First Dip in the Pool

Today I finally got myself into the pool to expand my limited exercise as of late. I haven't swam laps since China (August!). My body has been craving a bit more mobility. Walking is walking, and really quiet boring, and I just don't seem to get my whole body into it. My arms, back, neck and waist have been longing for some movement. Swimming is a funny sport because it is hard to know how hard your pushing it, unless you have a swimmer next to you and you know how fast they are going, or the more obvious, when you are out of breath. I took the conservative road today, swam slow and topped out at 15 minutes. I would like to add on to this, as previously I have felt a cheater to not do a full mile swim. Here's to many more laps, and water babies!

Blog Tittle is True

I am feeling a little moody today. I went in for blood work and stopped at the grocery store on the way home. The store is not one of my favorite places to be ever, but today for sure it wasn't. Seems like everything everyone must multitask at while grocery shopping (and driving in their cars too). While buying groceries, it seems to be the time to catch up on the cell, play with kids, chat with acquaintances and get Starbucks Coffee all while doing the weekly shopping trip... and there was no way I was into this today. So I am accepting it, I need to just be home and take it easy today, and that will be better for everyone. Plus I need to get out some more comfortable pants that aren't sweats, so I can vary my wardrobe from the same 2 pair of pants I have been surviving in for the last month, with my swelling belly, which is probably mostly water and a few extra calories, that didn't get burned with my normal exercise.

Just got the call on my HCG levels. They are looking very good. The number went from 284 on Tuesday, to 574 today. This is exceeds the minimum they need, which was 66% and we increased over 100%.

My progesterone results came back today from Tuesday. It was 83.4 and I needed a minimum of 20. So we will stay on the progesterone, and retest it next Tuesday. If levels are still good, I will begin to ween off it over the next few weeks.

Funny story is my nurse who we have worked with up until last week when she had a baby was on the news. Here is the link. She is talking about having her 3 child during a recession. (Play the video to see it). http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=108334&catid=222

More Details

The magically hormone to determine pregnancy is HCG. Not sure what it stands for, but it is a VIP acronym for us. My nurse said that any number of HCG of 5 or more means one is Prego. The normal number those in my boat yesterday is 50. We had a whopping 284, which is in no way a bad number. I will go back to the doctor tomorrow for another blood draw, to run the same HCG test. The goal is to see the HCG numbers increase between 50% and 66% percent (of course it depends who you ask).
As for the other hormones, I will continue to take my daily progesterone shot in my love handle, which after a little icing, I barely even feel the 1 1/2" needles. I will also continue with my estrogen patches on my abdomen. I'll go back next week to have theses levels retested, so we can begin to ween my body off them as my body kicks into full swing with my own substantial production of both progesterone and estrogen. Additionally, I will continue to take a baby aspirin (lose dose) daily.

In all the excitement yesterday, I didn't eat a big enough dinner as requested by my body, so I was starving at 3:00 am and settled for a bowl of Cheerios. I laughed as Clark, our cat and Lily, our dog, and no interest whatsoever to get up to see what I was getting into. I have Lily's interest now, as she is ready to hit the dog park for from some exercise for both of us.

Let the Drums Roll.....

It has been a very long day....and we have exciting news! We are pregnant!!!

One More Day

Still patiently waiting as tomorrow it the next big day, with big news.

Today I am keeping busy with lunch and dinner out with friends and family. Seems funny to be gathering a day early of big news, but there is always a day before a big day. The weather has returned to a typical January day, it is a high of 14 degrees, and very cold outside, but much warmer inside then then inside again, so our surprise should be plenty toasty.

Energy Burst

Bill was looking forward to a relaxing morning at home, then going to work out. I got an energy burst (more like extreme antsiness) and got us to the dog park instead. (Lily was happy, she was solo for one of the handfull of times ever, as Zoe was off to hike with her family). I am limited to walking or exercise following the transfer for a while. Giving up exercise has been hard, as I know it has so many benefits: burning calories, releasing endorphins, being outdoors, a way I spend my time and it makes me feel good (an of course makes a heathly body). The only benefit of not exercising is I don't have to try to talk myself out of it, there is no changing clothes, getting to the gym, dealing with sharing the equipment. So it is what it is for now. But back to the lame walking I am doing now, it is enough to kind of wipe me out and make me happy to just chill out for most of the remaining part of the day. I just spent a few hours outside in the sun (with a huge hat on covering my face) and sewed 4 onesies. If we don't have a little girl, someone will be getting some very cute outfits. I am truly happy with whatever the order up is, but have found it impossible to find cute ribbons and laces for boys. The search will continued, I haven't given up on my search.

