Saga Update

Had my ultrasound and blood work this morning.  Looks like my follies are lazy..... still not much action at stim day 8.

Lining = 7 mm

Left ovary = 11 mm, 10 mm, and a bunch of small 8 and 9 mms.

Right ovary = Bunch of small 8 and 9 mms.

Not too much happening yet, even on stim day 8.

Based on today's measurements, I have another appointment scheduled for Monday morning.  It looks like I won't have a retrieval before Wednesday, so my interview should be fine.  I also have an appointment scheduled for Wednesday at 8:45 am.  That should give me enough time for my follow up appointment and make it to my interview at 10 am.  So I called back Ms. Co. Recruiter to confirm my interview on Wednesday at 10 am.

Then this afternoon, the clinic called.  Dr. Hopeful wants me to come in for an ultrasound on Sunday instead of Monday.  I hope this does not disrupt my Wednesday plans.  What sucks more is, because my appointment is on a weekend, I do not have a a choice for a time.  I am automatically scheduled for a 7:30 am appointment on Sunday!

Ugh... now we'll have to see how Sunday goes!

The Saga Continues

The call finally came today. Ms. Co. Recruiter called and said the people that will be interviewing me have a very full schedule the next few weeks. The earliest time that works for everyone would be July 19th. Well, that's almost 2 weeks away. I figured that would be fine. I'll probably have my egg retrieval before the interview, but hopefully before the transfer. So the interview was set for 2pm on July 19th.

Then, not too long after, Ms. Co. Recruiter called again. I guess the 19th isn't going to work after all. Now, she wants me to come in on the 14th.  That's next Wednesday.  That would be stim day 13 for me.  Hmm... This is going to be tricky.  Not knowing when my retrieval's going to be, plus I'll probably have frequent ultrasounds next week, I'm not sure how everything's going to work out.  I'm just hoping that I won't have my retrieval until at least after the interview.  According to the IVF schedule, the the HCG shot is usually on day 13, so maybe it will be OK.  Then again, it all depends on home my body responds to the meds.  So we'll have to see.

So I agreed to the interview on the 14th (for now).  I have another ultrasound tomorrow (Friday) morning, so I will know more about how my follies are doing then.   I told Ms. Co. Recruiter that I have a "medical procedure" next week, though I won't know for sure what day it will be on yet.  I told here I would let her know tomorrow once I find out more after my appointment.  So for now, I am set for an interview for July 14th.  Once I find out more tomorrow, I will confirm with her and make any changes if necessary.  I just hope I will find out more then.

The saga continues.....

Getting Antsy

I mentioned in previous posts about applying for a a job.  I had my phone interview on June 14th (Monday), that's more than 3 weeks ago.  The company recruiter told me things looked good, and he would get back to me at the end of the week with a decision on whether they would call me in for an in-person interview.  After a week and no news, I checked back with my recruiter.  I was informed that the manager for the position was out of the country, so it had been difficult to get feedback, and I would be updated.  Then a week later (this was last week), I was told that they wanted to have me come in for an in-person interview, and I had to submit references ASAP.  My recruiter told me that they would be calling me in the next couple of days to schedule an interview.  I thought I would get the call last week, and possibly have the interview before the 4th of July weekend.  No call.  Luckily I didn't take time to worry or think about the upcoming interview over the weekend.

Then yesterday, after all the 4th of July festivities, my recruiter called me again, and asked if I had heard anything, and I said no.  So she called the company recruiter.  Found out that he had accidently sent my application to the wrong person - the hiring manager instead of the gal who is supposed to do scheduling.  He apologized and assured my recruiter that someone will call me within the next couple of days.

Yesterday: No call.  Today:  Still no call.

I am getting antsy.  I hope they call tomorrow.  If not, the very latest Friday.  This means my interview will most probably be next week.  This will make things interesting.

Monday will be Day 11 of my stims.  Which means one of a few things.

1. My egg retrieval will be next week.  Not sure exactly when yet, but in the past, I stimmed (on stimulation meds) for 12 days.
2. My next appointment at the RE's will be Friday.  I will find out more how my follicles have grown then.  There is a possibility I may have daily/almost daily ultrasounds next week.  This makes it scheduling my interview challenging.  My appointments are always in the morning, so I am hoping to be able to schedule the interview in the afternoon.
3. I am hoping I can schedule something earlier in the week, while I am still stimming.  If it gets any later, I'll have to worry about it clashing with my egg retrieval.  Of course I don't know the exact date of the ER yet, so that just makes it more interesting.
4. I just found out this today, one of my BILs will be in town and staying with us next week.  He is getting laid off, and is in the process of networking and looking for a new job in MN.  He and Babe's family do not know we are doing IVF, so it will be interesting how we will work around my appointments and egg retrieval when he is in town.

Ugh... this is a pain.   When I first started on this job thing, I thought the timing would be perfect.  I'd have all my interviews done before my ER or ET.  But now, things have been delayed, and it is creeping up too close to my IVF schedule.  

