Reproductive Care Center
Controlled Endometrial Development Frozen Embryo Transfer with Lupron and estradiol Calendar
Patient's Name: Jamie Dennis
Continue Prenatal Vitamin
once dailyStart Lupron
10 units Daily, Continue Estrace 3 mg twice daily and Progesterone x1 Thursday, October 14, 2010STOP
Estradiol and Progesterone, Continue Lupron 10 units once daily Saturday, October 23, 2010Suppression Check:
Re-Start
Start at night, then the next day start taking it morning and night 3 mg
Ultrasound and blood draw for Estradiol Thursday, October 28, 2010Estradiol Thursday, October 28, 2010Decrease Lupron
Dose to 5 units Daily Thursday, October 28, 2010Blood draw
for Estradiol Tuesday, November 2, 2010Lining Check
and Estradiol blood draw if needed Friday, November 5, 2010Final:
ultrasound and blood draw for estradiol and progesterone Thursday, November 11, 2010Start
Type of Progesterone Crinone 8%
Take 8% gel vaginally once a day
progesterone Friday, November 12, 2010Stop Lupron
Day Embryos were Frozen 5
Extended Culture No
if progesterone is started and Continue Estrace Friday, November 12, 2010Target Embryo Thaw Date
Wednesday, November 17, 2010Target Embryo Transfer Date Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Start
Take 8% gel vaginally twice a day
Secondary progesterone Crinone 8%Pregnancy test
If positive continue meds
Ultrasound to confirm Fetal Heat Rate Monday, December 13, 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010Expected Date of Delivery Thursday, August 05, 2010
We head back to SLC then to have this transfer done and everything goes well the transfer is done and we head back to Rock Springs the same day. Now we have to wait a long 2 weeks until we can take the pregnancy test. The good thing was that the waiting was right around thanksgiving so we got to spend some time with family and take our minds off from it a little.
Chris and I head to Casper for the results of the pregnancy test and low and behold the test results come back negative........dang it! So after we get the negative test results we then are discussing if we should wait a little bit to try another time or go ahead with another try right away. We decided to go ahead and try again! The next transfer was scheduled for February 4, 2011. So Jamie starts all the medication again and we are on to the next transfer.
Reproductive Care Center
Controlled Endometrial Development Frozen Embryo Transfer with Lupron and estradiol Calendar
Patient's Name: Jamie Dennis
Person completing the schedule: Heather Riley
Date Created
12/22/10continue active birth control pill daily - do not take placebo
Wednesday, December 22, 2010Start
Lupron Dose (units)
Lupron Daily Monday, January 03, 201110 unitsLast day of
Expect vaginal bleeding (may be light) before
active birth control pill Friday, January 07, 2011Friday, January 14, 2011Monitoring
- Suppression check ultrasound and blood draw for Estradiol Friday, January 14, 2011Sign
thaw and assisted hatching consent with witness at RCC if not done previously Friday, January 14, 2011Start Estradiol
(if suppression is confirmed [no cysts and low estradiol]) Friday, January 14, 2011Type of estradiol planned (primary source)
Estradiol generic pillRoute of administration (primary)
OralEstradiol dose - 3 pills
3 mgEstradiol dosing frequency
every 12 hoursStart
decreased Lupron Dose (units) Friday, January 14, 2011Lupron Dose (units)
5 unitsBlood draw for Estradiol testing
Tuesday, January 18, 2011Extra Monitoring
blood draw
if indicated - ultrasound lining check, estradiol and progesteroneFriday, January 21, 2011Final Monitoring
(day 11) - ultrasound lining check Friday, January 28, 2011Start
date)
progesterone therapy if adequate lining thickness (adjust if needed for transferSunday, January 30, 2011Recommended
progesterone type Crinone 8%Progesterone
dose 8% gel vaginally once a dayStop
Lupron if progesterone is started Sunday, January 30, 2011Continue
Estradiol, Prenatal Vitamins and Low dose aspirinTarget Embryo Thaw Date
Friday, February 04, 2011Target Embryo Transfer Date
Continue Progesterone therapy
Friday, February 04, 2011Crinone 8%Progesterone
dose - beginning the night of embryo transfer 8% gel vaginally twice a dayPregnancy test
(may be done 1 day earlier or later if it falls on a Sunday) Wednesday, February 16, 2011If pregnancy test is positive, continue estradiol, progesterone, prenatal vitamins and aspirin (if applicable)
First Pregnancy Ultrasound
Saturday, March 05, 2011Expected Date of Delivery
Sunday, October 23, 2011This transfer takes place and we wait another long 2 weeks for the pregnancy test................................we are all a little scared this time to get the results. The phone call comes in and it is a...........................POSITIVE RESULT! WOOT! WOOT! We were all jumping for joy we were so excited that it finally had worked, but the nurse tells us that her levels are pretty low at this point so she wants her to wait 2 days and take another PG test. We wait 2 days and take another one and the results come back and the nurse tells us that her levels went up so that is a good sign but they should have doubled from the time before and they weren't quite double at this point so she wants us to wait another 2 days and take another pregnancy test again to make sure the levels are still going up and she tells us that after this PG test if the levels have went up that we will schedule a ultra sound and that this would be the last PG test. So again we wait another two days and have a PG test and the levels have went up but again they have not went up by the amount that they like to see. We then schedule the ultra sound for the 4th of March. Chris and I head to Casper again for the ultra sound and we are a little nervous because supposedly with the low levels it could cause a mis-carriage and who knows what else but we go to the ultra sound and get to see a little "kidney bean" as Chris referred to it on the ultra sound screen. Yea Yea Yea! it is confirmed that she is pregnant 100%! WOOT WOOT! The doctor then tells us that she wants us to schedule another one in 2 weeks just to check and make sure things are progressing the way they should be. So another ultra sound was scheduled for March 14th, 2011. At this ultra sound regrettably I couldn't attend but my mom was so graciously willing to go with my sister and call Chris and I on speaker phone so that we were able to hear everything that was going on and the Doctor was awesome at telling us step by step what she was doing and what she could see. She did tell us that there is only one baby in there, but that is completely ok with Chris and I because at this rate we feel so blessed that we are at the point that we are with this and also one kid is plenty these days. LOL! The doctor is going along telling us that this is the time that the little brain is starting to develop and that she can see a little arm starting to form and of course my wonderful husband pipes up and says "wait a minute is there only one arm" LOL! gotta love him! He was kidding of course but not everyone gets his humor as most of you know. Ha! Ha! The doctor informed us that she recorded everything that she did on a DVD and gave it to my sister to mail to us. I am pretty excited to see it when I get it in the mail. (hint hint sister) don't forget to mail it! :-) So now that you all are caught up to date with the whole thing, we have another ultra sound scheduled for March 28, 2011 @ 11:15am. We are so excited for this one because Chris, me, Jamie and Chris's mom and my mom all get to be there for this one and we also get to hear the little heart beat! SO EXCITED! Until next time...........................
We are so stinkin' happy for you guys. I cry everytime I read your blogs.......
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