I must followup on a posting from bedrest with the embryo's report cards. On the day of transfer we had 4 embryo's, two were perfect (4AA), once was a little smaller and one more, not sure which is which but they were (4AB) and (3AA). The two perfect embryo's that were ready were transferred and the other two embryo's onwere frozen on Sunday. We got the call from the embryologist the next day who reported on the other 3 that needed one more day...there were two more perfect ones (4AA) and one 4AB, and they were frozen on that day ( Monday).

A Waiting Game

So now we wait...for news on Tuesday. I will go to the Dr. for a blood pregnancy test. I think the waiting game has been the most stressful part of this who adventure so far. It hasn't been the shots, going to the the doctor daily for more then a week in a row, the cost, the bedrest, even the sleepless night (well, I am still on the fence about this one). I am told the stress has only begun, as I will continue to reach out and strive of the best of everything (health, education, friends, family, talents, and joy) for this present. This blog is a mother's documentation, but I know these feelings are shared by the father and grandparents, aunt, uncles, and the rest of the family and friends. So now we wait...

Didn't See this Coming

No entry could be done yesterday. Who ever said they like to be pregnant? After the last few days, I must conclude they are nuts. Once again, my hormones drugs have given me a head start on the discomforts and pain with trying / "being "knocked up. I had survived almost my second day of bed rest, just fine and dandy, when I just couldn't seem to sit still down there anymore. We'll I don't want to gross anyone out to much, but it took about 20 hours for the paleness of pain to leave and the blood to return to my face.
Monday night, I slept for 30 minutes max. No relief was insight. Bill ran to the store to stock up on "solutions". Down the hatch were two glasses of prune juice (this is the first time I have every had this beverage...YUCK!) and a pair of stool softeners. A little more rest and a pacing walk in the backyard (the sunshine was out in full force, I know this was one of big aids) and then I can say I never felt so relieved in my life. Yesterday, was for sure a day I counted my blessings to be healthy and to feel painless on 99.9% of days.
As I lay down to go to sleep last night, I was just so happy. My body felt so light and free, litterally. Today I feel like a million dollars!!!!!!! So as the Barenaked Ladies (a band) says, "If I had a million dollars, I would buy ..." ( and not it is not the green dress!).

Alert and Lazy

I do think I was a bit out of it yesterday. The only program I actually watched was a 30 minute meals. I just couldn't stay focused on anything long enough. I took 3 fifteen minute cat naps. I feel fine. There is really no pain with or following with this procedure, except the flattening of my but if I lay in one place for a while while on bed rest. I made it through yesterday, and have all day today to get busy on my projects.

Yesterday, My mom stopped by with a Hyacinth bulb that will grow into the surrounding baby's breath flowers. Bill's mom and stepfather brought us dinner last night and joined us, so that really broke up the night, since I didn't just watch TV and veg. We have received so many calls and emails of support, we are so lucky. We are blessed and we know someone(s) else's who is/are too.
Today I slept in and have since resumed my place on the pull out couch in the living room. Lily doesn't understand why I am on this bed and Clark thinks it is a slice of heaven, as he can lay with me anytime.

There was no follow up blog entry yesterday as hoped, but here is the scoop on the embryo's. The Doctor, Dr. Guffstufson, the same one who did our retrieval, just so happen he was the man on duty both days we were in. So we still had 7 embryo's on day 5, we had 2 perfect ones (doctors exact words), another perfect one that was a little smaller, a good one, and the other 3 weren't ready for transfer yet yesterday, but would be ready today (the day after the procedure). He recommended we transfer 1 or 2 embryos. So of course, we used the 2 Perfect ones yesterday. The the other two we didn't' use yesterday were immediately frozen. Today, we will get a call as to the status of the other 3 embryo's. If they are ready, they will also be frozen today. The Day 5 embryos have 50 -100 cells, they stop counting them at this point.
During the procedure, they brought our two embryo's into the room in an incubator. There was a screen above it that showed them. I saw them! The one on the top of the screen was just a tad bigger then the other one, just below it.
The embryo's looked very much like the Day 3 - 8 cell I posted on Jan. 16 but I couldn't see any specific cells from across the room. It was very cool to see. Sorry, but for once the Moody's were without camera / video in hand so no live photo's.
I don't wasn't to get caught up statistics, because they are just numbers and not reality to me. But this will answer some or your questions. The say with transferring 2 embryo's there is a 65% of pregnancy. Of those pregnancies, 30-40% will result in twins. Bill and I will be ecstatic with one or two. We have good vibes and are following all the rules. Enough said...we are just patiently waiting.

