Think (+) Positive: I Need A Miracle

IVF {Part 4}

6/26-Start BCP's

7/14-Lupron (10units) & Dexamethasone (.75mg)

7/18-Last BCP

7/19-Down Lupron dose (5units)

7/22-Baseline E2 at 23

7/27-Add in Follistim (225units)

7/29-Add Luveris (1/2ml) and drop Follistim dose (150units)

8/2-E2 at 1337, U/S (31 measurable follicles, lining at 12.1), last Follistim & Luveris Injections

8/3-E2 at ?, U/S (? measurable follicles, lining at 13.4)

8/4-Last Lupron shot, begin Ciprofloxin (500mg) tablets twice daily

8/5-(2) Ovidrel Triggers (12:30am) begin Dostinex (.5mg) tablets & Clindamycin (150mg) suppositories

8/6-ER 10:30am (26 eggs retrieved with 14 thought to be mature, and 6 others being watched for possible maturity), begin PIO (1ml)

8/7-Fertilization Report: Out of the 18 eggs mature enough to be fertilized with ICSI, all 18 successfully took, but 2 fertilized abnormally and 2 didn't survive. We are so blessed to have 14 embryos growing in culture! Last Clindamycin suppository

8/9-Day 3 Embryo Report: All 14 of our embryos are still alive:
(2) 8-celled grade 2
(1) 7-celled grade 2
(5) 6-celled grade 2
(2) 5-celled grade 2
(2) 4-celled grade 2 & 3
(1) 3-celled grade 2
(1) 2-celled grade 3

8/11-5 Day Transfer of:
(1)expanded blast grade 1
(was 5-celled grade 2 on day 3)
(1)expanded blast grade 2
(was 6-celled grade 2 on day 3)
(1)expanded blast grade 2
(was 8-celled grade 2 on day 3)

Four more being watched for possible freeze:
(1)blast grade 2
(was 8-celled grade 2 on day 3)
(1)blast grade 2
(was 7-celled grade 2 on day 3)
(1)blast grade 2
(was 6-celled grade 2 on day 3)
(1)blast grade 2
(was 2-celled grade 3 on day 3)
Begin Viville Patches, up PIO (1.5ml)

8/12-Day 6 Embryo Report: 2 frozen! Last Dostinex

8/13-Last Ciprofloxin

8/19-Beta #1-11 (13dpo)

8/21-Beta #2-37 (15dpo)

8/23- Beta #3-114 (17dpo)

8/25- Beta #4-314 (19dp0)

9/1-U/S #1-A perfectly placed gestational sac, yolk sac and fetal pole!

9/16-U/S #2-A perfect heart beating at 165bpm!

Unexpected Journey

August 2010-IVF #4 *BFP* (details above)
July 2010-Begin meds for IFV #4
June 2010-Begin BCP's for IVF #4
May 2010-Repeat of CD3 Blood Work; AMH=2.9, FSH=5.5, LH=1.4, E2=45 (better than last year)
February 2010-IVF #3 *BFN* (details below) Begin CoQ10, Pycnogenol, Acupuncture & Yoga in hopes of improving egg quality for our last try
January 2010-3 year mark; IVF #3 egg retrieval & transfer
December 2009-Begin meds for IVF #3
November 2009-Begin BCP's for IVF #3
October 2009-IVF 2 *BFN* (details below)
September 2009-Begin meds for IVF #2
August 2009-Begin BCP's for IVF #2
July 2009-IVF *canceled before ET due to early trigger, resulting in a lack of embryos* (details below)
June 2009-Begin BCP's for IVF #1
April 2009-meet with IVF coordinator; determined protocol (Lupron) & Schedule (July 2009)
March 2009-MyCD3 blood work; AMH=2.8, FSH=6.2, LH=2.8, E2=48
February 2009-First actual RE visit & SA; SURPRIZE! Diagnosed with MFI (low counts, 2% morph & 37% motility)
January 2009-2 Year Mark
November 2008-Phone consult to RE finds previous SA results inconclusive. Order ConceptionXR vitamins ans schedule SA
October 2008-Second SA results normal. What's with our low post wash counts?
September 2008-IUI #2 *BFN*
August 2008-IUI #1 *BFN*
May 2008-LAP all clear, results are "prestine"
February 2008-HSG all clear, I have "gorgeous" tubes!
January 2008-1 year mark & "Unexplained IF" diagnosis
August 2007-SA results not amazing, but nothing that would stop us from getting pregnant. So they say.
July 2007-Gyno says "don't worry, it's only been 6 months
January 2007-Goodbye BCP's
September 2006-Married

IVF {Part 3}

12/1-Start BCP's

12/30-Lupron (10units) & Dexamethasone (.75mg)

1/3-Last BCP

1/4-Down Lupron dose (5units)

1/7-Baseline E2 at 31.6

1/12-Add in Follistim (150units)

1/13-Add Luveris (1/2ml)

1/18-E2 at 1956, U/S (23 measurable follicles, lining at 13.3), begin Ciprofloxin (500mg) tablets twice daily

1/19-E2 at 2558, U/S (30 measurable follicles, lining at 14.9) Last Follistim and Luveris shots

1/20-E2, U/S (32 measurable follicles, lining at 12.1) Last Lupron shot, begin Clindamycin (150mg) suppositories

1/21-Ovidrel Trigger (1:30am)

1/22-ER (18 eggs retrieved with 5 thought to be mature, and 7 more being watched for possible maturity), begin Dostinex (0.5mg) tablets and PIO (1ml) Last Clindomycin suppository

1/23-Fertilization Report: Out of the 9 eggs mature enough to be fertilized with ICSI, 7 successfully took and 2 more are being watched for possible fertilization

1/25-Embryo Report (Day 3): Not good. Out of the 8 that officially fertilized, we have:
(1) 6-celled grade 3
(1) 5-celled grade 2
(1) 5-celled grade 3
(1) 4-celled grade 2
(3) 4-celled grade 3
(1) 2-celled grade 1

1/26-Embryo Report (Day 4): After being examined today, it looks as though none of them will make it to the blast stage by tomorrow (day 5), so they scheduled us for a 6-day tranfer on thursday and we'll pray we have some blasts to transfer by then.

