CD 2....start stims

Started taking follistim 300mg this morning. I also started the doxycycline antibiotics and will be taking them for 8 days. It's rainy in my part of the world, so the plan is to crawl back into bed for a couple more hours. And then tonight, 3 vials of menopur (225mg) before going out to ring in the new year. Be blessed!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

CD1

AF finally arrived this morning so today is CD1. Stims start tomorrow follistim (am) menopur (pm). I finally opened my box of fertility goodies, and boy can that stuff be intimidating; needles, cartridges, vials, and swabs. I actaully felt like a nurse practitioner. The PIO looks interesting and not as thick as I thought it would be. I feel very optimistic and excited about this cycle. My next appointment for b/w and u/s is next week. Let the show begin!!

Baseline Appointment.....yippeeee!!

So I had my baseline appointment this morning. I was a bit feaked out but quickly got over it when I saw the waiting area looking like Sunday morning at IHOP. The new office was orderly and on task. I went in for b/w first and suprisingly my veins were in the mood to be knicked. It was painless and I was quickly ushered into the u/s room. For minute I thought I was on the Avatar set because there bigs screens with 3D images all over the place. I was able to see my camera shy ovaries and a fibroid just below my uterus....uuughhh!!. Re said it was nothing and it wouldn't stop the cycle. I was given a lab line number and told to call after 2pm for my lab and u/s results.

2:00pm -  Baseline report indicates that everything is exactly the way it should be........follicles are small, uterine lining is thin, and estradiol level is nice and low. All hormone levels were in the normal range. Not sure if the fertility cocktail is working. I sure hope so!!

It is finished

I took my last BCP on Christmas morning. I was excited and nervous at the same time, kinda like.....was I good enough to get a bike or will I just get another game of Monopoly. The supplies are all ordered and should be arriving by Wednesday. We have a RE appointment Wednesday morning for b/w and u/s. AF has not arrived yet, but hey, I never liked her anyway. I start antibotics and stims on Friday and then off to being bloated, cranky, and irritable. I have a new RE who made minimal changes to my protocol. So as it stands I will be taking follistim (300) menopur (225) ganirelix (for 5 days), and PIO (for 3 days).  I added CoQ10 and bee pollen to my fertility cocktail. Stopped taking propolis 2 weeks ago. I wonder if it was ever this hard for the little old lady that lived in a shoe????