First follie check - not great

Olive44

I had my first follie check today after 4 days of stims.  I have 6 follies measuring above 7, and a few smaller ones.  I feel like I may be over suppressed (E2 was lower than it was supposed to be yesterday) because I was on BCP for almost 6 weeks and 20iu of lupron for 2 weeks.  RE thinks we may be able to get 6 mature follies but we may not get much more.  He thinks we should cancel if we don't get at least 6.  I will know more on Monday.  I'm just feeling kind of down about this whole cycle.  And my antral follie count was somewhere between 15-17.  I thought at 28 years old I would have a much better response.

ColleenS629

I hope your check on Monday shows lots more follies. Grow follies grow!

ColindaP

Frack. I hope you're not oversuppressed. That said, the first check is VERY preliminary. After 4 days of stims, I didn't even have a follie check, they just drew my E2. I didn't have any follie checks until 7 or 8 days of stims. Hopefully the next appointment will bring more encouraging news.

Olive44

ColindaP:

Frack. I hope you're not oversuppressed. That said, the first check is VERY preliminary. After 4 days of stims, I didn't even have a follie check, they just drew my E2. I didn't have any follie checks until 7 or 8 days of stims. Hopefully the next appointment will bring more encouraging news.

Yeah, he pretty much told me (in nicer words) that he usually doesn't do scans this early, but he did it for me because he knows how obsessive and neurotic I am.  He knew I was freaking out after yesterday's low E2 level.  But of course I'm freaking out now, too.  My new mantra = quality over quantity.  SERENITY NOW!

GuppyAmy

I feel like 6 weeks of BCP is kind of the norm. It was similar to my first follie check and I they talked about turning it into an IUI. Makes sense not to waste all of the money on the retrieval and transfer if there aren't a lot to go and get. That being said I hope you have a better number during your next check.

KristysRedBarn

I'm sorry. I hope you get more quickly.

mdm2137

I hope you get much better news at your next appointment. My fingers are crossed for you!

cutebride73

I wasn't on BCP's b/c of clotting issues, but 6 weeks sounds about right.  Not sure about the 20 of lupron, I was on 10 and then dropped to 5 when stimming. 

I really hope that you have a better report when you go back in.  I also think that quality is more important than quanity - at least that's what I keep telling myself.  I understand expecting more of a response though.  It is still really early and this was your first check, so I would guess that your numbers will go up.  Good luck hun!! 

Fififa21

I?m sorry, I hope they grow a lot between now and Monday! Good luck

DoingItRight

I hope that your next check goes better.

LilMaggs

Grow, follies, grow!

butterfly843

Will keep you in my thoughts, hope your next appt you see a few more, sending lots of growing dust your way.

Court1

Grow follies grow!!  I'll hope for you if you don't have it in you

suntoto

I am sorry your RE doesn't think this is going well.  People always respond to stims differently, hopefully with a little time your follies will catch up. 

bbhalphen

I'm sorry, Olive.  I hope Monday's news is better.

triple_sevens

I'm sorry you're feeling down, Olive. I hope it's just too early and that a bunch more follies will show up in a few days. Or that these six are just rockstars.

rjl07

I hope everything went well today!  Good luck.