Greetings all:
So I’m having a bit of an issue with my estrogen levels right now. On my last post I said the estrogen level had dropped significantly, which wasn’t good. After that, I went to my next appointment, which was on Saturday morning, CD 12. The ultrasound showed the follicles really hadn’t grown significantly over the 2 days; I had (3) 11 mms and many smaller ones. Dr. Webster said if the estrogen level dropped again, we would have to cancel this entire month. Oh. my. Lord. Anyway, not to keep you in suspense like I was on Saturday, estrogen had actually jumped from 68 to 119, which was good! We are able to continue this month. Thank God! I would’ve been so discouraged to cancel 2 months in a row, especially mid-cycle like this. But thank God, all was well. {BTW, he and his staff are awesome; they called me personally as soon as they got the estrogen results because they knew I was on pins and needles. Usually they leave my results on the phone tree; I dial a number, input my pin and get a recording of my results–which is so convenient, except for when it’s big news like that!!}
Today, CD 14, I went back for another check. I have (3) 13 mm follicles and many smaller ones. Dr. Webster keeps saying we don’t need too many follicles or else we’ll have to cancel the month; it’s really a delicate balance. Estrogen came back at 122, only 3 points up from Saturday, which isn’t the greatest. So he is increasing the Menopur dosage from double to triple per day. I go back Wednesday for the next check. Last IUI cycle, I never exceeded a double dosage so this is different.
In other news, there is a Christian infertility support group called Sarah’s Laughter several people have told me about. (www.sarahs-laughter.com). I was watching our church service online this past Sunday and the message was about joining connect groups. Matt and I are already in a married couples group but I asked in the chat if there was a connect group for infertility. They directed me to Sarah’s Laughter. I went to the website and lo and behold, the Baton Rouge chapter is out of my church (Healing Place Church)!! Wow! For some reason it just never clicked. Anyways, I contacted the group leader, Beth, and the next meeting is tomorrow night at 7! Yay! So I’m going to go. And wouldn’t you know it, her house is 5 minutes away from mine and she is the founder of Sarah’s Laughter and has even written several books! How about that!
Thanks for reading,
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