1/27-Embryo Report (Day 5): We still have 3 precious embryos growing in culture! Two are blasts but not yet expanded, and one still isn't quite a blast yet, all grade 3. Tomorrow's transfer is on as long as they survive the night...

1/28-Embryo Report (Day 6) & Transfer Day: God is so good! Two of our precious, slow growing embryos beat the odds and survived the night, becoming "beautiful" grade 3 expanded blasts! Last Ciprofloxin

1/29-Begin Progesterone suppositories, last Dostinex

2/5-Beta #1-negative. Stop all shots and suppositories, wait for consult appointment and IVF, Part IV

IVF {Part 2}

8/5-Start BCP's

9/16-Lupron (10units) & Dexamethasone (.75mg)

9/20-Last BCP

9/21-Down Lupron dose (5units)

9/24-Baseline E2 at 33

9/29-Add in Follistim (300units)

10/1-Drop Follistim (225units) Add Luveris (1/2ml)

10/5-E2 at 3565, U/S (22 measurable follicles, lining at 15.1) Last Follistim and Luveris shots

10/6-E2, U/S (28 measurable follicles, lining at 12.4) Last Lupron shot, begin Dostinex (0.5mg) tablets, HCG Trigger (11:45pm)

10/7-begin Clindamycin (150mg) suppositories

10/8-ER (22 eggs retrieved, with 7 thought to be mature) begin PIO (1ml) shots and Ciprofloxin (500mg)

10/9-Fertilization Report: Out of the 7 fertilized with ICSI, 5 are doing "well", with 1 more being watched for possible fertilization, Last Clindomycin suppository

10/11-Embryo Report: Praise God, we have 6 little pumpkin blessings growing in culture!
(3) 4-celled and grade 2
(2) 6-celled and grade 2
(1) 6-celled and grade 1.

10/13-Embryo Report & Transfer Day: All 6 embryos are still alive! We trasfered (2) expanded blasts grade 2, and (1) blast grade 3, and the other (3) are being watched one more day for possible freeze. Last Dostinex

10/14-Begin Progesterone suppositories

10/15-Freeze Report: none of our precious remaining pumpkins made it to freeze

10/18-Last Ciprofloxin

10/21-Beta #1-negative. Stop PIO shots & suppositories, wean off Dexamethasone

IVF {Part 1}

6/2-Start BCP's

7/1-Lupron (10units) & Dexamethasone (.75mg)

7/5-Last BCP

7/6-Down Lupron dose (5units)

7/10-Baseline E2 at 67

7/14-Add in Follistim (300units)

7/16-Drop Follistim (225units) Add Luveris (1/2ml)

7/20-E2 at 1852, U/S & Urea Plasma (24 measurable follicles, lining at 16.5) Last Follstim & Luveris shot

7/21-Last Lupron shot

7/22-HCG Trigger (1am) begin Clindamycin (150mg) suppositories

7/23-ER (13 eggs retrieved) begin PIO (1ml) shots and Ciprofloxin (500mg)

7/24-Fert Report: Only 3 of our eggs were mostly mature and 4 were almost mature. All 7 were ICSI'd and 2 fertilized

7/26-Embryo Report: We lost one of our precious embryos, and our remaining embryo is only 3-celled

7/27-Embryo Report: Game over. Our little guy is still only 3-celled and not growing. Stopping all meds and waiting for our second chance

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

I Need A Miracle

So I woke up this morning to...

SPOTTING at 7dpo, and my heart dropped. This was my first month using progesterone supplements that were supposed to STOP my spotting, but there it was, right on time. It's light brown today, and if it's like every other month it will gradually get darker until it becomes my period. Ugh. Either the nasty progesterone supplements I'm taking aren't doing the job, or they are doing the job, but my body just isn't cooperating. Needless to say, I don't have a whole lot of hope left for this cycle, and that's frustrating. But in the end, we did everything we could this cycle, and the rest is up to God. I guess I just need to pray for a miracle!

"Don't believe in miracles - depend on them."
-Laurence J. Peter

4 comments:

Stacy said...: UGH! I am so sorry that you have to go through all the wondering. Stay positive!; August 20, 2008 at 4:44 PM
Anonymous said...: Love and am praying for ya. God is in control and He knows just how to take care of you!!; August 20, 2008 at 7:05 PM
Emily said...: I swear that we are "unexplained" TTC-twins. I have the same problem with spotting, although it seems to make the 2ww a little shorter - once it starts I just want AF to show so I can hurry up and start my next cycle. Hang in there, and know that you are not alone in the craziness of IF!!; August 21, 2008 at 10:59 AM
Amber said...: I am so sorry - I know first hand exactly how frustrating the spotting is. I now bleed for 2 weeks every month. Oh boy! Big huge hugs to you - it sucks.

(Thanks for stopping by my blog, btw!); August 21, 2008 at 3:36 PM

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I Need A Miracle

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