The Three Amigos!

NoodleGuy and I headed up my my first u/s and b/w for IVF#2 this morning. Thanks for all the great vibes in the past few days - they worked! I've got 3 big follies developing on rightie! And this is only after 5 days of stims, albeit tsunami doses. I know for most other women three follies would be kind of a disaster, but it's great progress for me! I only have ever gotten one follie in all the five injectable cycles I've done, be they IUI or IVF.

Here is today's full report:
E2: 298
Right ovary: 16mm, a 15mm and 13mm. Urban legend has it that there may be a few more less than 12mm
Left ovary: dead as a doornail
Mood: the oh-so-trite cautiously optimistic

I've made a little chart below comparing this cycle to last. This is where you sigh and think "dork!". In my defense, I thought the comparison could be handy not only to myself but also to other low responders who might be interested in the changes that a Menopur-heavier dosage have wrought. I've heard alot of varying responses to Menopur; some people report better quantity and quality, some report low quantity but better quality, some report worse overall. I'm guessing it depends if low E2/low LH is your issue or not, and it appears to be mine.

You can see in the chart that my E2 is already WAY better than last cycle, where at 11 days of stims I still wasn't at the level that I am now after only 5 days. In addition, I have those 3 measurable follies, which I never got to last cycle. In addition, they're having me add in Ganirelix already tonight -- I didn't get to that tipping point until Day 9 with cycle #1.

I promised myself that I wouldn't get too excited about this cycle, in case everything falls apart as it always seems wont to do. I don't want to have to check myself into Dr. Happy's Nut Hut right before Thanksgiving. I'm trying to take this one day at a time and feel happy for any improvement I see from the past and that's what I see here. So a tiny, little "yay" from me. I hope the Woofing Gods* don't hear me.

* "Woofing Gods" are NoodleGuy's term for sports-related trash talking. Whenever he starts talking big about the Red Sox, for example, they go on a prolonged losing streak. The Woofing Gods are always on the lookout for big egos and big mouths. They spend most of their time monitoring Yankee fans.

Stim day	IVF#1 (June 2009) with EPP	IVF#2 (November 2009) without EPP
1	Gonal-f 450 Menopur 150 Estrogen patch	Gonal-f 150 Menopur 450
2	Gonal-f 450 Menopur 150 Estrogen patch	Gonal-f 150 Menopur 450
3	Gonal-f 450 Menopur 150 Estrogen patch	Gonal-f 150 Menopur 450
4	Gonal-f 450 Menopur 150 Estrogen patch	Gonal-f 150 Menopur 450
5	E2: 96.4 Right ovary: 2-4 follies<12mm Left ovary: nada Gonal-f 450 Menopur 150 Estrogen patch	Gonal-f 150 Menopur 450
6	Gonal-f 450 Menopur 150 Estrogen patch	E2: 298 Right ovary: 16mm, 15mm, 13mm, a few < 12mm Left ovary: nada Gonal-f 150 Menopur 450 Ganirelix
7	Gonal-f 450 Menopur 150 Estrogen patch
8	E2: 137 Right ovary: 13mm, maybe another <12mm Left ovary: nada Gonal-f 450 Menopur 150 Estrogen patch
9	Gonal-f 450 Menopur 150 Estrogen patch Ganirelix
10	Gonal-f 450 Menopur 150 Estrogen patch Ganirelix
11	E2: 254 Right ovary: 17mm, 8mm, a couple too small to measure Left ovary: nada Gonal-f 450 Menopur 150 Estrogen patch Ganirelix
12	Gonal-f 450 Menopur 150 Estrogen patch Ganirelix
13	E2: 401 Right ovary: 18mm, 7mm Left ovary: nada Gonal-f 450 Menopur 150 Estrogen patch Ganirelix
14	Gonal-f 450 Menopur 150 Estrogen patch Ganirelix
15	E2: 415 Right ovary: 25mm, 7mm Left ovary: nada TRIGGER
16
17	EGG RETRIEVAL # of eggs: 3 (suspected 2 immature)
18	Fert report: 1 fertilized
19
20	3-DAY TRANSFER one 8-cell, low fragmentation HIP embie
Result	Beta scheduled for 14dp ER AF shows 13dp ER BFN Trivia: surprise natural BFP in the next cycle, 9-week m/c

We hit Costco and dim sum brunch on the way home so, all in all, a good day! I'm making pico de gallo this afternoon while NoodleGuy sets up his new phone. We'll watch the Pats vs the Colts tonight and save Dexter for tomorrow. I love weekends.