The Fertile Hurdle: A Quick Update

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

A Quick Update

First of all…. Birth control pills are FINISHED! I took my last pill on Sunday and it felt great. It seemed like I was on them forever!

I had my Pre-IVF blood work and ultrasound yesterday and it went great. Stims start this Thursday! I’m not feeling very nervous about the injections anymore. I’m just excited to get things moving! Everyone keeps saying that this part goes by quickly… I hope that’s true for me!

My next monitoring appointment is on Sunday (the 27^th) at 9:00 am at my clinic’s main office in Rockville, MD (I normally go to a satellite office that’s closer to me on weekdays). There’s a pretty big mall out there so I’m hoping to get some shopping in after my appointment! :)

3 comments:

AndreaMarch 22, 2011 at 6:54 AM
One step closer! Good luck on Thurs with your first stim injection!
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DandelionBreezeMarch 22, 2011 at 9:19 PM
Great to finish the Pill and move onto the next step... good luck for your injections and happy shopping :) xoxo
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Chelsea LietzMarch 24, 2011 at 7:48 AM
Andrea! I'm so glad you found me and commented on my blog. I see I got here just in time for some IVF excitement. You now have a new "friend" in Texas praying for you.
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The Timeline

December 2004 – Begin dating the love of my life December 2006 – Engaged May 2008 – Married! September 2008 – Goodbye Nuva Ring! “If it happens, it happens!” June 2009 – Let’s make a baby for real. December 2009 – Know something is definitely wrong. See OB-GYN - She says, “Keep trying! You are young and fertile! March 2010 – Finally give in and meet with an RE March 2010 – Surprise BFP a few days after initial consultation with the RE! April 2010 – Miscarriage at 6 ½ weeks May 2010-July 2010 – Trying on our own. “It happened once, it’s got to happen again! Right?” August 2010 – Back to the RE for testing. HSG all clear. S/A is completely normal. September 2010 – Follow up appointment with RE after testing – Diagnosis – Poly-cystic ovaries. Blood work shows hormone levels are normal. October/November 2010 – Timed Intercourse Cycle #1: Metformin (1500 mg), Clomid (50 mg), Ovidrel, Prometrium… 1 mature follicle at 18.5 mm on CD 14… Ovidrel trigger. – BFP – 14 DPO – Beta #1 – 27 …. Chemical Pregnancy. December 2010 – Full RPL panel. Diagnosed with MTHFR – Two ‘C’ copies – Normal Homocysteine levels. RE prescribes a daily Baby aspirin and Neevo (a prenatal with higher dosages of L-methylfolate). December 2010 – Timed Intercourse Cycle #2: Metformin (1500 mg), Clomid (50 mg), Ovidrel, Prometrium. Late response - 1 mature follicle at 20.1 mm on CD 21… Ovidrel trigger. – BFN. January 2011 – Timed Intercourse Cycle #3: Metformin (1500 mg), Clomid (100 mg), Ovidrel, Prometrium. 1 mature follicle at 20 mm on CD 12… Ovidrel trigger. – BFN. February 2011 – Approved for “Shared Risk” IVF Program March/April 2011 – IVF Cycle #1 -3/2/11 – Begin Birth Control Pills -3/8/11 – Mock Embryo Transfer -3/24/11 – Stims begin! Follistim/Menopur -4/6/11 - TRIGGER! -4/8/11 - Egg Retrieval