2nd Inning...

We went back to the Doctor yesterday...we got some pretty good news concerning my health plus we moved to the next "inning" of this ballgame...

As I mentioned in my last post I have been experiencing some MAJOR pain at the start of my cycle so this was a high topic of concern yesterday.  As I expected Dr. Elben was not happy to hear about the pain and was on the same page I was thinking it as another cyst or some very fast moving endometriosis SO she sent me to ultrasound...I hate these...the tech came in did her thing and even told me herself that there was nothing to be alarmed about, so we went to talk to the Dr again.  Dr. Elben came to the conclusion that the pain was caused by the Clomid I was taking for the last three months.

She came back happy to report that there were no bad cysts and no endometrisosis but there was a visible egg follicle...since I'm getting close to ovulation that's a good sign.  She wanted me to take the HCG Trigger Shot called Ovidrel ( I will explain this in a minute) on Thursday ( today) and come back on Friday to do the IUI...WELL if you know me at all this STRESSED me out! Its Wednesday...and you want to do this Friday...so the Doctor leaves for us to talk and we had so many questions...so we went and got the nurse, after answering our questions she finally said "this is too stressful for you all right now, take the shot home do it on Thursday and then try on your own Friday, Saturday and Sunday...WHEW why didn't they mentioned that to begin with???  So that's where we are right now...Jimmy will be giving me the shot when I get home this afternoon and we will spend the weekend TTC...

Now let me give you an explanation of the HCG Trigger Shot...

The hCG trigger shot is a dose of the hormone human chorionic gonadotropin, which normally is produced by the body after implantation of a fertilized egg into the uterine lining. This medication is delivered by injection and is timed in conjunction with the maturity of the ovarian follicles containing eggs. When the hCG shot is delivered, those follicles release their eggs and a woman may become pregnant. The hCG trigger shot is used in fertility treatments such as timed intercourse and medicated cycles for intra-uterine insemination and in-vitro fertilization.

An hCG shot may be administered at the doctor's office or at home. The timing of the shot is very important, as ovulation may occur anywhere from 12 to 48 hours after the injection. These hours will be the woman's peak fertile time, and any timed intercourse, egg harvesting or insemination needs to occur while the eggs are viable. The hCG trigger may be administered as a subcutaneous injection in the belly or thigh or as an intramuscular injection.

Once the shot is administered, the signal for final maturation of the eggs and ovulation occurs. Some women experience slight cramping and bleeding when ovulation occurs; this is quite normal and is not a cause for alarm. Timed intercourse or insemination takes place anywhere from 12 to 36 hours after the shot is given. Ideally, more than one insemination or round of intercourse may be used to increase chances of a viable egg being met by sperm.

If the hCG trigger successfully induces final maturation and ovulation, when combined with timed intercourse or insemination, this may result in fertilization of the egg. The hCG from the trigger remains in the urine for about seven to 10 days after the shot is administered, which means that home pregnancy tests may give a false positive after the trigger shot. A blood test to measure levels of hCG usually is conducted 14 or more days after ovulation, as these results should not be affected by the trigger.

Well OK...are you confused and overwhelmed yet???...