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| Justin always wanting to snap a picture....daily lab work! |
It was an exciting day for Justin to come to the clinic with me this morning. He got to see my "beehive" as Dr Williams calls it. I now have a total of 27 follicles (13 left and 14 right). They just keep producing! We received some unfortunate news that since I am responding so well to the medication, we need to prepare ourselves to possibly freeze all of our embryos and transfer them in a few months to give my body time to heal. If my estrogen continues to drastically rise with so many follicles and I got pregnant, my risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome would sky rocket. After the eggs are removed, those follicles fill up with fluid which can spill over into your abdominal cavity causing pressure on the lungs, abdomen, and kidneys. This causes nausea, vomiting, bloating, shortness of breath, decreased urination, and rapid weight gain. A baby in my belly would make everything 10x worse and interventions to fix the problem probably more dangerous. Sometimes these patients even have to be hospitalized to correct their fluid and electrolyte balance and a surgical drain can be placed to remove some fluid. My heart would normally sink at hearing news like this but instead I remain positive and know God's plan is best. I am hopeful that the extra injections that I am doing will continue to simmer my body down. My estrogen only rose from 1451 to 1688 so that's not too bad. We want it to continue to rise but not significantly. I believe they look at this number and my symptoms to determine whether freezing needs to occur. I know someone who had an estrogen level of 3000 and 30 follicles and they still let her transfer. This helps me remain hopeful. Knowing that we have so many people praying for us keeps me positive! I am so glad that I have chosen to be open about everything! Thank you!
They started measuring my luteinizing hormone (0.8) and progesterone (0.5) which were both good numbers. My lining increased to over 10mm but I'm not sure of the exact number. But I am glad that it's over 8mm now! Here are my follicle numbers taken by Dr Williams. He does the ultrasound a little differently than the nurse so we have to take the average of the 2 numbers to compare.
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| Left Ovary 5-28-2016 |
15x12 = 13.5mm
15x11 = 13mm
14x12 = 13mm
14x9 = 11.5mm
14x9 = 11.5mm
15x7 = 11mm
14x8= 11mm
12x9 = 10.5mm
11x9 = 10mm
10x10 = 10mm
11x8 = 9.5mm
10x8 = 9mm
10x7 = 8.5mm
9x7 = 8mm
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| Right Ovary 5-28-2016 |
13x12 = 12.5mm
15x8 = 11.5mm
13x10 = 11.5mm
12x10 = 11mm
11x11 = 11mm
13x8 = 10.5mm
13x7 = 10mm
12x8 = 10mm
10x10 = 10mm
11x8 = 9.5mm
10x9 = 9.5mm
11x7 = 9mm
9x7 = 8mm
Since I'm not at 18mm yet, I won't go back until Monday for a check. I only have enough Ganirelix for 4 doses so that means I'll probably be doing egg retrieval Wednesday or Thursday. Dr. Williams wants me to continue everything at all the same dosages. He was in a much better mood today! haha
Prayers: I don't want any more follicles but I just want them to mature & grow! Praying my estrogen doesn't get too high and I can transfer embryos in me next week!
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