The word of the day -- ESTROGEN!
And WAY too much of it!
My ultrasounds are still looking very well. My eggs look much more defined. My estrogen levels are rising quicker this time, so there is hope this could be a good sign. We won't know anything for sure until they take the eggs out and see what they have, but we're making progress. It's all still daunting and exhausting to think about, but we're just going through the motions. But, it is important to note, things already DO look better. I hold my breath from appointment to appointment and shot to shot, because there are so many places where it could go wrong and until we get those eggs out and get some safely back in me.. I'm going to be on pins and needles.
I picked up my Heparin the other day too. This is often used for recurrent miscarriages, but it's made as a blood thinning medication. I'll be on it twice a day for 8 months (yes, 8 months - if I'm pregnant that is). And this is another shot. It's a 1/2cc diabetic syringe, so not big, but I hear it bruises badly and since I'll be giving myself these shots for 8 months, it's going to cause one black and blue belly, but if it gets and keeps me pregnant..then I'm all for it.
We are going back tomorrow for another ultrasound (Had one today) and bloodwork. I didn't ask what my estrogen level was, but it's high as I'm feeling it. It hurts to use the restroom, I can't walk straight, my stomach is distended, there is a lot of pressure, I'm tired, and in a really dazed sort of mood. If all goes well tomorrow, they will trigger me either tomorrow or Monday and probably go to ER on either Tuesday or Wednesday (1-2 days ahead of schedule).
That's all for now, but I did want to share 2 pictures:
Here's our drugs:

And here is the most recent cake I made:

My ultrasounds are still looking very well. My eggs look much more defined. My estrogen levels are rising quicker this time, so there is hope this could be a good sign. We won't know anything for sure until they take the eggs out and see what they have, but we're making progress. It's all still daunting and exhausting to think about, but we're just going through the motions. But, it is important to note, things already DO look better. I hold my breath from appointment to appointment and shot to shot, because there are so many places where it could go wrong and until we get those eggs out and get some safely back in me.. I'm going to be on pins and needles.
I picked up my Heparin the other day too. This is often used for recurrent miscarriages, but it's made as a blood thinning medication. I'll be on it twice a day for 8 months (yes, 8 months - if I'm pregnant that is). And this is another shot. It's a 1/2cc diabetic syringe, so not big, but I hear it bruises badly and since I'll be giving myself these shots for 8 months, it's going to cause one black and blue belly, but if it gets and keeps me pregnant..then I'm all for it.
We are going back tomorrow for another ultrasound (Had one today) and bloodwork. I didn't ask what my estrogen level was, but it's high as I'm feeling it. It hurts to use the restroom, I can't walk straight, my stomach is distended, there is a lot of pressure, I'm tired, and in a really dazed sort of mood. If all goes well tomorrow, they will trigger me either tomorrow or Monday and probably go to ER on either Tuesday or Wednesday (1-2 days ahead of schedule).
That's all for now, but I did want to share 2 pictures:
Here's our drugs:
And here is the most recent cake I made:
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