The Coast is Clear: My Freakout is Over May 7, 2006
At least for the moment anyway. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Reading all of your comments to my last post helped so much. I honestly don’t think that I’d ever have made it this far without all of my blogland friends. You guys rock!
I’m feeling much better now. You knew I had to have at least one major meltdown this cycle, though, right? I think it comes with the territory. Sometimes this stuff just builds up so much that all you can do is lose it and hope that you’ll feel better afterwards.
Dan and I have been talking all weekend, and I have to say that knowing that there will be another road for us to hop over to if this cycle fails makes me feel better. We have options, some of which I didn’t even think we had.
Ok, on to the updates. My second lining check appointment didn’t go as well as I had hoped. What’s new? It wasn’t the worst case scenario, though. My RE measured my lining three times, and it averaged 8.3mm so just about where it was on Monday. Obviously I would have liked for it to have thickened up some more, but this is what I have to work with. My RE just wants it above 7, and I said that I wanted a minimum of 8 to transfer, so I guess this is good enough.
I wish I could say that my E2 remained the same, too, but it didn’t. It dropped from 672 to 391. I was immediately told not to worry about it (oh, how they know me). They just want it to stay over 300. Since it was still over that, they didn’t want me to add any additional estrogen or anything. My IVF coordinator told me that the difference could have been at least partially caused by the fact that I had just changed patches just a bit before my blood draw. I don’t know if that’s accurate or not, but there’s not much I can really do about it but keep on going.
In injection news, I did my last Lupron injection last night. Yippee! I did get to meet up with my good friend, the IM injection, though, with the start of PIO this morning. I get the pleasure of starting the damn progesterone suppositories tonight, too. Oh, I’m so looking forward to that.
The house hunting went pretty well and wasn’t as depressing as I thought it would be. It actually took my mind off of the fact that I didn’t get the best news on the FET front.
So, I’m all scheduled for ET on Friday afternoon. I’m just going to be hanging out on progesterone, patches, and some antibiotics and Medrol until then. I wonder if I’ll be able to keep my mind off worrying about the thaw? Somehow I doubt it.
- Posted in : IVF Part 7: FET #3
- Author : amanda
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I’m pulling for you! I wish you the best. Any acupuncture visits before and after?
I am so glad to read that you are doing better now. Amanda, please know that I am so excited (this is maybe the wrong word, but the best one my brain would offer me at this point) for your FET. I am so scared too. Biting my lip and thinking a lot about you.
I hope that everything will go very very well on Friday and that the thawing will just go fine and that your embies are doing perfectly after having been in the deep freeze for some time.
Many hugs from over here!
oh THANK GOD the lupron is over.
I will be thinking of you constantly until Friday and beyond and lighting a forest fire of candles for you.
Glad you are feeling better. I hope all goes well with thawing and transfer.
Any house news?
I know theres plenty to worry about still but if its ok with you i’m going to start getting excited for you afterall what great news, yayay!! the lining and theres still a good 5 days to go.
My clinic is the same as yours and anything over 8 is OK. Yes, it would be nice to have more cushiness but it is still OK.
I definitely posted a comment on your last post about how I liked looking at houses but it is not there? Of course, I attempted to give you loads of love & support across cyberspace too. Blast!
You are almost there, sweetie. Hang on.
Good luck for Friday and I hope that all goes well with the thaw.
Thinking of you…
Thank goodness you are feeling a bit better. I’m happy to hear about your good lining news and hope that everything goes very well on Friday. Good luck and keep us posted!
I didn’t see your previous post until now. I’m so glad you are doing better. It’s such a hard situation. I think you’d be inhuman if you didn’t have some down days like that….especially with all the meds added to the mix just to make things even worse.
As far as the lining, I know you were hoping for thicker but 8.3 certainly puts you well in the safe range and over what most RE’s seem to consider ok for transfer.
You are almost through with this dreadfully long protocol! I wish you the best for Friday and will be anxiously awaiting your update along with everyone else.
Wishing you a wonderful transfer and Thaw! Good luck on Friday
I’m glad you’re feeling better. I hope everything goes well with the transfer and the thaw!
So glad your melt down has cooled a bit. Sorry you are going through all this.
I’m rooting for your 4 embies and a successful thaw & ET on Friday!
YAY! you are feeling better! I am glad! :)