I have been meaning to update my blog and let you know how I am doing.  I had my appointment on Saturday.  My ultrasound went well.  I still have about 12 follicles.  They seem to be growing well (I think).  I go in tomorrow for another appointment.  If all goes well tomorrow (I think) I will be taking the trigger shot tomorrow (I hope) and doing the retrieval on Thursday.  I am so nervous that I am not going to be ready and will have to wait some more.  It’s not like I can’t be patient but every day I stress out just a little bit more and I just want to be done with this.

I started taking cetrotide and menopur (just another two meds that I don’t feel like explaining).  I am up to three injections a day now.  I had a melt down when I started the cetrotide.  I didn’t do the injection quite right and I am sure I injected some air when I did it.  It’s not the end of the world because it isn’t going into a vein or anything but it still got me upset.  I keep trying to get everything right but yet I screw up every couple of injections.

I also started the menopur.  Screwed that injection up too.  The first time I tried to mix it up I didn’t draw up enough of the diluent (you use one vial with powder and then another to dilute it) so the powder didn’t dissolve.  I ended up completely wasting that vial and these meds are not cheap.  After a panic attack and a half I eventually figured it out.  But, by the time I was done with it I just felt exhausted.  I think I stress myself out too much with this but I just keep messing them up.

Then last night in an effort to conserve the Gonal F I have, I ended up trying to dial up more than was in the pen.  Had I known how stupid this pen was I would have just been conservative with my dosage.  But, the way this dumb pen works if you dial up more than what is in there you can’t dial it back down and you have to discard the dosage.  So I ended up wasting what was left in the one pen I had.  Now I have to just pray that I have enough in my pen for tonight’s injection.  I almost posted about my freak out about that last night but decided to spare you guys from a daily melt down post.  I am a little worried that I don’t have quite enough in my pen for today’s injection, but I am pretty sure there is enough.  I decided to not sit and stress myself out about it.  There isn’t anything I can do now.  I ordered a new pen today but it won’t get here till tomorrow.  I am hoping that I don’t need it.

If I go to my ultrasound tomorrow and I am in good shape, I get to stop these injections, do the trigger shot, and then after the transfer (I think) I start progesterone injections and some other med.  I have to go look at my paper because I can’t keep it all straight.  Anyway, please pray tomorrow’s appointment goes well.  I will let you know how it goes when I get home.

Tags: IVF

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