Despite giving me a hard time about not being able to hurt me, as soon as our first alarm went off for our medication, Joshua stepped in. He got all of my medicine lined up along the bathroom counter as he grabbed an ice pack and asked me to lay down. I let the side of my stomach become numb for a minute before he walked into the bedroom, syringe in hand. He asked where I wanted it and I closed my eyes as he pinched me carefully and injected our first dose.
We did it.
One day down.
Day two proved to be a little more difficult. We switched sides and it burned going in. But, we were one more day in.
Day three. We had bloodwork taken this morning at the clinic and I'm not feeling well. (I had to force the smile as I was trying not to cry on this one).
Day four. At this point I am feeling bad. Really bad. My stomach is hurting, I am not getting any sleep. My stomach feels like I drank a gallon of water and it is hard to button my jeans! All color has left my skin (except for the giant bruises all over my arms from bloodwork).
Day five. Another blood draw at the doctor. Ultrasound shows follicles are developing, but slowly. Where most people have 10-20 develop, my ovaries are stimulating all 50+ follicles at once. They aren't at the size they need to be. My skin is starting to break-out and it seems like the injections are getting harder (especially since they are going into sites that are still bruised). I've gained a few pounds already and don't feel up to doing much of anything.
Day six. They dropped my dose in half. My results came back and my estrogen levels have spiked. I should be somewhere around 100-200, but my levels are around 600. I'm definitely feeling sick. I'm hoping for some relief with less. We have another visit tomorrow morning. Praying for answers and good news tonight.
Day seven. Ultrasound shows that the follicles are still under-developed, but all 50+ follicles are present. I feel worse today than I probably have during the whole process. The doctor wants daily monitoring and has asked that I come back tomorrow morning. Bloodwork came back and the levels are continuing to skyrocket. I'm up past 1600 and they are hoping they drop if I only take one medication. I'm not feeling much relief and I cried quite a bit tonight. It feels like there isn't an end in sight since they will most likely extend the number of days I am on injections if the follicles don't grow.
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