Early Rising for a Big Day

Today is our big day. I am heading in this morning to transfer our embryo's back to me! I am so excited! I woke up this morning saying "Here's to waking up for a crying baby!" and of course so much fun, laughter and learning. (Note: some of the humor in this is I don't usually get up until about 7:30 am, but seriously how could it still be dark out at 7:00 am? Never before today, has it been much incentive to get up when it is still dark out!). More to come from "Mama Moody" this afternoon.

My nurse called last night. I thought it would be an afternoon procedure, but it is a morning (probably because it is Sunday, and who wants to work that day?). I must empty my bladdder then get into the car to get to the doctors by 8:45 am for lab work. Then I go to the surgury area upstairs for 45 minutes of acupuncture. Then I drink my 16 oz of water, so my bladder is filled up*. At 10:30 am is the transfer which will be a few minutes. Then another 45 minutes of acupuncture and a few more laying down. We should be out of there by noon. Then onto the couch I go.

*I was looking on line and the angle of the uterus is way different if the bladder is full, so they can insert the catheter right. http://www.advancedfertility.com/embryotransfer.htm Look at the ultrasound pictures. Interesting.

I am trying to wear myself out a bit today, so it will be easier to bed rest.....no TV today...I will get plenty in over the next few days.

Bill and I both feeling excited and reserved, as we both want this to be the way to have our baby(ies) join us in this world. We know with this gift we will worry for the rest of our days to make sure that our embryo, fetus, baby, toddeler, preschooler, gramerschooler, preteen, adolescent, young adult, bride/groom, mother/father, president...will be safe, loved, happy and of course prosperous. Today, we say "I do" to this commitment.

A Good Delay

After an impatient morning of waiting around for the call, the Embryologist finally called. Our 7 Embryos are of very good quality today. We will be proceeding with a Day 5 Transfer (Sunday). We will talk with the Dr. and Embryologist on Sunday to determine the number of embryo's that will transfer that day. I am off to the acupuncturist after lunch. Then planning my "To Do's" while on my "bed" rest on Sunday afternoon through Tuesday Morning.

Below is a picture of a Day 3 (3 days following fertilization)Embryo that I got online. It isn't one of ours, as they don't take pictures of them, but only look at them with a microscope.

Last Meals

Bill is off to get take out from our favorite Asian place, Blue Moon. I know Bill loves sushi more then me, but I do know I like the crunch, and I put lots of wasabi in my soy sauce. To accompany the rolls, we get Vietnamese eggs, Miso Soup and make our own Edamame at home. I figure a bag of frozen, cost less then $2 compared to a cup of in shell Edamame is like $4 or $5, so we saving money. I know the think I will miss most, at least that I can still have now, until I am pregnant is blue cheese that I eat it on my salad every night. (Note: my glass of wine I so love is excluded as it has been history for many weeks now). Only other thing I can't think of is a cold turkey sandwich, which I hear must now be heated, as the deli meat contains the same bacteria that already excludes me for cleaning the litter box (Bill loves this one!). I am sure there will be times ahead that I will gladly trade places with Bill, and being a team I know he would volunteer, if only he could! Here's to a Big Belly!

Embryo Report

So the phone call came earlier then expected.

-We had 12 eggs retrieved yesterday.
-ICSI (the sperm injected into the egg) was done on 11 eggs.
-7 Eggs were fertilized (and are now embryo's)

The plan is still to do a day 5 embryo transfer on Sunday (Jan 18).

For now the embryo's will continue to divide. They will be graded on their division, not like a exam, but quality and likeliness to perform. The top performers will be the select few to transfer this week. This Friday, "Day 3" of fertilization they will look at embryo's again. If there is concern embryo's won't continue to develop well, they will plan to transfer them to me that day. If this is the day, we will find out about 9:00 am and go in for the transfer at 1:00 pm.

If the embryos are rocking and rolling, Sunday will be the day.

