Today I feel emotionally exhausted. My excitement and anticipation has dwindled to non-existent. I am sick of injecting. I am sick of trying to be hopeful and I am sick of not responding better to the drugs. I just feel like I am heading for a great big disappointment.
I'm on day 8 of stims. My scan today registered a couple more follicles but they were noted as tiny, the follicles that were visible on the last scan have got bigger. I'm concerned with my lining as I have read somewhere that it needs to be between 8-10 mm but it is still measuring under 6mm. I've also read that stimming takes, on average, 12 days so I really hope that things improve over the next four days.
I go back on Monday for another stim scan.
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im sorry that you feel this way. did they say anything about you responding slowly? i would think they would have if it was an issue. now my IVF was almost a year ago but i think i remember just the # of follies being important early on and then they really do start to beef up towards the end.
don't lose hope even though i know it is so overwhelming at times. give yourself a break--you are doing all that you can do to ensure a good outcome. we know better than anyone that our bodies don't always do exactly what we want it to do when we want it to.
rest and eat well and those follies will grow...i hope tomorrow is a brighter day for you :o)
Do you think, and this is just throwing it out there, do you think the whole sense of despondency could have something to do with the hormones racing round your body?
Don't give up, bodies are totally unpredictable.
This whole process is so hard and draining anyway without all the hormones doing laps round your body. Hang in there, everything can change in just a day.
Don't give up just yet. You've still got a nice number, and it's quality you want in the end!
There's just a few days of those lousy shots, it's frustrating, I know. You're not alone...
This process is easy to become frustrated with but don't throw in the towel yet. The human body is an amazing thing! Most docs will start you on somewhat of a standard protocol however, they may determine through this cycle that they need to customize something for you ~ let them! The more they learn about your body the better!
So hang in there. We're all here, cheering you on. Take care of you.
The ladies before me gave very wise comments - I agree it's completely exhausting, and the hormones don't help, not to mention the whole uncertainty about the future. A few more days, just tell yourself a few more days to the next scan, and then hopefully there will be a change. Change, in cycling, can be good.
How is everything going??? Thinking of you and thought I'd stop by and say hi. Take care of yourself!
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