Tuesday May 24th (Day 4 of Stimulation)- I started my morning by waking up to a big rash on my face! I thought to myself, could this be my acne getting way worse from the medication? Turns out, I think it was a bug that attacked me in my sleep! I have like 10 itchy bumps on my face around my eyes, cheeks, and forehead. The mosquitos have been getting in our house from opening the doors so much for the dogs. I need these to go away pronto!
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| Putting on makeup to cover my rash |
Next, I had a 7:30am lab draw and estradiol resulted at 279. I started out with my estradiol at 28 so this was a big jump! They wanted to see me the next day for my first ultrasound and another estradiol check right away since I was >200. I am at risk for Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome with my Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH) high at >9 meaning I have a lot of eggs left from hardly ovulating with PCOS over the years! They decided to keep my Follistim dose the same at 150units tonight. I am feeling my ovaries grow daily with them always feeling tense and twinges similar to a typical ovulation feeling. I started getting extra emotional today and crying at anything sappy or baby related that I saw. Haha! A normal woman's estradiol typically will only get to around 350 during their cycle. I am sure my emotions are only going to get worse as my estradiol could get to a level of 2000-3000 by the end of the stimulation!
I spent some time today trying to research meals that I could eat for lunch and dinner since I feel so restricted by this pregnancy diet. Here's a list of what I have come up with so far as far as the main dish goes. Can anyone think of any good ideas that I forgot? Leave me a comment!
Justin and I had a great laugh this night with all my emotions and my crazy appetite. We decided to go on a Bonefish date because I hadn't been there in awhile and it's my favorite spot. My hormones told me I wanted bang bang shrimp & the 3 course Tuesday special of bread & pesto, caesar salad (yes I was going to risk it), steak, mashed potatoes, broccoli, and a brownie & ice cream! This was like 175 carbs but I really didn't care as I had been so good lately haha! I thought I was doing good by taking my insulin before eating. Well of course I took all of my insulin at once except the dessert and then they took forever to get the rest of my food out so my blood sugar got low. I had to have 3 juice boxes to get it up and I had to ask my waitress for my dessert before my steak lol! She probably thought I was crazy. Then of course I took more insulin for dessert and my juice boxes and I still woke up with my blood sugar getting to 400 in the middle of the night! #diabeticproblems #nomorebonefishforme Lol lesson learned control my portions!!! Justin and I talked about how we wouldn't be able to be wild and crazy anymore if we got pregnant and how I was craving going to Vegas with him and staying out late and partying. haha I guess he took that seriously and thought I was in the party mood so he changed the radio station to 105.3 when we got in the car. Well that proves how my mood changed in about 5.2 seconds as I was then yelling at him "Why do you keep changing the radio every time we get in the car?! Where's my Jesus music?!" and then he was referring to me that Christy the boring librarian was back. We were dying laughing. I guess I will be having many personalities during this journey. Lol!
Wednesday May 25th (Day 5 of Stimulation)- My appointment wasn't until 8:45am today since I didn't have to work. I had my first stimulation ultrasound and it was so neat to see all of my ovarian follicles. Dr. Williams had to do it since Dr. Christman is only in clinic Mondays and Thursdays. Let me tell you! It made me appreciate Dr. Christman so much as Dr. Williams just didn't have the best bedside manner. I had heard this before but I wanted to form my own opinion. He didn't take as much time to explain things, it felt really rushed, and he made me feel bad for asking for a copy of my pictures. Maybe he just wasn't awake yet haha Thankful for Melinda to answer my questions! So my uterine lining was 6mm (up from 4.5mm) and they would like this to get to above 8mm. The doctor said things were moving "slow" and that I would be on stimulation meds for awhile. Sometimes it can be up to 12 days! My left ovary had 4 large follicles measuring: 10.5mm, 9.5mm, 9.5mm, 8mm, and then more <8mm. My right ovary had 4 large follicles measuring: 9.5mm, 9.5mm, 9mm, 8mm, and then more <8mm. I read online that they typically don't trigger your ovaries to ovulate until they reach around 18mm. Each follicle doesn't guarantee that there is an egg in it and sometimes rarely a follicle can have 2 eggs. I asked if I needed my medication increased and he said they are really hesitant to increase anything in me because of my hyperstimulation risk so unless today's estradiol is low, they would keep everything the same. Melinda called and said things are looking good and my estradiol resulted at 446. They are keeping my Follistim dosage the same and I won't have to go in for more labs and ultrasound until Friday. I will post then how things are coming along! It's so crazy to think that next Wednesday (in one week!) I could be having my egg retrieval!
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| 1st stimulation ultrasound on 5-25-2016 (Day 5). My left ovary. You can see 6 follicles here. |
-Continued growth of my lining and follicles
-One viable sperm for every egg (I am so anxious about this!)
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