At Home and Resting

We had a successful morning! Twelve eggs were retrieved. As I write this, our eggs and sperms are being combined, lacking the big O. It is so worth it! I am home resting and feel good. They said to expect cramping and slight bleeding and I am not having the kind of cramping I expected, it isn't like a menstral cramp but my tummy area is a little bloated and more like a gurgle gas. It not painful, just a full feeling.
I better write about my first day going under. I felt very pampered. I changed into my gown which was warm, like just out to of the dryer ( I know we have all hugged the towels before!) Then I went to my bed, and was wrapped in warm blankets. Wow this does really make a difference when you're practically naked, which exception of the gown, my socks and surgical booties. Bill joined me, video camera in hand, with hopes of obtaining humorous footage as I got loopy. I was on a vital sign monitor and Bill really enjoyed watch how my heart rate could flexuate on command. He dared me to drop my hear rate, and it dropped from 65 to 58 almost instantly and all I did was close my eyes and relax my head. What fun it for him, as he has been around the block in enough surgeries for his osteousarcoma. On the other hand I have never been "knocked out". The trip was fast, they gave me the juice in my IV and off they rolled me. I made it to the Operating room, barely, looked around for 5 seconds and was cashed out. When I came to I was so warm and cosy. I had an air filled heating blanket on me. Bill was by my side in no time , again video camera in hand, it was so nice to have him there. He noted my heart rate was 51, I was very relaxed. Progressively I made it from the bed to the reclining chair for my Sprite and crackers. Our nurse was great, a fertility lab it would be an exciting nurse to be as most people are there because they want to have kids, not because they have to be cut open to remove some Yucky matter remove to defy illness or death.So it much be a better job at the end of the day.
The embryologist met with us just before we left. She told us about the 12 eggs and Bill's sperm are looking great and ready for their adventure.
I am home taking it easy, popping a few pills, an antibiotic and something else. Bill is spoiling me with at your call service, I just wish he could use the bathroom for me too. So the waiting continues and we are excited to hear our fertilization report tomorrow before noon. Most likely, we will be a Day 5 transfer, meaning on Sunday the embryo's will returned to Mama.

Still Feeling It

Today was pretty uneventful, no shots or drugs at all, except a poke to draw blood. There is lingering pressure point from my trigger shot last night on my right love handle but otherwise I felt much more energized today, until about 4:30, I hit the wall. I went to Hobby Lobby to get some more craft stuff, and felt it coming. I jumped up and sat on the counter at waiting for an attendee to cut my ribbons. The feeling reminds me of being sick, and mustering enough energy to take a bath, and before I am dress and back in bed, I don't know if I can make it back to safty under the warm covers. I wonder if my body wants more of the hormones, or it is the big push to prepare all those follicles for their big entry outside the body? My acupuncturist said the eggs don't like to be outside the body, and we also know they don't like cologne either, as it is band from the procedure tomorrow (Bill will have to just save his "Old Spice" for another time). I think we have a good group batting for us on this procedure, my anesthesiologist called this afternoon. I told him I have never been knocked out, except as a kid when I had tubes put in my ear. He laughed when I said I didn't remember it, as I was under 1 year old. No food or drink after midnight tonight. These are when times when an early surgery are the best, as I will be pretty hungry by 11:00 am when we start. My acupuncturist cracked me up today, as he wondered if anyone had talked to me about the risk of multiples with IVF. I'll have to look into that one more!

Date is Set

The follicles are almost there. Per our ultrasound today, I say our, as Bill went with me and got to see the ultrasound the follicles. We learned this afternoon (Bill took the call... and was just like a kid with a whole jar of cookies waiting for him) that we have completed the stimulation drugs. Tonight at midnight, I know we should be sleeping Bill will give me my "Trigger Shot". It is done 35 hours prior to egg retrieval. Note this is egg retrieval, not follicle retrieval. On Tuesday morning we will go at 10:00 am prep for for 11:00 am surgery. Using Ultrasound as a guide they will insert a needle through the vaginal wall directly into each ovary. They will suck the egg and it's fluid contents out, one by one. The follicles will remain as sist. They say that often the ovaries following this process may get encouraged again, upon pregnancy, so my low key activities should stay in place to avoid ovary twisting.

I will be under a general IV anesthesia. I will wake up, and probably babble about silly stuff I am told. Then I will come home and take it easy. They say people can go back to work after the procedure...but I think they are "high" and besides I don't have a job.

Same day they will do ICSI the fancy fertilization we are doing, where one of Bills individual sperm will be injected into each egg. We'll get a report the next day, as to the cell division of our embryos. The Embryo's will come back to base camp between Friday and Sunday. Lot's of info here and I am sure I will duplicate some of it in the next few days.

