I had an appointment with my RI today and then spent the rest of the day trying to get home from the Chicago suburbs. Stupid ice storm.
My appointment went great. I had an u/s and our little gummy bear was measuring 2 days behind (they always measure smaller there, so not really worried about that) and had a heart rate of 176. My SCH has shrunk considerably and is only 1cm X .3cm. I also had my IVIg infusion and they were able to give me a donated dose, which will save me a few thousand dollars. My immune levels are much improved and I get to drop my prednisone from 30mg to 25mg. My estradiol levels dropped some so I have to add oral estrace to the mix, but that's not a big deal.
Here's a pic of our gummy bear (DH thinks it looks like a platypus):
That 3D ultrasound pic is SO cool!
I'll have another 3D u/s when I go back in two weeks. The baby should look even more baby like by then.
TTC #1 since August 2011 DH (32): SA is ok, slightly low morph, normal SCSA Me (32): Slightly low P4, hostile CM, carrier for CF, high NKC, High TNFa, heterozyogous mutated Factor XIII, and +APA October 2012-August 2015: 4 failed IUIs, 3 failed IVFs, 2 failed FETs w/donor embryos, 1 freeze all IVF, 1 Failed FET, and 1 cancelled FET November 2015: FET w/ DEm #3 Transferred 1 perfect 6AA blast
I had an appointment with my RI today and then spent the rest of the day trying to get home from the Chicago suburbs. Stupid ice storm.
My appointment went great. I had an u/s and our little gummy bear was measuring 2 days behind (they always measure smaller there, so not really worried about that) and had a heart rate of 176. My SCH has shrunk considerably and is only 1cm X .3cm. I also had my IVIg infusion and they were able to give me a donated dose, which will save me a few thousand dollars. My immune levels are much improved and I get to drop my prednisone from 30mg to 25mg. My estradiol levels dropped some so I have to add oral estrace to the mix, but that's not a big deal.
Here's a pic of our gummy bear (DH thinks it looks like a platypus):
I had an appointment with my RI today and then spent the rest of the day trying to get home from the Chicago suburbs. Stupid ice storm.
My appointment went great. I had an u/s and our little gummy bear was measuring 2 days behind (they always measure smaller there, so not really worried about that) and had a heart rate of 176. My SCH has shrunk considerably and is only 1cm X .3cm. I also had my IVIg infusion and they were able to give me a donated dose, which will save me a few thousand dollars. My immune levels are much improved and I get to drop my prednisone from 30mg to 25mg. My estradiol levels dropped some so I have to add oral estrace to the mix, but that's not a big deal.
Here's a pic of our gummy bear (DH thinks it looks like a platypus):
Work has seriously kicked my ass today I'm so glad it's over.
Does anyone have an issue drinking water and getting nauseous? I'm trying to drink 64 ounces but if I do it on an empty stomach I feel queasy so I'll eat some saltines. Any other suggestions would be helpful.
If I drink big gulps I get nauseous so I have to take small sips usually.
Yep. I'm used to drinking a TON of water every day, but lately it's been a struggle. And small sips are usually the key - but that means I should be sipping all day, and I'm definitely not.
Got a call around 9am to come see an OB for an update on our situation. We talked about today's MTX dose and she told me to expect today's beta to rise instead of drop, which is good because I would have panicked hardcore. Doubling time was something in the 80-hour range. Apparently, an effect of MTX is rising betas between dose 1 and 2. It causes the ectopic to kind of "explode", making a whole bunch of hCG before dropping when it resolves the pregnancy. Luckily, symptoms are normal and the worst I've dealt with is cramps so far. Second dose got administered around 5pm today.
Next follow up is on Thursday, Day 7,and we should see dropping numbers by then. Once we see them start going down, we're looking at weekly betas until negative. I've already gotten my RE up to speed on my condition and they'll just request updated records when we're ready to get back to treatment.
The Christmas OB wanted us to wait two months for healing purposes, but today's OB said that if our RE was okay with us starting right after negative betas, then that's fine with her, too. We'll see how long it takes to get negative and if it's a comfortable amount of time for us, plus we get some of our finances under control, we might not wait an extra two months to try again.
We're both scared, but hopeful that next time is perfect and we get our rainbow.
*** more loss triggers *** I'm so sorry it ended up being ectopic. I went through that with my first loss, and to be brutally honest, it was awful - physically, emotionally and mentally. I hope you get through this quickly, and if you ever need to talk to someone who's been through it, I'm here. ((hugs))
Congrats on the great report, twinkie0612 ! And the u/s pic is awesome - so clear!
My RI's office does really thorough u/s. They do 2d, 3d, and blood flow u/s. They always print a 3d picture for us. It's so much easier to see the details on a 3d u/s.
TTC #1 since August 2011 DH (32): SA is ok, slightly low morph, normal SCSA Me (32): Slightly low P4, hostile CM, carrier for CF, high NKC, High TNFa, heterozyogous mutated Factor XIII, and +APA October 2012-August 2015: 4 failed IUIs, 3 failed IVFs, 2 failed FETs w/donor embryos, 1 freeze all IVF, 1 Failed FET, and 1 cancelled FET November 2015: FET w/ DEm #3 Transferred 1 perfect 6AA blast
Got a call around 9am to come see an OB for an update on our situation. We talked about today's MTX dose and she told me to expect today's beta to rise instead of drop, which is good because I would have panicked hardcore. Doubling time was something in the 80-hour range. Apparently, an effect of MTX is rising betas between dose 1 and 2. It causes the ectopic to kind of "explode", making a whole bunch of hCG before dropping when it resolves the pregnancy. Luckily, symptoms are normal and the worst I've dealt with is cramps so far. Second dose got administered around 5pm today.
Next follow up is on Thursday, Day 7,and we should see dropping numbers by then. Once we see them start going down, we're looking at weekly betas until negative. I've already gotten my RE up to speed on my condition and they'll just request updated records when we're ready to get back to treatment.
The Christmas OB wanted us to wait two months for healing purposes, but today's OB said that if our RE was okay with us starting right after negative betas, then that's fine with her, too. We'll see how long it takes to get negative and if it's a comfortable amount of time for us, plus we get some of our finances under control, we might not wait an extra two months to try again.
We're both scared, but hopeful that next time is perfect and we get our rainbow. :)
*** more loss triggers *** I'm so sorry it ended up being ectopic. I went through that with my first loss, and to be brutally honest, it was awful - physically, emotionally and mentally. I hope you get through this quickly, and if you ever need to talk to someone who's been through it, I'm here. ((hugs))
It's seriously been a trip. Awful's a good word for it, that's what I keep telling people when they ask how it is!
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