IVF BLOG DAY 20 | THE BUSERELIN INJECTION #20 & THE BASELINE SCAN

After Saturday's crying episode I thought my week might get a bit better. How wrong was I? Sadly on Sunday night my nan passed away. I'm heartbroken. She had cancer and Alzheimer's so we knew it was coming at some point soon. Still, that doesn't make it any less upsetting as we were really close. RIP my beautiful nan.

On a more positive note, I had my baseline scan today (which was a transvaginal ultrasound) to check that my ovaries are not active and that the lining of my uterus is thin. The consultant said it all looks good and couldn't be any better. This is great news for us as it means we now get to go onto the next stage - superovulation.

Superovulation is a process that aims to make the ovaries release more than 1 egg and it means I'll be having an extra injection each day. They say I may experience tender breasts and low abdominal discomfort or a dragging sensation as the ovarian follicles develop. 

So on Thurs I'll be starting Gonal-F injections as well as continuing with the Buserelin. They estimate I'll be on Gonal-F for about 10 days. Next week I'll have 2 progress assessments which include more transvaginal ultrasounds to check the response of my ovaries to the stimulation and to assess the development of the lining of the uterus. After these visits they might have to modify my treatment by altering the dosage of drugs. They'll also be able to tell me when my last Buserelin injection will be.

It's going to be really interesting to see how many eggs I manage to produce. When reading other people's stories online I can see that it varies a lot! Anyway, I'll keep you all posted with how I get on!

Today I'm feeling: Exhausted from crying and not sleeping that well because of what's happened to my poor nan. I miss her already! Going through grief and the IVF process is hard. : (

Jess. xx

IVF BLOG DAY 17 | THE BUSERELIN INJECTION #17

Well today was fun. After a bad night's sleep I woke up, took about a million years to get ready then cried my eyes out for absolutely no reason whatsoever! I didn't know what to tell my fiance other than 'it's the drugs'. I guess that's the truth. It must be. 

I don't know why but I've been feeling flat over the past couple of days. Today I woke up frustrated and then I became bored. Frustrated because I can't drive. Bored because I had nothing planned. My fiance said he was thinking about going out with a mate and that was it - I cried. It was all very out of context. I think he quickly realised that maybe he needed to take me out to get my mind off all of this. 

We went out for lunch and bought some new garden furniture and all was well after that! What can I say? The doctors warned him that the drugs might make me like this. I guess after getting off lightly for 15/16 days the hormonal side effects have finally kicked in! 

Happy days!

Jess. xx

Today I'm feeling: Alright now! Tired, but I'm okay. Today has gone by in a bit of a blur if I'm honest. I feel like I have brain fog!