Today we had some awesome looking follicles. They were huge but that's not really news to me because believe me I feel them. He said they are on the very far sides of my ovaries which is why I feel it more off to my sides and it's harder to get comfortable. My E2 yesterday was 3113 which is high but not horrible because it didn't go up too much from the day before. Today it was 5614 which is CRAZY high and not good at all. It's great that we have awesome follicles and what looks like a lot more mature eggs than last time but I am at a pretty high risk of developing some form of OHSS. There is a risk of having to cancel the transfer and freeze our embryos. Our hope is that it doesn't spike again. I will trigger tonight with 5,000 units(half dose) of HCG and hope that it doesn't spike again. By not doing the full dose of HCG there is hope that some of the smaller follicles will stop growing all together which will hopefully keep my HCG from rising anymore. The others will continue to grow and hopefully be mature.
There is a chance we will only be allowed to do one embryo again :( I'm sad over this but at this point if I make it to transfer I will be thankful. I understand at this point it is not about their policy but it is about having a safe and healthy baby. If more than one are put back and they both take there is great risk to myself and the babies. At that point OHSS would be increased and an almost certian factor since it increases with HCG and twins would produce more HCG. OHSS that severe is also a great factor in miscarriage. So we're at a point where we have to look at me being healthy and risking having a baby at all. We have come to the conclusion that we would rather put back one and it not take than to put back two and lose one or possibly even both due to OHSS.
So I'm a little scared. Much more than last time. I felt great after the last one. I was only slightly sore. Some sleep and junk food cured that in less than a day. I'm bracing myself for worse this time. The surgery will be Wednesday and I have also taken off Thursday and Friday. The original plan was to only take Wednesday and Thursday but considering my high numbers and the increased risk it is probably better that I take it easy. Hopefully by doing that we can make it through to the transfer.
Tomorrow I go for my last blood work appointment and 7am on Wed we check in for retrival. Surgery will start no later than 9:30am. So wish us luck...we need it :/
Good luck to you. This is a bumpy journey, but I know you will succeed and get the outcome you want. A friend in Tennessee did four full ivf rounds and was about to quit when she just found out her last cycle worked and they are now 25 weeks prego with twins. Miracles happen. Thoughts and prayers your way. In xi. <3
ReplyDeleteHi, lots of prayers you get a healthy baby in 9 months... same thing happened to me with the risk for OHSS, they recommended to drink gatorade and to walk a lot before transfer, so I walked and walked, by the day of the transfer my OHSS was very mild... Really hope yours doesn't get serious and you can proceed with the transfer... Prayers your way...
ReplyDeleteWe are in very similar situations. My retrieval is today. My levels were in the 4405 and I took just 1/3 a dose of hCG. Sending lots and lots of luck your way.
ReplyDeleteThank you all so much. We're hoping for the best tomorrow.
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