OUCH!

Picture taken this morning at the Dr.'s office!
(see I told you...camera with me at ALL times!)

Doctor appointment went as usual today, blood work was taken, ultrasound was done. Dr. Hickey did my ultrasound, which was nice, but also meant that I was late to school. (Thank goodness it was just School Improvement Planning and we didn't have students.) I like that Dr. Hickey turns the ultrasound monitor toward me so that I can watch what is going on. I'm becoming very good at reading the ultrasounds!

My lining was at about 9.2, which is a huge improvement from the 6 I had last week. I guess the new meds really did the trick! But, it's still not as thick as we want it. Ideally we want it to be at around 11-12. He said that 9 is okay, but we really hoping for the 11. We are going to wait one more week and hope that it gets nice and thick, but of course, not too thick! He says a 14 is too thick - I asked why - because when it is at 14, the embryo has a much harder time finding a nice cozy spot with both a gland and an artery in which to attach and you need it to find both in order to be successful. At 11-12 it is the best scenario for coziness - so keep saying those prayers!

We'll continue the Lupron stomach injection, the Delestrogen butt injection, and the Estrogen insertions for atleast one more week. Next week I'll go in and have my usual appointment and we'll set my biopsy appointment. Dr. Hickey said that we're going to go for it next week even if I'm still at a 9. So, I'll keep you posted.

I just got a voicemail from one of my nurses. She said that my labs came back good. My estradiol was at 1500 and my FSH was 0.2. Like I said, we're staying with the same meds, same dosage, and just keeping our fingers crossed that my lining continues to grow.

It has been awhile since I've talked about my injections and really it was because they were becoming nothing...you know...just another part of my day - 6:15pm every night. Well, last night was the worst yet. My stomach injection went just fine, as usual. Brian went to give me my Delestrogen shot and he actually poked me twice because the first poke hurt so bad I screamed out and started bawling. Then I was mad that he hadn't done it! I was freaking out once again over the anticipation of the shot hurting again. I don't know if this shot is just in my head, but it is hurting me more and more. I am beginning to HATE Mondays and Thursdays. Thank goodness it isn't the daily injection. Brian decided that this Thursday we're going to try to numb the area with an ice cube to see if it helps. Maybe I just need a few ML's...I don't know.