Hi everyone. I started stimulation drugs yesterday, after a few weeks of a Lupron-like drug (decapeptyl). I am in France so of course the drug names are all different.
This is my first real IVF (I started once with estrogen almost a year ago, but stopped when I grew a nice large cyst). We are doing ICSI due to male factor infertility. However, due to that cyst, we discovered I also have stage 3 endometriosis, although nothing to affect my tubes so I should have no problems getting pregnant.
In October, I had laparoscopic surgery to remove an endometrioma and lots of endometriosis and some fibroids and so on, yay! I am 40, so the docs are being more aggressive with timing -- normally they would have put me on the Decapeptyl to suppress my system for at least 3 months before getting going on any IVF.
I have a long menstrual cycle (about 33 days), so this was started slowly but I am so excited that I am finally starting.
I am having terrible migraines and hot flashes (sweaty feet and hands, ew) and nausea. Would love to hear from anybody else going through the same thing.
I will continue the injections of both drugs until Jan 4, when I get my first blood tests and ultrasounds done. I imagine that I will continue the stimulation until around Jan 10, with an injection of Ovitrelle to trigger the ovulation.
Khaled_N