Well - we have a plan.
So far it looks like this:
They have a couple other patients all starting PGD cycles this week and want to make sure we all don't end up needing retrieval and embryology at the same time. SO. I continue b/c until Saturday.
Wednesday I start stims with 300 IU Follistim once a day. My first post-stim u/s is Monday 8/28. At some point we will add Ganarelix (Antagon) into the mix to allegedly keep me from ovulating.
This puts retrieval sometime during Labor Day weekend, the very day, of course, my friend is supposed to arrive for a visit from North Carolina. Of course I doubt that day will hold firm - this is only the "ideal" time line, and we all know I am far from ideal.
I got to play with the Follistim test kit. I feel ok about doing the injections at the moment - we'll see how that changes next Wednesday I guess. One good thing I learned - I can do my HcG injection subcutaneously as well. Hopefully we get through this whole cycle with no intramuscular shots! Woo hoo! What a lame thing to bring excitement to my life!
Last night I woke up in a major panic - I dreamed about an explosion happening right outside the house. I swore it was real. My heart was pounding out of my chest, and I could barely catch my breath. Anxiety to the max!
I still feel somewhat numb towards this whole thing. It still doesn't even seem real to me. For the few minutes it did this morning, while talking to the nurse - I was so overwhelmed I thought I was going to puke.
This is going to be one hell of a ride!
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