Journey into the Known Unknown

Monday, May 9, 2011

If you don't speak German, ah well.

1 mal werden wir noch wach, heissa, dann ist egg retrieval day!

Posted by J at 8:17 AM

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Important Dates

Fertility Consultation: Feb 25-

Baseline bw: March 4

BCP Start - 4 /9

Freeze Your Sperm Surgery - 4/20

Meds Arrive - 4/21

~~Suppresion Check -~~ 4/27

~~Start Stimulation Injectibles -~~ ~~4/29~~

~~Stim Check #2 -~~ 5/6

Stim Check # 3 - 5/8

Egg Retrieval - 5/10

~~Fertilization Report~~ 5/11

~~Day 2 Embryo Assessment~~ - 5/12

~~Day 3 Embryo Assessment~~ - 5/13

~~Day 5 Blastocyst Transfer~~ ~~- 5/15~~

~~1st Beta Pregnancy Test -~~5/25

~~2nd Beta Pregnancy Test -~~ 5/27

HeartBeat Ultrasound - 6/17 (7 weeks, 3 days pregnant)
~~Last Ultrasound~~ ~~- 7/1 - 9 weeks, 3 days~~

IVF Side Effects

BCP - headaches, nausea, weird warm water sensation running down my left leg, started on day 14 of BCP

Gonal F and Menopur - Aching in my lower back, similar to AF cramps but constant, can't take ib profen so have just been dealing with it, but its annoying

Medications for IVF #3

Sprintec BCP - 19 days

Gonal F - 225 Units nightly

Menopur - 75/(150 units on Day 5) nightly

Certotide - .025 units nightly

HCG 10,000 IU - Trigger Night

Prometrium - 200mg twice daily vaginally

Pregnancy Symptoms

Tired, tired, tired

Sore boobs

Heightened smell

Crying jags like woah

Cramping

Nausea

Notes to myself

2011 egg ret much much easier than 2008, not nauseated, no throwing up

2011- 12 eggs ret, 3 fertilized, 3 embryos, 2 on Day 5 (morula, blast)

2008 - 10, 8 fertilized, 2 passed on, day 2, 2 passed later

4/25 - Day 18 of BCP, feeling AF cramps?

2008 , procedure M had was TESA

2011 - Mark had a MESA, Left tapped

AMH Level = 2.2

FSH on Day 3 = 10.5 (2011)

FSH on Day 3 =9.3 (2008)

Research Antagonist protocol vs. Long Lupron Protocol

-Risks

Research TESA - sperm freezing vs. fresh aspirated sperm

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