Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Moving Ahead

My CD3 u/s yesterday showed a 3 cm cyst on my right ovary, but I got the word today that I can go ahead with the Femera and IUI as planned. I had the u/s done at my local (teeny tiny) hospital, and I had to tell the tech what to do for the antral follicle count. She didn't get the count right, but I came up with about 9 on the right and 7 on the left, so that's ok, and there were probably more hiding in there. I was going to go back for my CD12 measurement, but may head up to the RE's instead since I'll be needing acupuncture from Dr J at about that time.

My endometrial lining still had some thickness to it -- 4.5-5.6 mm -- but my bleeding had stopped. It worries me a bit, because Dr J thinks part of my problem is "blood stagnation" and holding on to old blood. Do any of you remember what your lining was like at CD3? But really I can't worry about it too much, because I'm already doing everything I can to improve it.

I'm curious what my RE Dr L will recommend for progesterone supplementation. Last time, while on 600 mg prometrium, my P4 tanked after my hcg stopped rising. 0.3 while on 600 mg. Which was confusing to me, because in the past my P4 always responded, even when I wasn't pregnant.

Anyways, I am glad to move ahead. I'm not quite excited, this seems like "one more cycle", but the last one that got me pregnant was even more "ho-hum", so who knows?!? You know, I think it's a good thing: I feel interested, but not emotional about it. Wow, that's new!

1 comment:

poppy.f.seed said...

I am trying to remember my last cd3 endo measurement, maybe 3mm? Sorry. I feel hopeful for you all. I felt similarly to you with fet(until the end)... how we feel doesn't seem to help, but maybe being less stressed/consumed will.