I thought I'd write a few words on what has happened since I last posted:
- my cousin has had her baby, a boy
- SIL1 has had No2, another boy
- SIL2 has had a m/c
- I have started IVF/PGD
I started the 'down regulation' at the beginning of the month, taking a nasal spray twice a day. On Friday I had a scan to see if it had worked, i.e. if my ovaries had been shut down. That showed that they had, and since I have PCOS, I had about 18 folicles on each ovary. So the scan was the green light to start the injections, and last night I had my first injection of 150iu of Gonal f, which will kick start my ovaries into producing eggs. I will inject once a day while still taking the nasal spray; then I will have a blood test on the Wednesday (25th) which will determine what happens next: if they need to alter my dose of Gonal F etc. Because of the PCOS, they will probably need to scan me every other day to make sure I am not overreacting to it, and risking
ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS).
Anyway, that's where I'm at. Hopefully not long to go now until we find out how it's going to go.
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