Growth Rate Too Slow

Today went to see Dr F for follicle scan to see the follicle growth rate. As usual, it took Dr F a long time to scan the left side, and seems to be ever so shy. I could see black circle round dot, but am not sure if it is because it's so faint. And it's really weird that my left side seems to be so shy! :( The right side remains with one and only follicle, though it's slightly bigger at 0.9mm but it's still not a ideal size. Dr F said at this stage the follicles are suppose to be at least 1.2-1.4mm and there should be more. One on each side is still not very positive.

Dr F gave us options:
1 - Stop the treatment now
2 - Continue with the treatment in hope that during the next visit there will be positive news

The thing is, the dosage is already increased to the max but the effect seems to be no difference from previous treatment. If we stop the treatment now, the one and only follicle (albeit small) will not have any chance to mature at this stage, it will require continuous medication to grow. If we continue with the expensive medication of jabs, if it continues to be just one follicle, the ROI is too low to justify the continuity. After looking at the chart of my previous treatment, my follicles growth rate was really a late boomer and they grew at an amazing rate too.

Hmmm... After discussion all the options and all the effects, we decided to continue for the next 3 days to see if I am indeed a slow boomer. We'll just have to wait til Thursday again to see the progress. I must say I'm finally feeling the "defeat" for the first time...

Freaky Friday

On our way to see Dr F this morning, the traffic was exceptionally bad. So we made our way, slowly crawling on the road. And then we saw police diverting traffic to just one lane, to my horror there was a motorcycle crushed beyond repair. I thought, there is no wounded biker around, good. About 50m ahead, I saw people sitting by the roadside (busybody bikers and drivers actually STOPPED and PARKED their vehicle long the emergency lane and slip road) including one 18-wheeler lorry. Hubby moved from right lane to left lane because the cars on the right lane were really slow, but the traffic was smooth already. Anyway, just when I thought all is good, TO MY HORROR, I saw a (probably dead) man stuck underneath the right rear tires of the lorry. OMG~ What a sight! What a way to start my weekend. My sympathies to the family of the (probably dead) biker.

Ok back to my doctor's appointment. We had a follicle scan via (vee-jay-jay) ultrasound. Dr F said there are 3 tiny follicles 0.66mm (I think that's the measurement) on my right uterus. As for the one of the left, just like before, it took him a while to twist and turn the ultrasound to scan it properly. Can't seems to find anything.

So Dr F said he can only see 3 on the right and nothing on the left yet. It's still early, only Day4 of my injections. He compared to my previous chart and mentioned that it was 0.58 with 2 follicles on the right, and the ones on the left seems to be a late boomer that shows only when it was towards Day9. Oh well, at least it's bigger than before.

My dosage is now increased to 150iu of Menopur while maintaining the 400iu of the Puregon and 0.02cc of Buserelin. And I'm scheduled to return to see Dr F on Monday.

Getting the Hang of It

Hooray! Today's jab was easy. It's my 4th day, on the first 3 days, after I retracted the needles for Puregon, there were bits of blood oozing out. Ok maybe I was being dramatic here but yes there were more blood than usual. Today, no blood! Yaye! I have conquered Puregon! All is good!

Microgynon 30

Just a little bit a day about the medications that I consume daily - oral or intravenous.

The month before all the injections start, Dr F gave me Microgynon to consume orally. I've had Microgynon on my IUI, previous IVF and now prior to the current treatment. Microgynon is commonly known as "the pill." It is a hormonal contraceptive pill containing synthetic versions of female sex hormones, oestrogen and progesterone. Thus taking the pill kinda trick your body to over-riding your normal menstrual cycle. Microgynon comes in a strip of 30, and one for each day.

The pill works it's wonders by tricking your body that ovulation has already happened and this prevents an egg from ripening and being released. So however many times of "activity" you had while on the pills, nothing is gonna happen.

Having the pills prior to the IVF treatment ensures that when you starts all those hormonal treatment, you are not pregnant.

Puregon is My Weakness

Today is my second Puregon shot and I have yet to master the technique! Hmmm... Well, the needle is extremely sharp so jabbing with it is not an issue at all. But it's when I tried to push the plunger that needs a bit more of a practice. I'm not asking for more jab but I'm pretty sure I have a couple more shots to go after my next visit to Dr F.

The Best-est Period of My Life!

During my last visit to Dr F, he mentioned that I will still get my period but it will be lighter than usual. At that time, I didn't really much attention to that. But when my period came this morning, I came without warming. Well, not really without since I have been having some spotting for a couple of days since I stopped Microgynon. But heck, I'm in for a pleasant surprise! My period came without any usual cramp, zippo, nil, na-dah, nothing, not even the slightest pain! So today is the BEST period of my life!

Not quite the piece of cake

21st Feb is my first day to have 3 jabs in the morning, though I've had Busereline & Menopur before, Puregon is new to me. This time the pen used to administer the Puregon is different from the one used for Gonal F (though both is just as expensive!) The first 2 jab was still piece of cake... when it's time for Puregon, I realised the needle was longer and thicker @_@ I thought to myself, it's ok. Boy was I wrong!!! Well, going in was easy since the needle was really sharp, but I had problem pressing the plunger! Alamak! So I had to release my pinch to hold the Puregon pen while the other hand used to press the plunger. The releasing was ok, no problemo... until I retract the pen. This is when the pain comes. Not quite sure why, but heck it was painful. Maybe because I released the "pinch" before I administer the jab. Let's do this again tomorrow!