FET 6: Baseline (2/2/2018)

This post was originally written on the date in the subject line. All posts for FET 6 were saved as drafts and posted together as a series on one day. Read more here. 

Traffic was light. I wore my weighing in outfit. I purposely have the same outfit on not only because it's the least amount of fabric I can get away with in public for weighing in but also because I like comparing apples to apples between baseline appointments, and that morning my apples were quite chilly. Not the best outfit for windy weather.

I discovered a double edged sword to my baseline appointments. I want to control my weight so I don't drink before. But then I'm dehydrated and they can't get blood. They got my weight, all fine. Then tried for blood which started but then stopped. So I suggested instead of poking another two or three times and then ultimately going to my hand, which is really painful, how about I drink and do the ultrasound, and then come back for blood. That helped, plus they got a different person. I appreciate when the techs are experienced and mature enough to know when to tag out.

When I went for the ultrasound the tech saw something. Not that she let anything on but I already know her and I could tell. She started asking questions so I knew something is up. She asked who my doc is. She asked if I started spotting. She wished me good luck and left. As I was leaving the attending doc said to me that my lining is a bit thick  at 14 mm and not truly at baseline. He said that he'll add a note for my doc to see when he checks my chart. So starting depends on the doctor's preference. The attending doctor apparently likes to wait for the lining to be "at baseline" before starting meds, whereas my doctor only needs to see the bloodwork at baseline in order to proceed and doesn't put too much stock in the ultrasound as long as there are no cysts or other issues, since they're planning to build up the lining anyway.

I got the call around noon that we're all clear to start and had the first deletrogen shot at night. We had a lovely low-key shabbat, since our guests declined due to having sick family members, and then went to a superbowl party on Sunday where we ate too much junk food./