Transfer set for Sunday or Tuesday

Again, I'm sorry for the lack of updates - I can view from work, but can't make posts (the blogger dashboard is blocked).


My last Lupron shot was last night.
Tonight, all I had to take was my prenatal and an aspirin.
TOMORROW... I begin my intramuscular Progesterone in Oil shots. Those will continue until the cycle ends or I'm 12 weeks along with Sarah's baby =)

My lining was 8.6 when they measured it last week. Barely adequate and I'm hoping it's enough. They did increase my delestrogen, so hopefully it's building up.
My estradiol levels last week were 411; Tuesday (with the increase in delestrogen) the level was 798!

Sarah triggered last night and the retrieval is in the morning. We're hoping for a good solid number of mature eggs that fertilize. From those, the best one or two will be transferred to me either on Sunday (3dayers) or Tuesday (5dayers). I'll have 2 1/2 days of bedrest thereafter (you may see me blogging again soon).

<3 weeks to go

Sorry about not updating more... Blogs are now blocked from work and I don't internet much at home. =/

Anyway, here we go...

I started Lupron just over a week ago. At first, it was uneventful and I had the audacity to brag about my lack of any of the infamous symptoms... well, a few days ago, I started getting headaches. Could be lack of good sleep... could be the coffee withdrawal... most likely the Lupron. Advil works fine for it though. Only other symptom is hunger... I've been ravenous. (I ate three pieces of ice cream cake at work today) I am also currently taking prenatal vitamins and aspirin.

Tomorrow, my IM will have her bloodwork drawn to measure estrogen to see if it's high enough to start her stim meds. When she starts her meds, I'll begin E2V twice a week... an intramuscular shot in the arse. About a week later, I'll start progesterone shots (in sesame oil, also intramuscular) and both of those will keep up until I'm officially not pregnant or am 12 weeks pregnant.

Current transfer date is somewhere around May 3rd to May 6th. I'm getting giddy excited about it. I purchased 25 pregnancy tests to make sure they'd be here in time. =))))

Schedule!!!

Yay!!!

I have a tentative schedule/calendar.

Start Lupron Wednesday. Transfer is April 30th - May 2nd!

Almost April now...

Here's the best I can do for an update...

Contracts are completed! We signed them last Saturday.
I am still on Birth Control and am remaining on active pills until further notice. I'm also taking prenatals.
IM is to have a period immediately and start back on Birth Control on day 2 for a couple of weeks.

That's it. That's all I know. =S

My nurse coordinator hasn't been very forthcoming with ANY information and from what I've learned from previous patients is that about a day before I need to start Lupron, I'll get my stuff and my calendar. I'm glad to know that I can probably expect the same, but I'm very annoyed because I'm unable to plan anything for late April/early May, JUSTINCASE the transfer may fall during that time.


So, please bear with me as I wait impatiently for any information. We're all still VERY excited to begin and I am still keeping positive thoughts in my head... =)))

Waiting...

Contracts are sooooooo close to being done. Everything is negotiated and nitpicked down to the grammer. My lawyer has approved it and the only thing we're waiting on is a date and place to come sign.

Still no calendar. Our nurse coordinator is holding it hostage until we complete contracts... or is using that as an excuse not to come up with it just yet.

I'm CD10. If April is going to be our month, I need to be on Lupron within a week or so. It's reeeeally cutting it close and I'm annoyed.

Hopefully my next update will specify a date for the transfer. =)

Contracts

Received the first draft of the contracts and went thru and updated with changes I wanted. Talked with IM over the weekend about them and we're both okay with that. Now, we just need to get the lawyer to do up a final draft, have my lawyer (contact me and) okay it. SHOULD take about an hour... will likely be a week or two.

IM started her period a few days ago; I started mine today. Start back on birth control in 3 days.

Still awaiting a calendar.

Lawyer, contracts, life insurance

Things are moving at a snaaaaaail's pace right now. The lawyer had told IM last week to expect the first draft of the contract the first of THIS week. It's Thursday and we've heard nothing at all. She already said it'd take two weeks for her to finalize it, so I'm trying to brace myself that we'll be pushed into a May transfer. (That sucks because it will cost the IPs more money with an additional deductible and I'll be pregnant thru Christmas)

I had an appt today to sign the life insurance paperwork and get bloodwork done for my life insurance policy (for the surrogacy). Hardest part was fasting... the appt was at 12 and I was ready to gnaw someone's arm off.

Still on birth control pills... nothing else to update you with.