AF showed up on Saturday. She's been quite the little bitch, but, for once, I welcomed her and all her nastiness with open arms.
My DH and I celebrated with a trip to watch the Iowa State women's basketball team lose a close match to Missouri (BOOOOOOO). It was awesome, though, because we were guests of the ISU coaching staff and had tickets right behind the bench with all the family members and got to hear everything the coach said...well, or screamed until he was hoarse. (I swear I don't know how he doesn't have a heart attack every game.) My DH has been a big fan of the ISU women's team for years. (Somehow that just makes me happy.) He was chatting with the father of one of the players who seemed to be in his late 50s or early 60s. Afterward he turned to me and proudly said "See, that's how I'll be as a dad when our kids are in college." It warmed my heart and for a while I pretended that we were actually about 20 years in the future watching our daughter play basketball.
The Missouri head coach and one of her assistant coaches were each about 7 months pregnant. The head coach has to be in her early 40s based off of her bio (graduated college in 1990) and has a four year old.
I decided to take it all as a sign.
Anyway, on to today's scan results.
Today's u/s: One 10 mm or so cyst that has been hanging around for a while and seems to not be a problem. Multiple small antral follies on each ovary. Uterine lining thin. Uterus healed from surgery.
Today's drug: 100 IU of Follistim injected with a fancy pen.
Next scan: Friday morning.
You know, for something that I've built up in my head as being such a huge thing (INJECTABLES!!!), something that costs a fortune and could potentially change my life, something that is doing all sorts of things to my insides, something I've been waiting to do for months and months, that fancy pen sure makes it just kind of anticlimactic. I mean, don't get me wrong, I don't REALLY want to move on to large bore syringes of medications that I have to mix and inject in all sorts of uncomfortable places and uncomfortable ways. I'll be quite happy if this low-ish dose FSH with the world's smallest needle is all it takes to get me pregnant with a "take home" baby. But, yeah, my DH was wholly unimpressed. "Ha! That's nothing like what I had to stab you with for the trigger shot." Yes, dear, I remember that one. And, don't worry, with any luck you'll get to do it again sometime next week.
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Finally, sending lots of love to Erika who found out that she lost one of her twins recently.
Good luck with you cycle... looks like we're cycling at the same time :) I agree that the high-tech needle was a bit of an anticlimax but at least I can't get it wrong :) Thinking of you along the way xoxo
ReplyDeleteI think a lot of people think that injectibles are going to be a big deal (I know I did) but then find out its pretty easy. I know that I read about the issues with Clomid (side effects, yuck) and was thankful that I moved right to injectibles.
ReplyDeleteAnd just a word to the wise, if you're lining is still thin when you're close to O time, don't hesitate to push for some estrogen supps to thicken it up!
Good luck, Rebecca!! I hope these "fancy pen" injectibles do the trick!
ReplyDeleteI love all the signs at the basketball signs. And your hubs comment - oh that's so sweet. I hope this fancy pen is what it takes for a take home baby!!!
ReplyDeleteGood luck! I'm glad this is anticlimactic-- much better than being earth-shattering, I'd say! I hope the surgery and now the injectibles are just what your body needed to get this baby-making going.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the fancy injectables!
ReplyDeleteI'm just going to ignore the part where you boo'd Mizzou and get to the part where I cheer you on this cycle.... :) I'm really hoping this is it for you!!
ReplyDeleteglad you got to go out and do something you enjoy with your entrance of AF which is usually such a bummer. I'm hoping that everything goes well for your injectable cycle!! have a great week sweetie
ReplyDeleteI am keeping my fingers crossed that this fancy injectable cycle is it for you! I like your husbands comment. Very cute! Heres to watching your daughter play in 20 years!
ReplyDeletei hope that the fancy pen works a treat! good luck. x
ReplyDeleteGL with the inject cycle! Sticking yourself with needles is always exciting! I am hoping for a happy ending this cycle!
ReplyDeleteSorry the pen takes the "fun" out of it =) So exciting that you're off to the races!!!
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't get much better than a 40 yo preggo, in my opinion. So sweet on the hubs behalf, love it. I hope it is a magic pen for you.
ReplyDeleteI've heard the Follistim pen is pretty neat! Wish I had that instead of all this crazy mixing. Good luck!! :)
ReplyDeleteI understand exactly what you mean.
ReplyDeleteWhile I was lying in the hospital last week after the lat, I was feeling like I had jumped a major, the biggest, hurdle. But now, as life resumes to normal, all my fears and anxieties have returned. I only have my navel and the wound next to my hip as proof of the surgery, but other than that, I feel just like as infertile as before.
It's like we need constant daily reminders that we're doing something to fight the battle, whether it's big syringes, or huge mood swings... or something, IDK... a pregnancy perhaps? :D
How awesome to think about your future child tearing it up at Iowa state women's basketball! sort of my dream too, not necessarily Iowa state, but to have a collegiate athlete as a child.
ReplyDeleteSo excited you're off on your Follistim cycle and i hope you get great news from monitoring on Friday!
Here is to a fantastic Fancy Pen Project!
ReplyDeleteI am very excited about it, and can hardly wait to see how your visits go!
Grow follies, Grow!
Comments like your husbands (and to be fair like the kind of things my husband said to me) they make me really want to really get them involved in the whole process. Preferably by giving them an injection that will stop them belittling the size of our needles! And don't get me started on what Id do with the dildo cam.
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