T-H-R-E-E

This Wednesday I had my second monthly sonogram to check on the development of my follies.  I was surprised when my sono tech/ nurse gave a little celebratory woo hoo... (you would think this would be wierd... a wand up your hoo ha and the person on the other end of it saying woo hoo...) Not that a sono is super fun and deserves that kind of reaction often, but this one did.  I was told my lining looked... drum roll please... beautiful. (Why thank you!)  and that I have three follicles... THREE FOLLICLES!!!! I have never had more than one.  (There have been a few times that I have had one dominant and one close to the right size... but never more than one large one)  This time I have two that are the same size and one right behind.  This means more eggs and a better chance that one will take!  Ok, I'm joining my nurses celebration... WOO HOO!

We finally have figured out what the perfect combination of drugs is for me. My monthly cocktail was as follows:

Cycle Days 3-7:
Femara;  7.5 mg(That is 3 pills which is the most I have ever taken)
Cycle Day 2 & 4:
Gonal Injections:  (They moved each up a day)
Cycle Day 5-Test day:
Estrogen (yay more hormones!)

After this regimen, I had my super awesome sono and saw my 3 large follies.  I was instructed to take my Ovidrel injection that night.  I go to the fridge to retrieve the shot that evening and it is GONE!  I mean nowhere to be seen. I tear the fridge apart... nothing, nothing... NOTHING! WHERE THE HELL IS IT???  Now I am panicked and crying hysterically.  Think, think think Aubrey. I would never throw that away never.. right?  Ok, I did clean out the fridge this week, but no way would I have tossed something so important.  Out to the dumpster I go and I dig. Now I stink, I have garbage on me and I'm crying.  I am also  mad super pissed off.  I kick the step. (Our steps are cement... dumb dumb dumb) My toenail cracks... now I am crying harder because my toe hurts.  In an absolute panic I phone the doctor on call.  I know this is not an emergency and he probably doesn't carry around ovulation inducing medications in his pocket, but I had to do something. It was a good decision.  He was able to bring me back from the land of crazy, assure me that based on the size of my follicles tomorrow would be an ok day to take the shot.  Thank you doctor I foget your name, but I think you just saved my sanity... for now.

The next day I begin calling the center the second I know they open and they left their answering machine on!  I feel my stress level going up. I start driving their direction, calling all the while.  Answering machine over and over! COME ON I KNOW YOU ARE OPEN!! (I feel the crazy train quickly approaching again) I get to the center and get into the office, see my nurse and start crying immediately.  They are so incredibly sweet and help calm me down.  She finds another injection at Target and assures me that today is an ok day to take it. Off I go in search of my new Ovidrel shot.

I get to Target pay for my shot,which was THREE times it's normal cost! Ack... I about threw up, but this is my only chance to fix this this month... and I'll be damned if I voluntarily blow a month off. I buy it and go outside.  I was instructed to inject it immediately. "Hello Target shoppers! Don't mind me shooting up in the parking lot!"  This is the first time I had administered this shot to myself.  My other one is more like an Epi pen. Little needle push button. Easy peasy...ish...  This one is a big ole honking needle with a syringe. You know I meant business when I didn't have the slightest problem doing it.  I think I was running on pure adrenaline.

So... shot went in.  IUI was still scheduled for last Friday. All went well and now starts yet another 2 week wait.

Meds added to my list:
Daily progesterone post IUI

I just noticed there seems to be a 3 theme going on for us.  3 Femara pills, 3 follicles (which could mean 3 eggs), 3x the cost of the Ovidrel (Which was in the $300 range) and this is our 3rd IUI which took place 3 days before Austin's 31st birthday (ok that last one isn't technically a 3, but there is a 3 involved) .  hmmm... :)