My estimated retrieval date is the 6th or 7th with transfer on the 8th or 9th.
We'll see!!!!
I don't have any side effects yet.... Only every once and awhile I have a flutter in my right ovary.
Ultrasound in Grand Rapids Saturday with Estradiol level (have been having my ultrasounds and bloodwork here in Mt. Pleasant to save $ and time).
Can't wait to hear if you can start tomorrow Katie!!!
And KDeezy, super excited about your FET!! (:

Thank you! Good news, starting tonight! Here's the schedule for the next few days

AM
-5,000 u/ml Heprin

PM
-5 u lupron
-150 menopur
-150 folllistim
-5,000 Heprin
-baby aspirin

Is it weird that I can NOT wait to inject myself with scary needles and drugs!?!? Oye vey! I was soooo nervous I would have a huge cyst, but so far cyst free! I go back Monday for monitoring.

Is it such a relieving feeling to have dates for both of you. I am so anxious (mostly that's just my personality) to get dates and actually know what is going on in my life for a few weeks. I have literally run every possible date through my calendars and checked and cross checked dates, it can be maddening. The only date I am not looking at is due date bc I am also superstitious that I will jinx something or who knows. With that being said, we are right on par to be at the exact, and I mean to the hour, of the dates of our first of three pregnancies that we lost :( it's sad and comforting all at the same time. That's all that's going on in my neck of the woods.

Leah drive safely tomorrow! I'm in Chicago and we were going to head up to my parents house in Coloma, but we didn't want to get snowed in. That's so nice that you can do your monitoring closer to home then only have to go to GR for a few apts. Good luck tomorrow I hope your follies are growing nice big eggs!

Kdeezy hope all is good with you and AF is here or coming so you can join the AF party!

I'm so glad you get to start your meds!!! Are you on the Heparin & aspirin for the miscarriages? I can't remember if you have a clotting disorder or not?
I'm so glad we all are on board now!!!!
I'm scared as hell to drive to GR tomorrow.... 8" snow?!? Of course on the day I have to drive an hour and 45 mins each way!!!

Hope the injections go well!!! I've got only two bruises so far, I think I'm doing good with it (:

How was your apt? Hope you got there and back safely!

I think I'm doing the Heparin and aspirin for immune issues, I have hasimotos and celiac, and bc of the miscarriages. Or it could just be endo protocol I don't know. I will ask though Monday bc it's 1ml twice a day which seems like a ton!

Fx for nice big follies!

Katie- how was the first day/night of the stims? Did you enjoy the injections as much as you thought you would??
My ultrasound went much better than the travel time to and from my appointment, thank you for asking (: We were on the road for a total of 5 hours today. It sucked dick. But of course, I drove (my husband tends to have winter time anger towards other drivers.)
The appointment was good, it was just strange having an ultrasound and the bloodwork done at the actual RE office!
I have 4-6 follicles on the right and 4 on the left. 2 are close to being mature but they said they want the others bigger too.
So, doing another 2 nights of the follistim 450iu and Menopur and Ganirelix then an ultrasound/bloodwork scheduled for Monday at 8AM!
The nurse estimates my retrieval to be more like Tuesday or Wednesday now.... Home stretch!!!!!!!!!
Wishing you girls a very happy weekend!!

Oh my 5 hours! That's crazy but you made it and your growing good follie numbers! The injections were great but I'm super tired by 9 and falling right asleep! Were you super tired? Also I'm brushing with every injection :( it's gotta be the Heparin. Anyways can't wait to hear how your next apt goes do you have to go back to GR? Your almost there!

I'm glad the injections went well! I only started being tired the last few days, but I have had a bad cold for 8 days that won't go away. So I think that's catching up to me too. Maybe it is the Heparin?
I'm starting to feel pretty bloated and full-bellied!
Everything gets done in my local hospital tomorrow... But it takes a long time for results though.
Hopefully I will know tomorrow afternoon just exactly what the plan is!
When's your next ultrasound?? Getting excited?!

Did you hear anything yet!?!?! I'm so excited and anxious to hear what they said! I had ultra blood today and am staying on same dosage until Wednesday.

Yay for your first US & bloodwork being done!!

I got the go ahead for the trigger (hcg IM is what he used this time)! My husband did a fabulous job giving it to me at 10:02 PM (: We watched videos online and because I'm a nurse I felt confident I taught him well (: My first of many IM injections, hopefully!!
So, of course the retrieval is scheduled for the asscrack of dawn on Wednesday AM and I won't be able to work the night before because of how far away the RE office is. And will have to be off the night of the retrieval too. But, oh well, the worst they can do is write me up....
But I'm feeling kind of down because of how few follicles I have produced.... They are guesstimating only 7-8. Which we know will be much lower after the icsi.... So, trying not to be sad about it... It's out of my control now and I did all I possibly could to produce more. IDK what else I could have done.
In other fun news, my husband agreed we could stay in GR for a few nights and he was given time off work without issue.
So we will get to have Valentine's Day dinner a week early while we're there (I have to work the day of V day). I'm excited to go to a fancy fun place!!! If anything it will keep my mind off things!!
Thinking and hoping you grow lots more follies than I did!!!!!

Leah, don't get too bummed about your projected numbers. Four days before my retrieval I only had 5 according to ultrasound - I had 13 follies the day of with 9 eggs, 8 of which fertilized (with ICSI). Good luck tomorrow, I can't wait to hear how it goes :)

KDeezy- thank you!!!!!! You have made me feel SO much better!!! Getting packed now for the trip to GR!
Thank you to both of you ladies for being there for me!!

Good luck! I have read over and over again that when they go in numbers can be very different that the projected numbers, exactly like kdeezy said! I am sooooo excited for you and can't wait to hear all about how it went! Please let us know! Good luck, good luck, good luck!

Only 6 eggs :( Had a good cry afterwords... Sometimes I get so upset when I try so hard and do everything I can and it still doesn't work out quite like I imagined. I felt 80% of everything and there wasn't a lot of pain meds on board. But, at least it's done! Now to eat lunch and rest!!

Leah, congrats on having that done! I'm sorry it wasn't as many as you had hoped for, but you know the annoying old saying, it only takes one (or two :))! I fully understand that feeling of doing everything right and not getting what you had imagined, it seems like this entire journey is filled with situations similar to that. Keep your head up and have faith that everything will work out bc in some way it will!

What do you mean you felt 80%!?!?!? So scary! Rest up and relax. Get your body ready for your little beans! I'm very happy for you and can't wait to hear how you are doing!

Hey Ladies, I'm enjoying reading your posts. I'm just starting, but I"m on my second cycle of Timed Intercourse currently I'm on 375 of Follistim and 10mg of Letrozole on days 3 - 8 currently on day 13 and have an ultrasound tomorrow morning. On Monday I had 1 follicle at 11cm. WIth my low AMH (0.1) and endo (stage 4) with dilated tubes, doc said I should only ever expect one follicle at most. So we will see what happens tomorrow. It was recommended to do IVF, but my insurance doesn't cover that at all, so we wanted to try this first. Doc said if this doesn't work we will try something different next cycle. Good Luck Ladies.