I had another u/s and b/w done today. I have 13 follicles, which I think is a good number? My blood work was OK, not great. The nurse said they’d like to see my estradiol level a little higher than what it is (27.6). I asked what a good number was and she couldn't really say because it differs by person and depending on where you are in your cycle. She said all of my eggs are small right now so I am stopping the Lupron altogether (I already decreased from 20 units to 5 units this past Monday) and increasing my Gonal-F from 225 to 300. Menopur is staying the same. Hopefully, the change will give me a jump start and get those eggs growing! I have another appointment on Saturday morning to see where we are.
On the bright side, at least I’m down to only 2 shots per day now! I have had some twinges today in the areas that I'm guessing are my ovaries and felt some achiness when I bent over so I’m taking that as a good sign. Maybe I just have slow starters (yeah, I know... they are my eggs).
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13 is a great number! Yay! Did the nurse say anything about giving you extra estrogen? Do you have any idea when ER will be? GL!
Hi Wendy,
She didn't say anything yesterday about extra estrogen - I think they are hoping the change in meds will help the eggs grow (which I guess creates estrogen?). I'll have to ask tomorrow if that's an option.
Estimated retrieval is 6/13 but I'm guessing that date could move depending on my progress.
My ER and ET will be between 6/13 and 6/20, so we'll be right around the same time for both!
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