Naturally

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So, I had another ultrasound today and much to my joy and surprise, I had 3 measurable follies! I had 2 on the left (where did those come from?!) at 12 and one on the right at 11 (this is my "little engine that could" follie that has been trying to grow since the beginning). So I finally left the RE's office not in tears. But, naturally, it couldn't be all good news... About 4 hours after I left I got the call that my E2 level was over 600 (can't remember the exact number) to which I respond, "Wow! That's good right?!" Well, of course it wasn't. The nurse said that it was a little high. So, I am back down to 75 IU tonight and then I have to go back tomorrow.

I am not super worried or disappointed yet. I figure, if it really was way too high they would have reduced the dose even further. However, I also know that my RE is worried that some of the other follies might catch up and he doesn't want that to happen since he'll only trigger with 3 mature. So, I am hoping tomorrow that I will see some growth in the three that I had today and no others growing. Fingers crossed!

First Follie Check Update

So, I had my first follie check on Sunday morning and it didn't go as well as I had hoped. I had one follie on the right that looked like it was *trying* to take the lead but was still only 8mm after 5 days of stims. The rest on both sides were unmeasurable. I am bummed. However, I'm still trying really hard to be positive. At least one is trying to advance right? Plus, I was so worried about overstimming, but obviously that's not my problem, at least right now. For the more science-y readers, my E2 at the baseline was 39 and on SUnday it was 55, not as high as they'd like to see. So they increased my dose to 75IU and I'll go back on Weds. for another check-up. My lining was great though, it was a triple stripe, grade 1 at 8mm already.

Brad went with me to the u/s and he was so funny after we left. He said that the only follie that he could see was the 8mm and I explained that about 18mm was mature. His response was "Oh my God, that's huge!! I thought the 8mm already looked really big!" He also said that "Triple Stripe" sounds like a beer. Men...