Estradiol Check-Take 2...

In the words of my mom- "What we have here is a basic failure to communicate…"

That was the story of our trip to CCRM yesterday for my Estradiol (Estrogen/E2) check. When I called last week to make my appointments for my ultrasound and blood work for the FET prep I was told that for the E2 check on May 27^th I could come in any time. So I took that to mean that any time before they closed (4:30pm) should be fine. CCRM is open every day except for Christmas so I just assumed that they would be open regular hours since she didn’t tell me otherwise. So we took our time, slept in, had a nice breakfast, etc… By the time we got up there we realized that they closed early, and we didn’t make it in time to get my blood drawn. I didn’t know how crucial it was to have the blood draw on the exact day, so naturally I’ve been in a little bit of a panic about messing up the FET cycle for the past 24 hours or so. 

Take 2

We went in first thing this morning for my E2 check, take 2. The nurse reassured us that we should be fine, but wow, that isn’t something you want to have happen. So even today while waiting for the call, I’ve been pretty nervous. Luckily, I did just hear back and things are looking great. My E2 was at 81, and our nurse said they want it to be over 50 at this point, so that’s good news. Starting tomorrow I will be increasing my Vivelle (Estrogen) patches by 1 patch every other day, and once I get to 4, I will stay there.  I’ll still continue to be on 5 units of Lupron until June 4^th, but the dosage is so small that I have no side effects, it’s just enough to keep me suppressed.  Things are going surprisingly well with the meds, I cannot believe how much easier these meds are as opposed to all of the other meds I have been on throughout this process. I can’t even tell that anything is out of the ordinary, it’s a pleasant break after those 2 months on the Lupron Depot, that’s for sure!

So now we wait until June 4^th for more blood work, and my lining check and ultrasound. I cannot believe how close we are now!! 12 days, but who’s counting, right? ;)

XOXO