I'll have a longer post this weekend after I've spoken with CCRM, but I didn't want anyone in any suspense waiting for some great lining post today. Sadly, that's not the case.
My lining was 4.37mm. So down quite a bit. I can't say I was surprised. I spent most of this week in bed with a very nasty sinus infection, which I'm sure didn't exactly help my blood flow.
The speeding ticket after leaving the clinic…was just the icing on the cake. Jerk.
I'm okay. I have great friends in all of you that have helped me through every step of this. So many texts and emails of well wishes and even a really special phone call. You guys get me through.
Friday, March 21, 2014
Monday, March 17, 2014
Going and Going and Going
I'm still at it.
My ultrasound today was a bit of a bummer. I'm still sitting at 5.7mm. There's been no change. I did worry that they would call the cycle off, but they haven't. I'm continuing on my meds and rechecking (again) on Friday.
I wish I could write more, but I'm not feeling well. I did want to at least update you all.
Thank you for all your sweet comments and support.
xo
S
My ultrasound today was a bit of a bummer. I'm still sitting at 5.7mm. There's been no change. I did worry that they would call the cycle off, but they haven't. I'm continuing on my meds and rechecking (again) on Friday.
I wish I could write more, but I'm not feeling well. I did want to at least update you all.
Thank you for all your sweet comments and support.
xo
S
Friday, March 14, 2014
Well Thanks For Remembering Me, CCRM
After my post I sent (a rather nice, considering) email to my nurse. I listed out my questions and said, hopefully we'd speak today (Friday).
By noon, I had also left a message this morning around 11 am, because I couldn't stand it anymore. My nurse finally emailed me around noon, that she was still waiting on Dr. Brown to respond. Why in the world would it take a doctor over 24 hours to get back to a patient? That seems crazy to me. Thank goodness this wasn't an actual FET cycle!
She finally called me around 3 pm today and said that I was to continue my meds through the weekend and have a follow-up ultrasound and blood work on Monday. She said missing one day of Viagra shouldn't be a big deal. I'm blaming her if my lining doesn't thicken. It's officially all her fault because I missed a day of my Viagra. :-)
I'm also starting Synthroid because of the elevated TSH level. They plan on rechecking my level in a month.
That's it for now.
Dr. G is back on Monday and he's officially not allowed to go on anymore vacations!!
By noon, I had also left a message this morning around 11 am, because I couldn't stand it anymore. My nurse finally emailed me around noon, that she was still waiting on Dr. Brown to respond. Why in the world would it take a doctor over 24 hours to get back to a patient? That seems crazy to me. Thank goodness this wasn't an actual FET cycle!
She finally called me around 3 pm today and said that I was to continue my meds through the weekend and have a follow-up ultrasound and blood work on Monday. She said missing one day of Viagra shouldn't be a big deal. I'm blaming her if my lining doesn't thicken. It's officially all her fault because I missed a day of my Viagra. :-)
I'm also starting Synthroid because of the elevated TSH level. They plan on rechecking my level in a month.
That's it for now.
Dr. G is back on Monday and he's officially not allowed to go on anymore vacations!!
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Hello? Anyone There?
I didn't sleep last night. When I did, I dreamed of linings measuring 9.99. My stomach was all kinds of topsy turvy this morning. I really meant to post this update much earlier. I'm not happy about why it's so late…more on that in a bit.
I arrived at my clinic, they did blood draws first, then got me in the ultrasound room. I've always been able to tell on my own how thin my lining was, this time, it still looked really thin to me and I wasn't feeling talkative, so I didn't say anything while she was "looking around". I just felt numb. If it was still 3 something…this is never going to work. I just know it.
When she finished up, I asked about the measurement. She said it was...
5.7mm
As we all know, that's a terrible lining. It's got a very low chance for pregnancy. So, my news isn't great. But…if I look for the silver lining, it's an improvement.
With linings between 2mm - 3.8mm over the past 8 months, I've almost doubled that.
CCRM set a very low bar for me to achieve. He wanted it to get close to 6mm to move on from the mock cycle. I'm close to that.
What this means is…while I'm not exactly doing back flips right now…I'm not out of the game yet either.
I heard from my CCRM nurse early this afternoon. She seemed happy that I was responding, but did mention continuing for another week on the meds. My doctor is currently on vacation and she was consulting with one of the other doctors and would be calling me back with next steps.
She had also had me run some routine lab work that had expired. TSH, Vitamin D and CBC. These are all tests that I've always had normal results. Of course, until today. My TSH is 4.78. I've not looked into this, so I'm welcoming input for any of you lovely ladies. She was also going to speak with the doctor about this new development.
The last thing she said was that my uterus was starting to look "cystic". Again. This was new for me. I haven't ever heard of the uterus looking cystic. Ovaries maybe, but not the uterus. So I have no idea what this means. Was hoping for more on our follow up call.
THAT NEVER HAPPENED!! CCRM HAS NOT CALLED ME.
I'm not going to lie. I'm pretty annoyed (pissed) right now. I have no idea if I'm supposed to continue my meds tomorrow or not. I'm officially out of my Viagra as of today (I even told her this today) and thought she was going to order more, and nope. Not a phone call. Not an email from them. Nothing. I. Am. Livid. How can they just leave me hanging not knowing what to do?
I was waiting on that call to update my blog so I would have all the information. So…I'll have to update tomorrow after I hear from them, because as of right now. I'm clueless. (and did I mention pissed?)
I arrived at my clinic, they did blood draws first, then got me in the ultrasound room. I've always been able to tell on my own how thin my lining was, this time, it still looked really thin to me and I wasn't feeling talkative, so I didn't say anything while she was "looking around". I just felt numb. If it was still 3 something…this is never going to work. I just know it.
When she finished up, I asked about the measurement. She said it was...
5.7mm
As we all know, that's a terrible lining. It's got a very low chance for pregnancy. So, my news isn't great. But…if I look for the silver lining, it's an improvement.
With linings between 2mm - 3.8mm over the past 8 months, I've almost doubled that.
CCRM set a very low bar for me to achieve. He wanted it to get close to 6mm to move on from the mock cycle. I'm close to that.
What this means is…while I'm not exactly doing back flips right now…I'm not out of the game yet either.
I heard from my CCRM nurse early this afternoon. She seemed happy that I was responding, but did mention continuing for another week on the meds. My doctor is currently on vacation and she was consulting with one of the other doctors and would be calling me back with next steps.
She had also had me run some routine lab work that had expired. TSH, Vitamin D and CBC. These are all tests that I've always had normal results. Of course, until today. My TSH is 4.78. I've not looked into this, so I'm welcoming input for any of you lovely ladies. She was also going to speak with the doctor about this new development.
The last thing she said was that my uterus was starting to look "cystic". Again. This was new for me. I haven't ever heard of the uterus looking cystic. Ovaries maybe, but not the uterus. So I have no idea what this means. Was hoping for more on our follow up call.
THAT NEVER HAPPENED!! CCRM HAS NOT CALLED ME.
I'm not going to lie. I'm pretty annoyed (pissed) right now. I have no idea if I'm supposed to continue my meds tomorrow or not. I'm officially out of my Viagra as of today (I even told her this today) and thought she was going to order more, and nope. Not a phone call. Not an email from them. Nothing. I. Am. Livid. How can they just leave me hanging not knowing what to do?
I was waiting on that call to update my blog so I would have all the information. So…I'll have to update tomorrow after I hear from them, because as of right now. I'm clueless. (and did I mention pissed?)
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