I had the scan this morning with Dr Flynn, who had a different technique to Dr Swift, which was a bit off-putting. But otherwise everything went fine. He said I only have one follicle this time, to Dave's great relief, but that it's "a beauty". His recommendation was that I have a trigger injection today and we do the IUI tomorrow, as I suspected we would have to. After the scan, I had another blood test just to check everything was progressing nicely, and they gave me the trigger shot.
At lunchtime the Clinic called and confirmed what I had suspected: I was already beginning to surge so the trigger probably hadn't been necessary, but it didn't hurt either. So we're all go for tomorrow morning.
Unfortunately the timing this round isn't great: we've both ended up having to have a day off due to the time of day, and my work has a whole-company meeting tomorrow for the end of financial year review. But, like my friend pointed out, this is more important. We're at the mercy of my body, and my body says tomorrow is the day!
I'm not feeling as excited and hopeful as last time. It's not that I'm feeling negative, exactly. It's more just a kind of, I don't know, lethargy I guess. I've never been the most patient of people (I heard that!), so I basically just want it to be over and me to be pregnant. Fingers crossed it happens tomorrow!
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
IUI Round 2: Progress Report
Day 11 today. I had my first blood test on Monday, Day 9, and my hormone levels were higher than they had been on Day 11 last cycle, so I responded more quickly this time on the higher dose. I had another blood test today, and the clinic has booked an ultrasound scan for me tomorrow morning as it looks like I'm starting to surge. Unfortunately, Dr Swift is away this week due to school holidays, so the scan will be done by another doctor, Dr Flynn. He's in the same clinic as Dr Swift, and is the obstetrician of someone else I know who is pregnant, so I'm sure he'll be fine. But of course there's always a bit of nervousness when you see a new doctor. Hopefully Dr Swift will still be able to do the IUI itself when it happens.
My own feeling, based on my own knowledge of my body, is that the IUI will be on Friday. Not the most convenient time, but never mind: we're at the mercy of my hormones. I'm certain we won't be holding out until Monday.
After the scan tomorrow I have to have another blood test and they will hopefully be able to tell me exactly when we'll be doing the IUI. The blood tests are becoming a drag. My veins seem to be a bit shy, so the nurses tend to use the same one that is a little bolder than the others, but that one has started getting a bit scarred so it is getting painful. The injections each morning are just routine now, though. Who would have thought that jabbing myself with a needle each morning would become so ho-hum?
My own feeling, based on my own knowledge of my body, is that the IUI will be on Friday. Not the most convenient time, but never mind: we're at the mercy of my hormones. I'm certain we won't be holding out until Monday.
After the scan tomorrow I have to have another blood test and they will hopefully be able to tell me exactly when we'll be doing the IUI. The blood tests are becoming a drag. My veins seem to be a bit shy, so the nurses tend to use the same one that is a little bolder than the others, but that one has started getting a bit scarred so it is getting painful. The injections each morning are just routine now, though. Who would have thought that jabbing myself with a needle each morning would become so ho-hum?
Monday, June 20, 2011
IUI Round 2: Starting Again
I got my period yesterday, a little earlier than I was expecting, but that might work out for the good with the timing - we may end up being able to do the IUI on a Monday again, which would be great. Unfortunately, I hadn't dropped in to pick up my drugs for this round yet, so we had a bit of a scramble this morning to go in and get them so I could start my injections again today.
I got a new injection pen, which is easier to use than the last one, and a new set of needles. I did the injection with the new pen in the clinic with Jo while we were there, to make sure I was doing it okay. I'm starting out on 75 IUs this time, so I may respond more quickly. I'm scheduled for my first blood test on Monday.
Overall, I don't feel like I'm in as positive a space as I was last round. It's not that I'm disillusioned with the process itself yet, it's just that I have other stuff going on in my head that's making me feel a bit negative. I miss my home and my family, and I'm going through another phase where it seems like everyone I know is either pregnant or a new parent. My birthday is this week, another reminder that my time is running out, so to speak. I'm trying to stay positive, but I'm not really sure how I'm going to handle this cycle. We'll just have to wait and see, I suppose!
I got a new injection pen, which is easier to use than the last one, and a new set of needles. I did the injection with the new pen in the clinic with Jo while we were there, to make sure I was doing it okay. I'm starting out on 75 IUs this time, so I may respond more quickly. I'm scheduled for my first blood test on Monday.
Overall, I don't feel like I'm in as positive a space as I was last round. It's not that I'm disillusioned with the process itself yet, it's just that I have other stuff going on in my head that's making me feel a bit negative. I miss my home and my family, and I'm going through another phase where it seems like everyone I know is either pregnant or a new parent. My birthday is this week, another reminder that my time is running out, so to speak. I'm trying to stay positive, but I'm not really sure how I'm going to handle this cycle. We'll just have to wait and see, I suppose!
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