What Fresh Hell.
E2 is only 43 after four days of stims.
They “would prefer something in the range of 100-200.” I would prefer to be at home right now, eating the better part of a pie, but we can’t have everything now, can we?
My Bravelle dose is hereby doubled to 150. Menopur will stay the same (75), still on 10iu of Lupron. Double the dose, double the fun money. I am thinking of making my own drugs. Any nuns in the audience?
It has been a very bad day.
The phlebotomist mauled my arm this morning, leaving a pool of blood under the skin, which is just as attractive as it sounds. There was really no excuse for this, as I have the easiest veins in the world. Trust me, those sluts will give it up for anyone with a needle. Give me a coffee stirrer and a tourniquet and I’ll draw the damn blood myself.
Nothing makes a positive impression on one’s coworkers like trackmarks.
I was pleasantly surprised when the phone rang while I was actually at my desk. In retrospect, I should have known then that it was bad news.
There was a lot of sighing when they gave me my E2 level, prompting me to say “But I won’t be canceled or anything.”
“We’ll see what the ultrasound looks like on Friday,” quoth the nurse darkly, shocking me into terrified silence.
I don’t know what to hope for. Too few follicles and I will be canceled; too many for my low E2 and…you guessed it.
I have been spotting this whole cycle so far—much like I was on my Letrozole cycle, the one with 11 follicles but only a 6mm lining. Hmmm.
Fuckity fuckity fuck.
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Oh man – well, things can change really quickly! This ultrasound rollercoaster is hell, though.
I’ll be thinking good thoughts for Friday!
roller-coaster, indeed. fuck. i hope the increased dose rights things. good luck on friday.
Yuck. Just yuck. Sorry. Hope the ultrasound looks good.
Dammit. Hope things improve quickly.
Yes, Fuckity fuck fuck seems to be very appropriate. I am going to send you all the ER vibes i got!!
Crap. Poop. Crap.
ARGHHH. I am sorry, if it makes you feel better, your E2 was double of that of my first cycle and we still continued.
Can you switch to follistim? I have some ( a 300 cartridge) in my fridge that I am willing to give you. I also have some menopur that I will not use – 5 vials actually. I don’t know why I am holding onto it. Perhaps because I am crazy and know we are not doing this anymore and think that for some reason keeping it in the fridge/cabinet will somehow get me pg.
Let me know – do you know who I am even though I have not yet sent out the e-mail letting you know that I started blogging again under a new name? If not. let me know or check my e-mail – it is obvious. Or better yet, since I even more rudely dropped the ball on contacting you all together because I didn’t want to “bug” you around you wedding, please see the meds as a “offering”….
Oh, about the phlebotomist. She did that to me too. Was it the young woman with longish dark hair???? If it makes you pity her at all, her son was on the bus on the bridge when it collapsed/ Seriously – so perhaps she is still shaky from that????
Just catching up! Sorry about the rough start to your cycle, hope the new dose does the trick! (p.s. congrats on the wedding, love the pics. Just a little behind!!)
Fuck is right. It is so frustrating when your body doesn’t cooperate.
How frustrating. I’m glad they are upping your stims though, so it ain’t over by any means yet.
Fuck. I hope things look much better on Friday.
Ugh, what a mess. I hope things are looking up on Friday.
I do think that upping the dose will kick those girls into action. Poor things – I guess they were so cowed by all of us thinking subduing thoughts at them they didn’t realize that now was the time to get back into action. So I will send lots of jumpstarting thoughts at them now. Go, girls, go!!!
Oh shoot!!! I do hope things turn around for you. Hugs
Oh, Alexa. That just sucks. At least they can generally do more about too low than too high (for PCOS patients especially, I would think?). I’m hoping you get a nice turnaround on the new dose.
I don’t have pie, but I do have brownines, if that will help. Seriously, I’m hoping that changing the dosage helps get your E2 up where it should be. Appendages crossed for you.
My E2 was low low low and it all worked out in the end – it just took longer. I think it was b/c they started with such a low dose b/c of the PCOS/OHSS fears. I’m just saying, it’s not over yet. (I’d have to check the archives, but I think my first two E2 readings were really low, then it rose slowly.)
Argh! Is a textbook cycle too much to ask for? And I mean the ‘good’ example from the text book, not the other examples.
Ah bollocks and here was I worried about you overstimming. Wake up you follicles!
Well, shit. I was oversuppressed on Lupron, had to convert to a useless IUI cycle and try something else next time (Micro Lupron, then Ganirelix). I’ll be sending some healthy “get off your lazy asses” vibes to your follies from now until your scan tomorrow!
Keep your head up. I am sure that is not easy with extra hormones circulating through your body.
I have some nun friends. I may be able to get some donations if you need them.
Just curious, but what is the “concentration” of your lupron, and are you doing 10 units on the syringe (ie, .1 ml) twice a day?
I did the conversion on my first two IVFs where I had great follicle counts, fert & retrieval rates, etc..and I was shooting up 80mcg of lupron a day.
My most recent cycle they put me on 100mcg a day (25% more) and it was a dismal cycle until I dicked with my lupron and lowered it back down to 80mcg a day.
I sometimes wonder if it’s key to reduce lupron rather than increase stims?
Linda