Just got back from another long day trekking out to the fertility clinic. We had to drive my friend back to the ferry, so the timing worked out okay (I had a great time with her this weekend).
The u/s revealed that I have one mature follie on the right (21mm) and two coming in on the left (15 and 17mm, I think). They took my blood to check my LH level. We had to wait a few hours while that was processed so we had lunch and shopped around a bit. We had packed bags so that if the IUI was scheduled for tomorrow, we could just stay in town instead of driving back again. But, no such luck! The LH had not risen yet. So, I was given Hcg to give myself a trigger shot tomorrow (eek!) and then we'll go back again for the IUI on Wednesday (which happens to be my mom's birthday... also it is exactly 5 months from our last IUI, which took place on March 1st... let's just hope this is a repeat with even better results).
I had told the nurse that my mom is a nurse so she could help me with the shot so when she was explaining the instructions she went through them super quickly. DH and I had thought we might try it ourselves, but I'm not sure I can remember everything. I'm not so scared of doing the needle itself (it's more a mind game I think), but mixing the powdered medication in the liquid solution is intimidating. I'd be so scared that I'd mess it up or something! So tomorrow morning, bright and early (7am), I'll be finding my mom to lend me a hand, haha. I think we'll still pack bags and try to stay overnight on Wednesday. I'm trying to arrange my schedule so that I can go in late on Thursday morning to give us time to drive back. It's missing a lot of work this week, but let's hope it's worth it. It would be nice to have a bit of time to settle after the IUI and not rush back (3 rush trips in one week is too much anyways).
Oh, and also the Dr mentioned that my endometrial lining looks great! Guess the pineapple and grape juice is working after all.
Keeping my fingers crossed for you for tomorrow. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteGreat news! and a good size follie! Good luck! Trigger shots made me SUPER sleepy so make sure you don't have much to do in the hours afterwards. I could barely keep my eyes open. Mine were at night, and I always felt so drugged a few hours after the shot. Take good care of yourself!
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