The Facts….
| DATE | WHAT HAPPENED | |
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| Sunday 25 September 2016 | Day 1 of period | |
| Monday 26 September 2016 | Day 2 of period | |
| Tuesday 27 September 2016 | Day 3 of period visited Dr Gregg for scan start stimulation 1pm 1 x Femera 8pm 1 x Femera 9:30pm 225 IU Gonal F |
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| Wednesday 28 September 2016 | 7am 1 Femera tablet 7pm 1 Femera tablet 9pm 225 IU Gonal F |
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| Thursday 29 September 2016 | 7am 1 Femera tablet 7pm 1 Femera tablet 9:30pm 225 IU Gonal F |
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| Friday 30 September 2016 | 7am 1 Femera tablet 7pm 1 Femera tablet 9:30pm 225 IU Gonal F |
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| Saturday 1 October 2016 | 6:30am 1 Femera tablet 7am 0.25 Cetrotide 6pm 1 Femera tablet 9:30pm 225 IU Gonal F |
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| Sunday 2 October 2016 | 7am 0.25 Cetrotide 9:30pm 225 IU Gonal F |
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| Monday 3 October 2016 | 7am 0.25 Cetrotide 1pm visit to Dr. Gregg scan – 1follicle on left (11mm) 1 follicle on right (12mm) Estradiol – 44.48 pg/ml LH 1.86 mlU/ml Progesterone 1.29 ng/ml 2pm 300 IU Merional |
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| Tuesday 4 October 2016 | 7am 0.25 Cetrotide 3pm 300 IU Merional |
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| Wednesday 5 October 2016 | 7am 0.25 Cetrotide 1:30pm visit to Dr. Gregg scan – 1follicle on left (14mm) 2 follicles on right (14mm and 8mm) Estradiol – 116 pg/ml LH 0.93 mlU/ml Progesterone 2.18 ng/ml 6:30pm 0.25 Cetrotide 7:30pm 300 IU Merional |
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| Thursday 6 October 2016 | 7am 0.25 Cetrotide x2 2pm visit to Dr. Greg scan – 1 follicle on left (16mm) 2 follicles on right (16mm and 10mm) Estradiol – 194 pg/ml LH 0.69 mlU/ml Progesterone 2.44 ng/ml 7:30pm 300 IU Merional 12 midnight (UAE time) go to airport |
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| Friday 7 October 2016 | 2am (UAE time) fly to UK 5am (UK time) 0.25 Cetrotide x2 7am (UK time) arrive in UK 10:30am visit UK doctor scan – 1 x follicle on left (16mm) 1 follicle on right 18mm Estradiol – 260 pg/ml LH – 0.7mlU/ml FSH – 17.5mlU/ml 6pm (UK time) 300 IU Menopur |
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| Saturday 8 October 2016 | 5am (UK time) 0.25 Cetrotide x2 6pm (UK time) 300 IU Menopur 9:15pm 500 mcg Ovitrelle (trigger shot) |
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| Sunday 9 October 2016 | No injections 10pm – no food or drinks until collection |
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| Monday 10 October 2016 | 9am (UK time) egg collection RESULT – 3 egg collected 11am –embryologist told me all were mature and good quality and could be frozen |
Note: I didn’t have blood tests done at every scan. The scan results usually determined when and what I needed to have my blood tested for. Keeping the blood tests to a minimum helped keep costs down a little.
RESULT – 3 eggs of good quality collected and frozen
The Emotions…..
I am not sure why, but there was something about reaching round 10 that made it feel like I am almost there! Maybe it is because I am so close to getting the 10 eggs I so desperately wanted when I started or because I know that my body may not hold out with this torture for too much longer, either way it is a good feeling.
For the ups and downs of this round check out my blog posts.
Double Digits – 2 October, 2016 – Day 6 of stimulation
Knowledge is Power – 8 October, 2016 – Day 12 of stimulation
Eggceeding Eggspectations – 10 October, 2016 – collection day