Getting Cranky

Okay, no entry yesterday and tonight I am cranky. So here's the scoop. I made my order for additional drugs to get us through the weekend. The protocal is to order them from pharmacy with a confidencial nam "dba ...." in Massachusetts, they overnight them Fed Ex for next day delivery, which is a Saturday. I can't imagine how much that cost, as I didn't pay it directly, it is rolled up in the price of the drugs. Which were $4,000 for a 10 day supply, which thankfully with our insurance ran us only about $400. The order was made and business was closed on the east coast. I got a call to change my dose for Menapur, normally a morning drug, I was instructed to take it last night. No problem until I realized later, that we only had one dose left...so what would I take this morning, since I knew Fed Ex may not be here until noon, which was 4 hours later then my normal dose. I couldn't shake the concern, and while at the acupuncturist, he could see my worry. He said my eggs were much like my personality, anxious, perfectionist and over achieving. I think it was a compliment (at least I hope so), but it still didn't solve my dilemma about the medication. When I ran it by Bill last night, he just said to go to the doctor (as I do everyday for ultrasound and bloodwork) today and it will all work out. Of course it did! They gave me a dose of the drug, to get me by. Fed Ex arrived as promised (Sorry Tom Hanks, but there is no sequel).

So the crankiness I mentioned. My left ovary, the one with something like 7 -9 follicles is very heavy, it is has dropped a few inches. It feels like a gas bubble that won't move. When I bend over, say to put on a shoe, I can feel the pressure, which is probably never a feeling that makes one relax. Bill and I went to a movie tonight 4:00pm, hours afterlunch. I felt the need to unbutton, my jeans, kind of like those who stuff themselves at a holiday dinner. My appetite lately is more to stop the gurgling in my stomach or get rid of the lightheartedness from low blood sugar, instead fo my normal salavary excitement I experience with the anticpation of the first bite and enjoying my food. Again, the foreign fluids in my body are to blame, so I will move forward with anticipation of the gift(s) that will come of this slight discomfort.

Big Night Out

I am good. Just got home from The Color Purple show. Trying to rally tonight at 5:00 pm to get downtown for dinner and the show for a girls night out...I can really see how tired all these stimulation shots have made me. I seriously every night except tonight have plopped down in front of the TV between 4:00 and 5:00 pm for the entire evening until bed at 10:00 pm. I have a nasty headache now, as it is 11:15 pm off to take my final drug for the night and then to bed. Plus my belly is bloated. I am not complaining just stating the mere facts.

Anyone Up for Darts?

I have a "dart board" of spots on my tummy, as you need to switch up where the shots are injected. We joke about the shot loction is at 1:00 this time and then 4:00 next time...an keep change the locations so one area is not saturated. Speaking of shots, the routine was spiced up today.
Normally we have a Menanpur and Lupron shot in the morning and a Gonal F and Lupron shot in the evening. Lupron has been dropped like a bad boyfriend and replaced with a new hunk, called Ganirelix Acetate, which I will now take mid afternoon, which is the anniversary time of the first shot today. Not only the first shot of it, but the first shot I gave myself. (Bill is the expert resident in the Moody house!) Apparently my LH level is very high, LH is what tells my body to ovulate, and we don't want that, because there will be no "ovulation" this month. The eggs will not go out the normal exit door but be sucked out by a needle as a scheduled time, like it or not. This target date is Monday, or just 5 more days from now. Patience is a virtue they say, and something I strive for.

I am a klutz

I am a klutz, when that sums it up without the the scary details. This hasn't been one of my better afternoons. I just found out I didn't make the cut for my old job, that I re interviewed for recently. I think that is a good thing, but of course, it is always hard to be rejected. So my mind was somewhere else I guess. I stopped by Sevi's to pick up Lily from her playdate. After watching the Brooklyn, Savanna and Jagger be "showoffs", I said my goodbye and turned quickly to head off. My feet proceeded much faster then my eyes could see. I tripped over a snowshovel, falling forward with my arms out catching myself. Ididn't actually want to land on the snowshovel that was just below me so I twisted pulling my right arm around so I would catch myself (It probably looked much like a break dancing move, that was so popular in the 1980's.) My life flashed before me as it always seems to when I fall, I think because my eyes always close so I don't see what happens. Stunned, I look down at my left knee and of course, I ripped my pants and scraped my knee. ( This is the first time in many years, but was something that happened so often when I was younger, and especially if I borrowed Sevi's pants to wear). I got up slowly and PANIC hit. I hope I didn't twist an ovary. I have been so careful the last week, and how could I be running this risk, walking on my own two feet? Feeling embarrassed, scared and having my niece ask if I was crying really made me feel out of it. What have I done, did I hurt myself anywhere else? I had to know so I called the Doctor, and was put at ease that if I had twisted my ovary, I would know it because I would be in major pain. Your wondering why the concern? Because with so many follicles in the ovary maturing at once my ovaries are getting much bigger, and heavy, they could become twisted and ultimate the blood supply would be cut off and the ovary would die. I am relieved but not relaxed, as this fall was very scary, and with all these hormones, I can say I am still worked up about it. I guess it is a reality check, even if I am being very careful, and is part of the process (thinking beyond me). As previously planned I am scheduled for my ultrasound tomorrow morning. I am going to relax and recoup tonight.

