Taking its toll.

There was a time, around day 7 or 8 of the hormone shots (gonadotropins) that I was pretty much sick of giving myself shots. I remember standing there in my bathroom literally talking myself into going on at least one more night (because tomorrow is always a new day.) But persevered through them and ended up getting great results. So much so that it caused a slight hiccup in the process. My estrogen got too high (7000) and had to level out before putting my ovaries into harm’s way.

Today is probably the most taxing day of IVF so far, and for no particular reason that I can think of. I did get the news that I would need to order more progesterone, but in a different form. This particular medication is compounded so it is not covered by insurance. I was also informed that this type of progesterone will be in the shot form. Since they originally ordered suppositories, I thought I was in the clear, but because this is going to be a FET, I need a stronger dose.

So the plan is to carry on with the estrogen and introduce progesterone 5 days before the transfer. It is my understanding that they are trying to simulate a 2 week pregnancy by the time the eggs are transferred to my uterus. I will have to wait another dreaded 2 weeks to confirm a pregnancy and in the meantime I will continue the progesterone shots.

This will all be worth it... right?