I Have an Egg Retrieval Date!

This is becoming so real!  It's Memorial Day and I had to be at the fertility clinic at 7:30am for another set of labs and ultrasound with Dr. Williams before going to work.  I was so anxious and emotional yesterday thinking that my follicles weren't going to grow fast enough since they were only averaging 13mm and I wouldn't have enough medication to keep them growing.  I had an emotional breakdown and even cried in the parking lot of TJ Max for a bit. I knew my estrogen had to have increased because I was so tearful, but I am no longer bloated, so were my follicles really even growing anymore?


Well prayers were answered and my little follicles grew a ton during the past 2 days!  He measured 28 follicles instead of 27 but I am starting to wonder if he double counted any of these.  I was right and my estrogen jumped from 1688 to 3064!  No wonder I was crying.  My progesterone went from 0.5 to 1.1 and luteinizing hormone stayed the same at 0.8 which is all good numbers.  Here's my follicle numbers from today!


Left:

21x18 = 19.5mm

Left Ovary 5-30-2016

18x13 = 15.5mm

19x10 = 14.5mm

17x10 = 13.5mm

16x10 = 13mm

15x11 = 13mm

17x8 = 12.5mm

17x8 = 12.5mm

16x9 = 12.5mm

13x12= 12.5mm

17x7 = 12mm
15x9 = 12mm
14x9 = 11.5mm
13x10 = 11.5mm

Right:

19x17 = 18mm

Right Ovary 5-30-2016

19x15 = 17mm

17x15 = 16mm

18x12 = 15mm

19x10 = 14.5mm

16x12 = 14mm

16x12 = 14mm

16x10 = 13mm

14x10 = 12mm

13x11 = 12mm

13x11 = 12mm

12x10 = 11mm

12x9 = 10.5mm

10x9 = 9.5mm


I am so excited that I have follicles that have matured to the 18mm mark meaning they should have mature eggs in them.  The doctor said he wanted to give me one more day of Follistim at a lower dose, as well as Ganirelix & Menopur injections to give the remaining follicles time to grow and catch up to 18mm. This is perfect because this will be my last dose of Ganirelix that I have at home.  I will be triggered tomorrow with either HCG or Lupron and they set a final egg retrieval date of Thursday 6/2.  This is perfect because Dr. Christman, my doctor, covers Thursdays so he will do my retrieval!  Then the fertilized eggs will either be implanted on Sunday or Tuesday.  I'll have to call out of work for whatever day they choose but it will be worth it.  The only dilemma I have is that if my estrogen climbs too high tomorrow (I think over 4000 is their magic number), they could still want to do a freeze all the embryos cycle.  Can we all say some prayers that it doesn't and we can implant this week?  Thanks!!  I will post my numbers again tomorrow.