The start of the today this is what I felt:

I am feeling good. I feel the bloated feeling more today. It doesn't feel like water retention but like there are hard masses in my belly, they are kind of tight. Like a gassy feeling that won't move. I wonder if this is that what it feels like when you are pregnant?

An A+ at the Dr

Today I went for my first ultrasound since starting the stimulation drugs. We are right on track! My right ovary has 5 follicles and my left has between 7 and 9 follicles. My uterine lining has the 3 lines, which is perfect. Now that is the kind of news you want when you leave the doctor. I also went to acupuncture today. We are doing electrostimulation now along with the needles. It is weird how the electrostimulation feels different when placed near each ovary. On my right side I felt the normal tingle, it make me visualize those 1970's balls that have the attraction to your hands when you touch them. It is comfortable, and continuous like a pencil taping. My left side on the other hand responds very differently. I couldn't feel the pulses until it was turned up more, then it felt like my insides were being grabbed by a fist and wringed around, it wasn't so much painful and just uncomfortable. It was fine until Dr. Wong left the room, and then was frightening, as I laid on the table with pins in my belly, feet, wrist, third eye and neck. I felt almost panicked as you don't want to move with all the needles in you, because then they hurt too. I yelled "Dr. Wong" a few times, in the same tone that come out when you are having a bad dream and you don't seem to know if your being loud enough, but don't want to wake up the whole house. A moment later I was relieved of the discomfort. He said that often the most active ovary is also the most sensitive, do to space and resources.

I am excused from Ultrasound tomorrow, and will stay on the same medications. The follicles are very similar in size, about 1.1mm and they will get to about 2 mm or a little over. My ovaries that are normally about size of a in shell walnut, will get to the size of of a mid size apple. Yikes. I am going to be very bloated, our nurse Tonie says (by the way she is 9 months pregnant herself!)
I am getting very excited to get pregnant and get this show on the road. I stopped at Joann's fabrics today to get ribbons to sew on my onesies. It is supposed to be a "bedrest" activity for post embyro transfer but I bought more then enough supplies to start ahead of time.

Missed a day so here's two

I was so tired last night I couldn't muster the energy to post a blog. I went to the Acupuncturist for treatment. He asked if I was bloated and retaining water. I wasn't then but seemed to more during the day. I also felt the need to rub my tummy. I felt like I had lots of cat scratches, that stingy sensation you get from them. The culprit was one of the menapaur shots, that bled a bit and the fluid from it sitting under my skin. I recovered nicely and went to Marley and Me, to see if I could cry (it was no problem for me, my mom or Bill for that matter). Went to the dog park with assistance from mom, as I am apprehensive about holding the leash when Lily arrives at the park. She pools a lot and can risk me "twisting", which is a "no, no" while on the stimulation drugs. (An ovary could twist, thus die off. With a tired body, I spent the entire evening on the couch resting.
Today I did my 30 minutes of biking at the YMCA. I am planning to rest this afternoon, so Bill and I can hit the town (not like we used too) get dinner out.

Ouch!

So I thought, I can handle these shots with no pain until I get to the big needles...I was wrong. The small needles, if supplied with lots of fluid HURT! Our Lupron has a mere .20ml. The Menopur (not like a cat!) contained 1 ml. Thankfully I was lying in bed, and I grasp the sheet in my hand, sending the suprising pain into is. Tonight we'll take the Gonal-F. So these new drugs today, are the FSH (folicle Stimulating Hormone) and should cause headaches, slight water retention and moodiness. Let the highs and lows begin. Thank you to all my listeners in advances.