About Me

Having been raised by a single mother, it's been my dream to have a "normal" family with a father, a mother, and children since I was a kid. I got married to a wonderful husband Mike eight years ago. I love my job - I am an oncology nurse taking care of people undergoing bone marrow transplant. Mike got his Master's in Clinical Social Work last year. He recently started his career as Substance Abuse Specialist. We thought it was time to expand our family. One year later, I was diagnosed with diminished ovarian reserve at age of 32 with an elevated FSH level. My doctor thinks I need "aggressive" interventions right away. I am going to have my first IVF in September 2010.

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Ovary boot camp

So, those 15 mm follicles stayed 15mm in today's ultrasound. GRRR. They needed to grow because they are right now too immature. Meanwhile, other ones got bigger and doctor does not think I can wait to trigger anymore. These big ones will be gone otherwise. I just gave myself Follistim and Luveris hoping that these medications will make those 15mm follicles bigger during the next 12 hrs or so before I get the trigger shot. My doctor thinks they can mature in the 12 hrs. So, these 15 mm follicles are officially in the ovary boot camp. The plan for next 12 hrs is: rest, relax, eat well, some meditation, fertility yoga, and massage. No stress because I need my blood vessels to relax and carry the medications to the small follicles in my ovaries. I wished for a nicer day because I think I should to be outside in the nature as well. I now see a blue sky coming out. Great.

So, my retrieval is scheduled for sometime on Monday. I'm waiting to hear from my nurse for the exact time. So far my lineup is the following follicles (each of which contains an egg): I gave random names to identify these follicles. Just so you know - they are not our top choices for actual baby/babies but they have nice meanings. 18mm follicle "Arav," 18mm "Balint,"17 mm "Cai," 17 mm "Damali," 16 mm "Edison," 16 mm "Fareeda," 15 mm "Gale," 15 mm "Hafwen," 15 mm "Ida."

I sound like a crazy person...

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