So I had my CD 12 Ultrasound and Bloodwork this morning. Got there at 7:30, had my bloodwork taken and then went to the RE's for the ultrasound. The doctor brought me back and was like you are the girl with all the follicles... yup, that is me. According to the ultrasound, I had about 25 follicles on EACH side. Whoa. I had enough 18+ size that I am suppose to trigger tonight. They said use Lupron since I am at such a high risk of OHSS. I met with my RE who I had been working with the whole time who was excited for me. She was like I hear you doing AMAZING... a little good! We talked about OHSS, told me she was the one doing the transfer, and everything. I left feeling great. The whole drive to work I was thinking, this experience really hadn't been that bad. I mean, its frustrating not being able to exercise and the bloat/weight gain, but I really thought it was going to be a lot worse.
But then I got a phone call from the RE...
Apparently my E2 levels dropped... pretty significantly. The doctors are baffled. I have 50 follicles! According to the ultrasound, my uterus was beautiful, lining just where they want it, and I didn't look like I had ovulated (apparently if I had ovulated I would have had more fluid on the ultrasound?). So now I'm triggering with the Pregnyl shot tonight and the doctor wants me to come in tomorrow morning for more bloodwork to make sure it still isn't dropping. If its continuing to drop- Game Over. The nurse also mentioned there was one more consent I needed signed and I could grab it tomorrow, but I told her I work close by and would just pick it up when I left work. Needless to say, I was devestated, upset, anxious... I didn't even know what to do. I finished up with the last couple of patients I had to see, told my manager I got some bad bloodwork and had to go back to the RE's office, and left early. I talked to the doctor when I got there. They really weren't able to answer my questions since they don't know why it dropped, especially since the nurses, techs, and doctors all kept commenting on how great the ultrasound looked.
So now I am in limbo. I am so stressed out (which isn't good) about the possiblilty of canceling this cycle. I just want tomorrow to hurry up and get here so I know what is going on. This freakin sucks.

5 comments:
I know it must be so frustrating to not know what is going on. Hopefully it won't drop any further. And I pray the hours pass by quickly for you so that you don't worry so long about it.
Oh my word... this is beyond frustrating! I'm so sorry. I'm hoping that your levels stabilize and you're still good to go...
Hi, here via ICLW~ we also have MFI. It sounds like you respond really well to the meds!! I am like that also - but my drs put me on bcps and then luprom before I started my stims... I still produced a crap-load of follicles.
If they cancel your cycle - I know it's going to feel like a big waste and it will feel like you've taken steps backwards, but one thing I have discovered from my many years of doing this, is that you have to trust what the process is, no matter how badly it sucks. There is so much with IVF that is out of our control. The drs really don't have the answers that we so badly desire. The have a general idea of how our bodies will respond (or not respond) to the meds and clearly they were not prepared for your body poppin all of those follicles. OHSS is a huge bummer - I had it twice.
Try to hang in there and breathe... trust and know that your body will do what's best for itself. I know it sucks - I have had numerous things go wrong/awry during cycles. It's enough to really want to pull your hair out.
I look forward to following you and I am hoping your body does pull through and that your estrogen levels stay up!!
Best of luck~
Babysteps #51
i hope tomorrow's blood work goes well. i SO want you to be able to go through with this cycle. good luck! big hugs!
I am praying that you get some answers.
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