June/July 2007

After going home from our appointment and had time to let things sink in I had this uneasy feeling that I couldn't settle. The internal debate had begun. Again... What is God leading us to do? Is it God's timing for us to have another child? If it is His timing couldn't he just let me ovulate on my own instead of having medicine help me? Is it in God's plan that I go to Dr. Lucas for help? Am I trying to have to much control over my life instead of giving it over to God? Should we wait?

Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart..." Jeremiah 1:5

This is the verse that the Lord put on my heart. I knew then that we were not done having children.

Dr. Lucas suggested we follow the same protocol as last time when I got pregnant.

Results from each day I went for my ultrasounds and bloodwork:

Cycle Day 4
Monday June 25
Left ovary-
1. 0.6
2. 0.6
15+ total follicles on left side.

Right ovary-
1. 0.65
2. less than 0.6
15+ total follicles on right side.

Endometrium- 0.31
75iu's of Gonal F for 3 nights

Cycle Day 7
Thursday June 28
Returned to the office at 7am for ultrasound and bloodwork.

Left ovary-
1. 0.75
2. less than 0.50

15+ total follicles on the left side.

Right ovary-
1. 0.70
2. less than 0.6

15+ total follicles on the right side.

Estrogen level- 49
Endometrium- 0.58
100iu's of Gonal F for 2 more nights

Cycle Day 9
Saturday June 30
Returned to the office at 7am for ultrasound and bloodwork.

Left ovary-
1. 0.85

15+ total follicles on the left side.

Right ovary-
1. 0.8

15+ total follicles on the right side.

Estrogen level- 61
Endometrium- 0.72

112iu's of Gonal F for 2 more nights

Cycle Day 11
Monday July 2
Returned to the office at 7am for ultrasound and bloodwork.

Left ovary-
1. 0.7
2. less than 0.7

15+ total follicles on the left side.

Right ovary-
1. 0.8
2. less than 0.8

15+ total follicles on the right side.

Estrogen level- 60
Endometrium- 0.71
150iu's of Gonal F for 2 more nights

Cycle Day 13
Wednesday July 4
Returned to the office at 7am for ultrasound and bloodwork.

Left ovary-
1. 0.6
2. 0.51

15+ total follicles on the left side.

Right ovary-
1. 0.83
2. 0.80
3. 0.80

15+ total follicles on the right side.

Estrogen level- 119
225iu's of Gonal F for 2 more nights

Cycle Day 15
Friday July 6
Returned to the office at 7am for ultrasound and bloodwork.

Left ovary-
1. less than 1.0

15+ total follicles on the left side.

Right ovary-
1. 1.3
2. 1.2
3. 1.0
4. 0.8
15+ total follicles on the right side.

Estrogen level- 100
Endometrium- 1.0
225iu's of Gonal F for 2 more nights

Cycle Day 17
Sunday July 8
Returned to the office at 7am for ultrasound and bloodwork.

Left ovary-
1. less than 1.0
15 total follicles on the left side.

Right ovary-
1. 1.45
2. less than 1.2
20+ total follicles on the right side.

Endometrium- 1.1
225iu's of Gonal F for 2 more nights

Cycle Day 19
July 10
HCG shot!

The HCG shot is the last shot given in the cycle. This is to trigger ovulation. Now starts the two week waiting period to take a pregnancy test.

Cycle Day 21
July 17
Returned to the office at 7am for progesterone bloodwork to make sure I ovulated.

P4= 9.5

Dr. Lucas wants to see the progesterone level over 15-20. The higher the level the better chance you ovulated and the higher your progesterone levels the better chance at keeping a pregnancy if you were to be pregnant.

The nurse said not to be discouraged yet because they've seen low numbers before that resulted in a pregnancy.