So, I am estrogened up. And when I say estrogened up, I mean it. My counts are currently over 5,000. My lining ... not so much. The first ultrasound showed a 7.1mm. Better than last time, but no where near the 12mm that it got to during the stim cycle.
What the heck? The more frightening part is when I asked my nurse what the alternatives are, she pretty much said they are using all the big guns on me. There aren't other super lining drugs out there to try out that we haven't tried.
Our Plan
So, I hit a slump last night. As you can imagine with my estrogen levels, the emotions weren't exactly steady to start with. Today, feeling a bit better.
We've decided to head to Denver for the next ultrasound on Sat. They just have better equipment and the techs seem to do a much more detailed job. So, there you have it. I'm going in to ultrasound 2 with mad hope. What else can a girl do?
Mr and Mrs IVF and the Hope They Give Me
The plan from Doc S is to rescan on Sat, with the hope that the lining has beefed up a bit, but as long as it hasn't shrunk at all, they want to move forward with the transfer. I have mixed feelings, because it took so very much to get our frozen family and I don't want to transfer unless it is optimal conditions. That said, it doesn't look like there is any known way to get me to those optimal conditions.
The story of Mr. IVF (who has since become Mr. Inbetween and is a second trimester father of twins) gives me hope. Mr and Mrs. IVF found themselves in the same exact situation. They transferred two post-micro-array blasts at CCRM with a 7mm lining and -- VOILA -- it all worked out.
The bonus of traveling to Denver is I get to have Easter with my Ps in Boulder. I like that bonus. I will be feed well and taken care of. Yep. I like that bonus a lot.
On a side note, any one else have estrogen that high? I am a LOT of woman right now.
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Honey, didn't you just describe what seems to work for your lining to make it an optimal environment (i.e., stim cycle). Why can't you just do a stim cycle (with no retrieval), trigger shot and 5 days later you transfer. I understand that IS done for some women who do not build up a good lining during FET. Just wondering.....because I certainly understand you not wanting to transfer two perfect embryos into anything less than a perfect uterus.
ReplyDeleteAt any rate, I'm hoping your u/s in Denver proves to be much fluffier and that you all feel great about the transfer.
Hugs and best wishes!
Sky
Oh wow, Deja Vu, I know this feeling. I remember the "big guns" chat and the feeling of dread wondering what to do. I even invented the great pond scum drink which had anything lining related I could think to throw into it. All I guess I can say is we went with the Dr advice and when he said "go for transfer" we were as excited as if it was a postitive pregnancy test. Very bizarre moment given we had actually not really done anything. I wish you the best of luck. Go lining go! I am glad our story gives you hope. This can work. Mrs IVF and I send you the best wishes we can
ReplyDeleteSky -- So funny you say that because I brought up stimming for a good lining to my nurse and she said they don't really ever do that. (Hmmm ... they are the master of all baby makers, so I trust they have their reasons, but I was surprised.)
ReplyDeleteMr IVF -- I'm totally hear you on feeling so accomplished. Honestly, when I just got the good news that we were at 8.5mm, you would have thought I was just accepted into medical school. That is how PROUD I was that we got the green light. And, for the record, we followed in your IVF Iron Chef footsteps. Pondscum to the rescue. (Maybe THAT is what turned things around. :) -- Okay ... maybe that and my sky high estrogen level.)