Egg Retrieval

I went to the Montgomery office this morning for blood work and ultrasound. The ultrasound showed the endomeatrium lining was thickening and I had 21 follicles. The size of the follicles should be 1.8, I had at least eight that measured that or greater. Janet, the IVF coordinator called this afternoon with my blood work results. She said to discontinue my Follistem/Menopur injections and to take the HCG injection tonight at 9:15. This shot is given IM, thank goodness I have a neighbor who is a nurse and loves me. Thanks Jen!!! The egg retrieval is scheduled for Wednesday, September 2, 2009. Dave will update the blog after the egg retrieval.

Update on IVF

Last Sunday I started my shots of Follistem and Menopur in which I am still taking every night. On Thursday, David and I went in to see Ms Sara in the Montgomery office for blood work and ultrasound. The endomeatrium lining was thin and I had 21 follicles. I was responding to the meds a little faster then they expected so they reduced my dosage of the follistem from 150 to 75. They added another injection medication, Ganirelix. Saturday, Dave and I went to the Birmingham office for more blood work and ultrasound. Everything looked good, the lining was thickening and the follicles are growing nicely. We will return to the Montgomery office in the morning for even more blood work and ultrasound.

Davis' 3rd Birthday

Davis had a cookies and milk party from 10:00 until 12:00. The kids had fun in the pool, slip and slide, inflatable water slide and bouncin jump castle. I, myself, had fun with the water guns. I was asked to take Davis to another birthday party at the Premiere gym while the clean up began. Little man was so tired he was almost asleep before we got there, however, he got his second wind and had a great time. I really enjoyed spending the weekend with the family and friends. Happy Birthday Davis!!! Love you bunches!!!!!!!!!!!

The past week.....

On Wednesday, David and I had appointment in the Montgomery office. We both had blood work and I had an ultrasound. The blood work was fine and the ultrasound showed the endometrium lining was thin and that is a good sign. We signed the consent forms and made the payment. I will start my shots tomorrow of Follistem and Menopur and return to the office on Thursday for ultrasound and more blood work.

Baby Update

David and I have been trying to have a baby for nine years now as most of you know. I thought it would be easier to use the blog to share info. I know that times after telling the story over and over again I may leave something out and this way everyone gets the same information. I am going to be sharing about every step, good or bad and funny or sad. Its all about the journey. So, to bring everyone up to date. In May, Dave and I met with Dr Allemand at the ART program in Birmingham. We had been through five + IUI's at this point and no luck. Dr Allemand said on paper everything looked good. It was time to move on to the next step which is IVF. David and I had a trip planned to the Dominican Republic for the first week of July, we all agreed to wait til we returned before starting the IVF process. On July 31, I had an appointment with Ms Sara here in the Montgomery office for blood work and ultra sound. I was given a neuva ring (birth control) to use until the 18th of August. So, thats where we are. I am very excited to move forward with this process. I know that God has a plan for us and its all in His timing.