Today was my first follow up appointment. It's been one week since my baseline ultrasound and five days since I've started my meds.
I have two more appointments this week, so I decided to stay with my mom for the middle of the week to save on some gas and drive time. So last night Manda drove me to Perry, where we met my mom for dinner, and did a "kid switch".
Side note: I had to pick a time of day to do my injection so that it will be the same time every day. I decided 7pm would be a good time and not likely to be interrupted with daily life activities. Well, there is nothing like riding in the car on I-69 while drawing up five vials of medications preparing for my 7 o'clock injection and then actually doing the injection in the parking lot of taco bell. Ha! Classy!
So my appointment was at 10 this morning. My mom drove me down as I'm getting rather uncomfortable. I was told I'd likely feel bloated and crampy because my ovaries have more eggs in them than normal. So, yes, they weren't lyin'.
I had an ultrasound that revealed I had "about 7 follicles on the left side" and "several on the right side". The nurse appeared pleased with what she saw, said things are looking good. The largest follicle was 15mm and they are looking for them to be 18-22mm when they take them out (retrieval). I also had my blood drawn again to check my hormone levels. The nurse discussed my hormone levels and my follicle information with my doctor and called me to instruct me with what to do next.
I have to increase my Menopur (FSH and LH to produce eggs and mature eggs) from 2 vials to 3 vials each day. And I am to begin the Ganirelix injection-to prevent premature ovulation. That raises my meds from one poke a day, to two pokes a day.
One day at a time, right?!
While we were waiting I spent a few days with my mom, we stayed strong for those who are very scared, and we saw puppies and ate soft pretzels at the mall.
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