ganirelix shot = ouch

ugh- the ganirelix needles are a bit bigger than the gonal-f ones- but it's usually not an issue. however, as you can see, it was this morning.

i pinched the skin & went to pop the needle in & i literally had to shooove it in. it HURT! but whatever- i stuck it in, pulled back on the plunger- no blood- and injected away. then i pulled the needle out & BOOM- bloooood. lovely. aaaanyway- after a nice big, itchy bump & a red rash- this is what is left. it hurts too. ::cries::

and i have to do it again tomorrow morning- perhaps i'll try a different tactic...

you can also see how bloated i am- it's very sexy. believe me.

stim day 9 checkup

so, i don't know how many more shots my poor arms can take:
i look like a heroin adsict- meh!

ok so anyway: i went in this morning @ 8:45- i had my Bw&US & afterwards took my Ganirelix shot. i just got a call back from the nurse:

Follicles= 24 measurable ones- so that's good.
E2= really high (i've been told to drink Gatorade-64oz. ugh, i hate Gatorade)
Protein= i need to increase is by 30 grams a day (how the hell?)
Gonal-F= none tonight. they're going to "coast" me. whatever that means.
Ganirelix= tomorrow morning before my appt
Follow-Up= tomorrow @ 6:45a.m. (ugh)

so no trigger tonight- they're going to "coast" me and have me not take any gonal-f tonight. i''l take my ganirelix tomorrow morning before my BW&US & then they'll call me tomorrow and let me know if i can trigger. she said i should order some more Ganirelix just in case though- what a pain!!! ahh well. whatever.
that's all- God Bless

stim day 8 check up

well tonight will be my 8th day of stims! anyway:
i had a 9:45 appt this morning and i dragged brandon along- poor guy. there were other guys in the waiting room so i'm sure he didn't feel too weird. ok so this is what's up:

E2= 1,664 (much better)
Follicles= i have a ton of mature ones: 11mm, 12mm, 12.5mm, 13mm, 13.5mm, 14mm, 15mm, 16mm & 17mm!!! there are a bunch of immature ones as well but i seem to have a pretty good amount!
Lining= 9.7 (she said that was excellent!)
Gonal-f= i'm upping my dose from 112.5iu to 225iu for tonight
Ganirelix= another does after my 8:45 appt tomorrow
Follow-Up= 8:45a.m. tomorrow
aaaaand, the BIG NEWS is that I MIGHT TRIGGER TOMORROW! the nurse said she's pretty sure i will but she wants to see what my #'s are tomorrow first! YAY! so that gives me an ER date of TUESDAY! WOO HOO!!! so brandon has to "do his thing" tonight so that's he's good to go for Tues (or Wed if they push it back) so yeah! everything is going swimmingly!

i'm really REALLY excited! (so is brandon- but he's all worried about taking time off from work- pssssha- he hates loosing overtime) whatever- he'll be fine!
so yeah- that's it for now! God Bless!

stim day 7 check-up

so i went in this morning @ 6:45ish for my 7th day of stimming check-up. i had a different nurse than usual for my ultrasound & i didn't like her as much as the other one. it felt like she was trying to shove the and up my hoo-ha as far as it would go! she also used waaaay to much lube- gross. and she didn't talk while she was doing it ::pouts:: but she was effecient. my follicles are maturing nicely (she gave me #'s but she said it way to fast for me to even try & remember) but i know i heard: 15mm- 14mm- 13mm- 12mm & 11mm. so that fabulous! also my bloodwork nurse obviously doesn't know how to hold down the gauze after pulling the needle out because i have a beautiful bruise on the inside of my arm now- awesome.

anyway- they just called back with my results & they are as follows:
E2= no #'s but she said it "looks good"
Follicles= see above (basically a bunch of nice maturing ones on oth sides)
Gonal-f= i need to up my does from 75ui (or is it iu?) to 112.5ui for tonight
Ganirelix= i need to take another shot tomorrow morning before my appt.
Follow Up= tomorrow morning @ 9:45a.m.

so yeah- everything still looks good! i am SO sick of driving out there every day but i really shouldn't complain!!! i'm going to make brandon take me tomorrow- sucker!
and that's it for now- God Bless!

stim day 6 checkup

ok so another 6:30 a.m. appt revealed:

Follies: L=20 & R=18 (or something) the important thing is that a bunch of them are maturing well (i have like 6-7 @ 10-10 1/2 & 2-3 @ 11 & 1-2 @ 12 & 1 @ 13 1/2!!! so the nurse said that wqas good! also i havea bunch that are right under 10mm- so those should keep growing!
E2= 2,663 (wowzers) she said it was a bit high so they had me run home (about 40 min ago) and take my first Ganirelix shot! it was a little diff than the gonal-f shots, but again, not bad. the injection site itches & burnes a littled but it's not that bad. they said that this should help keep my E2 level in check.
Gonal-F: will stay @ 75iu until further notice!
Ganirelix: first shot today @ 1ish & i take another tomorrow morning before i go in!
Next Appt: Tomorrow morning @ 7a.m.- ugh. ahhh well- it's all worth it :)

yay- im' so excited! i'll update again tomorrow!
God Bless