven't had "bleed" yet; if it's not here by 12/3 then we have to put everything on hold and start up again in January
11.7.10-Start Lupron Shots
10.21.10-Start BC Pills
10.11.10-Second wedding anniversery & official one year mark of TTC
10.3.10-Ran my first marathon!
9.8.10-Sonalhist & TET with Dr. Val
August 2010-IVF Orientation
July 2010-DH and I have standard bloodwork done.
June 2010-MRI to check out my gland, all good!
April 2010-Met with Dr. Val for the first time and told IVF was our only option for a child of our own.
January 2010-Visit with OB, give her DH and I's medical history and testing begins.
12.09-Not prego, friend mentions something that encourages me to call my OB. OB wants to see me right away.
10.11.09-One year wedding anniversary and begin TTC!

Crossing My Fingers but Not My Legs

Friday, October 7, 2011

I Think I Prefer Lupron

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