Saturday is the day!

We had an appointment today. The sonographer told us we had about 4 follicles that were looking good. Then the nurse came out and told us we had 2 that would ovulate and to stop the menopur and do the trigger shot tonite and come back Thursday for the IUI. YAY! No more Menopur! Then the nurse called me back a few hours later and told me that the RE looked over everything and really wants me to continue the Menopur tonite and tomorrow to give the leading follicle on the left a chance to catch up since my "left tube is better" (I'm still unsure what she meant by that since both tubes were open and looked fine during the laparascopy ??). So BOO on two more Menopur shots, LOL. Our new game plan is Menopur two more nights. HCG trigger shot Thursday night, IUI Saturday morning. Since I will only have 3 follicles, we will not be doing a retrieval this time. I was bummed a little at first because I wanted to have some extra to freeze in case we don't get pregnant this cycle. But then I remembered the not so pleasant retrieval and decided I'm okay with it. ;)

So Saturday is the day!

A Few Surprises!

The appointment went very well. The retrieval was definitely not very fun but it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. They were able to retrieve one egg, out of about 7 or 8 vials from my ovaries. Which means, I ovulated early and I ovulated FIVE eggs. We discussed what to do next due to the chance of high order multiples. The RE asked how we felt about reduction if we got pregnant with multiples. He said that the cases on TV of high order multiples that all survive and have no problems is very rare for that many multiples. We decided to go ahead with the IUI anyway. We are just hoping and praying that this works AND that only one or two fertilize. The RE said he's never done an IUI on someone with five eggs that is my age. He said that we have about a 1 in 4 or 5 chance of getting PG....1 in 3 at best. 33% sounds pretty good to us.

So there's the update guys. Time will tell....

7 prescriptions and counting...

The RE called this morning. He called in FOUR more prescriptions for me, which makes 7 total this cycle (Femara, Menopur, HCG trigger, Valium-just one for the morning of the retrieval/IUI, Tylenol with Codeine, an antibiotic, and Progesterone-which I'll take for two weeks starting Tuesday). He also moved the IUI to 10:00 instead of 9:00, and told us to take the trigger shot at midnight tonight instead of at 10:30. I was planning on working but I'm thinking with the Valium and Codeine, I better not! HAHA It was weird to get a phone call from the RE instead of a nurse and on a Saturday.

So...I'll be on Monday for the next update. I hope it goes well and is over quickly! I'm also hoping that the retrieval isn't too painful. Thanks to everyone for keeping us in your thoughts and prayers! :)

The Countdown is on!

Well, I am responding VERY well to the Menopur. I had a doctors appointment yesterday and I have six follicles that are a good size! That's right! Six! Instead of popping some of them (the original plan), the doctor is going to retrieve some of the eggs and freeze them. If we get pregnant this month then we won't use them and won't pay for them. I asked if I could donate them if we don't use them, but my RE's office doesn't do that in their office yet. If we don't get pregnant this cycle, then we can do a frozen IVF cycle for about a third or fourth of the cost of a normal IVF. We are really excited to have this as an option!

So I got my last Menopur shot tonight! THANK GOD! Chris gives me an HCG injection tomorrow night and then we go in Monday morning for the retrieval and IUI. I am really excited and pretty nervous about them retrieving the eggs.

I feel like we've got such a good chance. I am staying positive. It CAN happen. :)