We had a new ultrasound tech today. She was very quiet. I prefer when we’re with a tech and a student, and I get to hear what they find. Today, I still had 19 follicles. One was a little too large, 8 were right where they wanted, and 10 have the potential to catch up. This is such a huge change from last time. We had so many follicles, but the sizes were all over the place.
After the ultrasound, we met with Dr. Johnston. She has to be one of the best doctors I’ve ever met. She puts us at ease, and takes the time to answer questions. We are never rushed, and always feel important. She explained that the cycle is going beautifully. That the goal this time was to tweak what they’d done in the past, to produce higher quality embryos. So far, it looks like it’s working. I don’t have nearly as many follicles as the last two cycles, but my levels are a lot better. I overstimulated both times previously. My estradiol level hit 3500 the first cycle, and 1500 the second cycle. Her goal this time was to keep it around 400. I’ll be stimming longer, with lower doses of medication, adding in Cetrotide to prevent ovulation, and adding an HCG booster to mature eggs before taking the trigger shot. If all goes well, we should end up with a good amount of quality embryos!
We left Dr. Johnston, did our blood work, and headed to get cupcakes from Gigi’s. We’re headed home now, and are waiting for a call with our updated medication doses. We’re back on Thursday for another monitoring appointment, and again on Saturday. They’re expecting to trigger Saturday or Sunday, with retrieval on Monday or Tuesday. It’s getting exciting!
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