IUI #3 is in the works. This morning I gave myself my first trigger shot.... ALL BY MYSELF! It actually wasn't so bad. The hardest part was mixing the medicine with the liquid and then getting it all to go back in the syringe. Injecting myself wasn't hard to do at all. DH came out to give me support (it was bright and early at 7am) and thought for sure that he would have to inject me, but as he stood there I just did it all myself. I was pretty proud about it. :) I was pretty nerve-wracked yesterda when I realized my mom was not in town and couldn't help me out (she is a nurse and did the trigger for me last round). Before my alarm went off this morning, I actually dreamed about the whole process. My dream was so real that I had this huge sense of relief once the shot was done, and then I woke up and realized that it was not done and I had to go through it all again. Boo!
Yesterday I had an u/s to check on the status of things. It was short and sweet with not much to report. I think he said my endometrium looks good (Yay clomid for not screwing me here! I'll still keep drinking my grape juice and eating pineapple just in case). There are 3 follies, all ready to go (I think they were around 18, 22 and 24mm). The doctor mentioned that he was slightly concerned because the two on my left look exactly the same as they did last time. That could mean that they are cysts. I'm still researching what this could mean for me. I don't think it's a "huge" deal (at least in the IF world - apart from that I would be freaked out), but it could bench me for a while. I'm also concerned because that might mean there is only 1 mature egg that will be released. Hopefully the timing all lines up and that egg is the one! If they are cysts and we have to take a break for a while, maybe that will be a good thing. Now that I'm at this part of the process I again feel like I could go through this again if need be. But let's hope there won't be a need to. Anyone have any advice on the possible cysts?
So tomorrow I go for the IUI. I am triggered up. I booked an acupuncture appointment in the city before my IUI... hopefully all my chi will be flowing freely. I can't think of anything much more to say. That's about it for now. I'll let you know how tomorrow goes. I plan to take it easy. Last time we went for quite a walk in the evening after the IUI and I don't want to do that this time. We'll probably stick around town for a bit, grab dinner out and then make the 3-hour drive back. I will exercise lightly with walking and yoga this week, but no going to the gym for at least a week (by then I'll be crazy antsy and need to do something to keep my mind occupied). Keep those fingers and toes crossed for me!
Good luck! Hoping this cycle is successful for you!
ReplyDeleteI'm really hoping they aren't cysts, but if they are, it might just mean one cycle off. I had residual cysts after a treatment cycle that failed and had to sit one cycle out. I'm hoping you don't have to worry about that because you will get good news soon! Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers!
ReplyDeleteI had a 30 mm cyst develop during one of my clomid cycles. I was put on birth control pills to suppress my ovaries, which supposedly helps resolve cysts quicker than just leaving them alone. It took 6 weeks for mine to clear up, but it was also bigger than what you're dealing with, so perhaps you'd only be out four weeks if they turn out to be cysts.
ReplyDeleteFingers and toes crossed.
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