Yesterday, H and I returned to the doctor for our day 10 check in. Everything went as planned... follicles developing, uterine lining looking good. Lefty was hiding, but has been an over performer all along. Righty had joined the party with several large follicles. Feeling confident, we decided to go ahead and purchase more meds ahead of the blood work results since we didn't plan on being on the side of town where the pharmacy is located.
Reality check: anything can happen. Our ivf nurse Pam called after lunch. Estradiol dropped. Rather than the 800 - 1000+ that we were expecting, it had gone in the wrong direction and is now sitting at 270. What does this mean? How could we have developing follicles and dropping estradiol. The two things contradict each other. We felt absolutely deflated.
Pam booked a follow up appointment for the next day (today, as I am writing). She encouraged us to keep taking the meds, and say a little prayer. Throughout the evening, I could feel my ovaries continuing to swell. By dinner, I could barely find a comfortable position at the table. Everything on the front side of my body is sore and swollen.
I went to bed last night preparing myself for the potential of a cancelled cycle. At the same time, feeling perplexed at what my body was telling me. Cautiously optimistic, I tried to get some rest before this morning's appointment.
Today was interesting. If my levels are dropping, we would likely see shrinking or stalled follicles. Thankfully, this is not the case! On both sides, my follicles look great. Hmmmm.... even the doctor is a bit confused. We speculate that maybe there was a mix up with the blood work or an error in the lab, but know that it is unlikely. Only time will tell...
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