Step 2: Follistem

Kelly starts her follistem shots on Wed. These are the shots that allow her to produce multiple follicles or as I like to call them, eggs. She will do this for about 10 days (give or take a day). Looks like we will have the retrieval around the 14th then the implantation about 5 days after that.

Last time the doctor gave her too high of a dosage so she was "over stimulated" which caused some major discomfort. Dr. Barnett has since modified the prescription so it looks like she wont have that problem this time.

Despite the hormones, Kelly has been doing pretty well. No major mood swings and I still have my head. Good job.

Shots Have Begun

Just wanted to bring you up to speed on where we are at now. We have been a bit frustrated because we have been pushed back a couple of times because the Dr's new lab had not been completed yet. We are now good to go and are very excited..but not overly.

Dr. Barnett put Kelly on the pill and she's been on it for about 2 weeks now. This is helping regulate this cycle. Yesterday she started the Lupron shots which keeps her from ovulating. She will continue this during the whole process...until the Dr. says stop. In about 9 days or so she will start the follistem shots which help her stimulate the follicles (eggs) in her ovaries. After about 1.5 weeks of that she will take Ovidril which will make her ovulate those eggs for extraction.

If my memory serves me right it will be the week of Sept 7th when Dr. Barnett extacts the eggs and fertilizes them. It will be about 2 weeks from retrieval date when we find out if it took.

Please keep us in your thoughts.