My estradiol is back up again. Today it came in at 2,695 (yesterday it was almost 1,600.) I was really hoping it would be lower. I still have a lot of smaller ones so YES, I am to take another dose of Gonal-f tonight, but the lowest possible (37.5) and go in once again for another b/w and u/s tomorrow morning. I am so sick of all this. Gone is my hope from yesterday, now I just want this to be over. The u/s this morning was so uncomfortable and now my veins have had it too. They have been stabbed just about every day this week.
I have resorted to spending the night on the couch. I'm no longer sleeping well in our bed that I usually love so much and the guestbed is covered in fur. I don't know if the meds. hit me in the middle of the night because I take the Gonal-f around 7 or if it's nerves, or just a combination of both. But, I usually wake up feeling like crap around 2 am.
Please let me trigger tomorrow night. And please let my estradiol be below 3,500 tomorrow. And please, please, keep OHSS away.
For me it was anxiety...I was always up at 3am, and pretty much slept on the couch for a month.
ReplyDeleteBefore you get too nervous...I wasn't tracked as closely as you are, but my day 8 E2 was 1259 and day 10 was 3425. I also did one more day of stims after the 3425 (evening of day 10) and then triggered the next day. I know I sound like a broken record, and you can't really compare cycles, but it sounds like your numbers are very close to what mine were and I wasn't even close to having OHSS last time. Yes, I was swollen. Yes, it hurt for a few days, but there was no shortness of breath, no visits to the hospital, etc. I have a lot of hope that it will be the same for you.
Fingers crossed that tomorrow everything looks good to go and you can trigger! You are almost done. Hang in there.
Hang in there L. I know you are very nervous about this process, as OHSS is something you want to avoid. But, you're responding. And your E2 levels are not through the roof. I'm hoping that between today and tomorrow your follicles reflect this. In the meantime, try to put some trust in this process. Your medical team is trained to monitor you and make decisions based on what they are seeing. Focus on that.
ReplyDeleteFingers are crossed and hoping for good news tomorrow.
I will say a prayer for good news and for you to get some rest!
ReplyDeleteUgh. So annoying. We stimmed at 37.5 almost the entire cycle. And my e2 kept doubling. At trigger it was around 4500. I Would say I only got mild ohss this time. Does your dr have you on cabergoline? It is supposed to help with ohss, and this cycle I went on it early, where last cycle I went on it post retrieval. Might be worth asking about just to be safe. At 4500 though I did end up with 21 eggs and all 17 mature were fertilized and of those 12 made it to transfer/freeze so hold on!!!
ReplyDeleteCheering you on hon! Hopefully it's almost over and you will be one step closer to your baby. Keep remembering that. You are doing all this for your future children.
ReplyDeleteYou are so so so close. Your numbers do not sound crazy high. Sleepless nights are ok. Allow yourself a walk late night if it helps. And realize that you are almost through this. You are so strong.
ReplyDeleteYou're so close and don't worry about those E2 levels just yet! I don't know exactly what mine were during my cycle but I am guessing they were around that range. It just means you've got lots of gorgeous follies in there growing big for you! And one of those is your future kiddo! It's all going to be okay, our clinic knows what they're doing and WILL take care of you, like they did me. Have they mentioned cabergoline yet? If you're really worried, ask about it. They started me on it the night of my trigger to help avoid OHSS and it must have helped because I did not hyperstim (though I may have a little if I got pg but at that point I wouldn't have cared!). Thinking of you and hoping for good news tomorrow!!
ReplyDeleteUgh. You're almost there! Sounds rough, but hopefully so worth it soon!
ReplyDeleteThinking about you! I'm glad your doctors are keeping a close eye on you!
ReplyDeletePraying the next step is coming soon! You are doing great, L! XOXO
ReplyDeletePrayers for you and hugs to you as well.
ReplyDeleteIt will be okay hon. I know this whole process is stressful, emotional, and overwhelming, but you CAN do this. You are in fact, almost through it. Hang in there and know that even if you do develope a case of OHSS, they can still freeze your embryos for next month. Not ideal, but an option.
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