If things go well with the interview,  I'll have to go in for a second interview.  

Why does this cycle have to be so "interesting"?

On another note, I had an acupuncture appointment today.  I finally noticed something today.  AcuGirl is pregnant!  I never noticed it before, but today I finally saw her belly.  She is due in October.  She is having a boy, her second boy.   I'm happy to say it didn't bother me at all.

I was having some allergies today, so AcuGirl put needles in a couple more spots -  around my elbows and around my nose/sinus cavity.  I can tell it made a difference after.

Well, let's keep our fingers crossed that I will get the call tomorrow to schedule the interview.  To be honest, I'm a little antsy, but not too worried.  I believe that God will time everything just right.

Stim Day 5 & 4th of July Weekend

I went in for my stim (stimulation) day 5 appointment yesterday.  Nothing exciting going on yet.  My lining was 5 mm, which was good.  On Friday, it was 8 mm, but I had a slight period so the lining shed.  Now it should start building up again.  There were 11 -12 follicles on my right ovary, and 12 on the left.  I am continuing my current dosage of 150 IUs of Meno.pur in the morning and 300 IUs of Follis.tim in the evenings.  I go back for another ultrasound on Friday.

Babe and I had a wonderful 4th of July weekend.  We were up in Upper Michigan visiting at my SIL's family home.  Babe's parents, his brother and wife, and our 3-year-old niece were there visiting her parents.  My SIL's parent's house is by a lake and we had a warm and beautiful weekend.  I guess they only get that kind of weather once or twice a summer, so we really lucked out.  We swam in the lake, kayaked, and even went out sailing.  We had such a great R&R time.  I let myself "indulge" in coffee, ice cream and almost raw fish (we had seared ahi tuna!)  Just a little.  But I was also very good, having a lots of fruit.

My SIL who is pregnant didn't "announce" her pregnancy while we were there.  She assumed we knew since my MIL told her that she had accidently told us.  She was very gracious about her pregnancy.  She didn't dwell too much into it, except for when she couldn't eat certain things.  The next time I see her, she will already have had the baby.  My niece is so cute.  She's all excited about the baby, and kept saying that she is having a little baby sister.  I wonder if she will be sorely disappointed if she gets a brother.

Thankfully, I did not have any trouble sneaking in my shots twice a day.  I just had to be really careful about not leaving any evidence of my shots (alcohol swabs, gauze pads, syringes, etc).  I just made sure that I took everything with me when I was done.  I didn't bring a sharps container with me.  I just brought a small plastic ziplock container for my used Follis.tim needles, and I recapped and put my syringes used for Meno.pur in a small cosmetic bag.  It worked out really well.

I hope everyone had a great 4th of July weekend.  I was going to try updating my blog, but I was too busy enjoying myself!

IVF, Here We Go Again!

This morning I went for my first baseline ultrasound for this next round of IVF.  Looks like everything is "quiet", which is a good sign.  Lining is 8 mm, which is considered thin, and a good thing.  I took my last BCP on Tuesday night, so I may or may not get a period this time.  But based on the lining, the nurse thinks I will probably have one.  As for the ovaries, there are 10 small ones on the right ovary (the "difficult" one), and 12 or 14 on the left (I think, I can't remember).  Nothing has changed with the right ovary, it's still high.

So, I'm ready to start my stims tomorrow.
     Meno.pur: 150 IUs (2 vials) in the morning
     Follis.tim: 300 IUs in the evening.

The best part of it all, I was able to get 3 boxes of Follis.tim 300 IUs samples from the clinic.  Score!  I really needed this because I only ordered enough to get me started.  Now I'm feeling pretty good about this cycle.

In the waiting room this morning, a couple came in with their infant son.  He's less than a year old as he wasn't even walking yet.  I know some people have a hard time with people bringing children, especially babies in an RE clinic, but it didn't bother me too much.  He was a real cutie, so I smiled and waved at him.  His mum smiled and said "It does work" (meaning IVF).  I said, "Is he your miracle baby?" and she said "Yes!" We starting chatting a little, and found out that her first IVF worked for her.  She said before this, she would have been OK whether IVF worked for her or not.  However, after having her son, she really wants to try again.

She was 39 when she did her first IVF, and she will be trying again at 41.  I can't remember if she said she only had one egg, or one embryo, but it took and now she is blest with a healthy and very cute baby boy.  I'm so happy for her.  She gives me hope!  She gave me her email so we will start communicating and maybe meet up again when she is in town (she lives 2 hours away).  She is also a patient of Dr. Hopeful.

So far, things are starting off well for me.

Tomorrow, we are heading out to Michigan to see my BIL and SIL, the ones that are expecting.  I'm sure they will be announcing their pregnancy then.  My MIL and FIL will be there too.  It will be an interesting trip, having to sneak around to give myself shots twice a day. And, I'll have my period at the same time.

 Good times.