Sunday, August 9, 2009

Too many moving parts

If anyone can make this more complicated than it needs to be, it's me!

Yesterday we had an ultra sound and my lining looked good at 11mm. They like it to be 8-10mm, and I mentioned to the technician that last time my lining got too thick and we had to call off the transfer. She assured me that 11mm was still 'good'.

And then she spotted some fluid in my lining. She measured it from about 5 different angles and said it was only a tiny bit, but that fluid in the lining is a reason not to do a transfer. The nurse also confirmed it was only a tiny spot and it could disappear during the week. She would ask the doctor what he wanted to do about it.

I just love those 'go home and wait' days.

Later in the afternoon the nurse called back and said she wanted me to go ahead and start taking my shots and the other meds, and I need to go in for another ultra sound on Wednesday or Thursday to see what's happening with the fluid and make a final go or no-go decision then.

Further, they want my estrogen level to be >300 by now and mine was 76. So I have started taking estrogen pills while I continue using the patches as well, 2mg twice a day.

I am also starting Tetracycline (antibiotics) and Medrol (steroid).

We did the first progesterone shot this morning...not bad. Dr. Kelly has really gotten good at it! I have one more 'thing' to start tonight, and I am really excited about it, let me tell you.

All that to say, now the timing is off. They will start thawing our embryos tomorrow and growing them to reach day 5 by Friday, but what if, on Thursday, they tell me it's a no-go because of the fluid in my lining?

Why do I feel like I am going to have the 'I told you so' conversation with my doctor soon?

1 comment:

Sweetie Pie said...

Wow. I can't imagine how you must feel with your roller coaster of meds. I do hope you don't have any problems this week and that all goes smoothly. I'm also hoping you get to avoid an "I told you so" conversation. Those are the worst.

I'm glad Kelly has mad skillz. Those shots do not sound fun!