We've begun round 2. We chose our new profile and I started the lupron injections about 2 weeks ago. I had a very difficult time choosing our embryos this time. The eggs in one of the profiles was from a jewish woman who has her masters degree in professional counseling, so naturally I connected with that profile immediately. The "problem" is that the woman was 32 and the woman from the other profile was 26. The younger the egg the better so our doctor encouraged us to choose the second profile. We ended up choosing the profile our doctor recommended because at the end of the day, if we didn't get pregnant, I didn't want to wonder what would have happened if I'd listened to the doctor. Of course, now if we don't get pregnant I'll wonder if I shouldn't have gone with my gut. ARGGGGGGGG!
I went in for my first ultra sound and blood test (first for this round anyway) this morning and got the call this afternoon that I'm suppressed. Basically that means that I can lower my lupron dosage from 20 units to 10 units and begin my estrace. I start with 2 a day and then move to 4 on the 20th and 8 on the 24th. If all goes well and my levels are good when I test again on the 26th, we'll transfer on June 6th. In the meantime I have road rage ALL the time, in the car, out of the car.... where ever. Everything annoys me. Everyone annoys me. I annoy me. The hormones are really getting to me this time. I'm going to start walking tomorrow. Maybe a little exercise will help me manage my aggrivation.
I also started accupuncture a few weeks ago. They say (my brother says) it increases your chances of conception by 15%. I'll take any % I can get. So, more needles for me. Yippee!! Although my brother has never needled me, I know how he practices and how he tends to his clients. My doctor should take a lesson. He comes in, makes me stick out my tounge, asks if I'm on track, leaves while I climb on the table under some towels, comes back in, takes 5 minutes (if that) to stick me and leaves for 25 minutes. I then have 25 minutes to lie on the table and try not to make my self crazy. I do not do well lying and doing nothing. Give me a book, a puzzle, a TV, something... but do not make me lie still with nothing to do. I do not know how to relax. Anyway, then he comes back in and takes out the needles and says "see ya next week." The end. My brother would be appalled.
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