Yesterday was dildocam day!
My consultant had a good old rummage down there (I actually feel like I've been prodded a LOT - it never usually bothers me)! I've only got 5 resting follicles (CD17) so she's trying to mentally prep me for low numbers when we start stimming - I should be used to low numbers though, IVF1 we got 5 eggs, IVF2 was 3 eggs, IVF3 was 4 eggs and somehow IVF4 was 6 eggs....!
Whilst she was having her rummage in my lady bits, she asked me to lift my left leg up to my chest (as I was flat out on the couch with my right foot staying in the stirrup) it was like fanny gym lol! Such a relief there's a lock on the door as I'm sure it was NOT a pretty sight (felt like I was in some sort of perverted porno) lol!
Her face changed as she looked at my uterus too, it's big and bulky measuring in at 131.5cm3....the average uterus (so google tells me) should be between 15 & 56cm3, I'm only CD17 too so it's not like it's filled up ready for my period! I'm glad it's been noted.
I also mentioned the amount of blood loss I have each cycle, it was the first time she actually listened (and was shocked), I'm hoping this will help towards a diagnosis of adenomyosis after we've finished completing our family as I'd really like a hysterectomy and my normal consultant would prefer just to clip my tube.
The big and bulky uterus means a slight change in protocol, I'm not happy about it but hubby thinks I should try and trust her as she's trying to make sure my womb does it's job well....
I picked up half my meds yesterday and need to pop out later today to get the rest of them (have to clear the fridge first), then we have our pre-stim scan booked in 11 days and we should be go go go!
I'm on duphaston (progesterone) now for 10 days - I take this each cycle as my big and bulky uterus likes to make life impossible without it, they would normally put me on provames (an estrogen) but due to the amount of 'blood build up' she wants to minimise my bleed, otherwise I'd struggle to leave the house and have my scan!
I'm actually going to take it for a few days longer, she says my period wont come until I've stopped the duphaston for 5 days....I've been taking this each cycle since Jan 2013 I know that it'll come within 48 hours of stopping (I have naturally low progesterone levels)....ideally I'd like my pre-stim scan on CD1 like our last IVF, or CD2 at the latest, so a couple of extra days is needed ;)
Edited to add my stash of meds - the boxes of menopur are for 5 days so I'll need five more boxes (10 days), maybe more if I need to up my dose....?
My consultant had a good old rummage down there (I actually feel like I've been prodded a LOT - it never usually bothers me)! I've only got 5 resting follicles (CD17) so she's trying to mentally prep me for low numbers when we start stimming - I should be used to low numbers though, IVF1 we got 5 eggs, IVF2 was 3 eggs, IVF3 was 4 eggs and somehow IVF4 was 6 eggs....!
Whilst she was having her rummage in my lady bits, she asked me to lift my left leg up to my chest (as I was flat out on the couch with my right foot staying in the stirrup) it was like fanny gym lol! Such a relief there's a lock on the door as I'm sure it was NOT a pretty sight (felt like I was in some sort of perverted porno) lol!
Her face changed as she looked at my uterus too, it's big and bulky measuring in at 131.5cm3....the average uterus (so google tells me) should be between 15 & 56cm3, I'm only CD17 too so it's not like it's filled up ready for my period! I'm glad it's been noted.
I also mentioned the amount of blood loss I have each cycle, it was the first time she actually listened (and was shocked), I'm hoping this will help towards a diagnosis of adenomyosis after we've finished completing our family as I'd really like a hysterectomy and my normal consultant would prefer just to clip my tube.
The big and bulky uterus means a slight change in protocol, I'm not happy about it but hubby thinks I should try and trust her as she's trying to make sure my womb does it's job well....
I picked up half my meds yesterday and need to pop out later today to get the rest of them (have to clear the fridge first), then we have our pre-stim scan booked in 11 days and we should be go go go!
I'm on duphaston (progesterone) now for 10 days - I take this each cycle as my big and bulky uterus likes to make life impossible without it, they would normally put me on provames (an estrogen) but due to the amount of 'blood build up' she wants to minimise my bleed, otherwise I'd struggle to leave the house and have my scan!
I'm actually going to take it for a few days longer, she says my period wont come until I've stopped the duphaston for 5 days....I've been taking this each cycle since Jan 2013 I know that it'll come within 48 hours of stopping (I have naturally low progesterone levels)....ideally I'd like my pre-stim scan on CD1 like our last IVF, or CD2 at the latest, so a couple of extra days is needed ;)
Edited to add my stash of meds - the boxes of menopur are for 5 days so I'll need five more boxes (10 days), maybe more if I need to up my dose....?
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