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twoweevils) wrote2008-08-12 11:35 am
twoweevils) wrote2008-08-12 11:35 am
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Tick. Tock.
Another whacked-out 30-day cycle is over and I had my Day 3 bloodwork and ultrasound this morning.
Now we wait for the phonecall that will tell me whether the cysts are gone. I suspect that everything has cleared up. I just don't feel cyst-y, you know?
They usually call between 11:30 and 2:30. I've been trying to keep my mind off it (especially since I have mounds of work to do), but it keeps popping in there. I won't check my voicemail until 12:30. Okay, maybe 12:15.
In addition to the cyst-watch, I am - as always - anxious to know what my FSH score is. FSH (follicle stimulating hormone) is released by the pituitary on Day 3 of your cycle. It tells the ovaries to wake up and start producing follicles. As you age, the pituitary has to release more and more FSH to get the ovaries to kick over and start. My doctor likened this to pressing the gas pedal harder to get an old car up the hill. Anyway, anything under 10 is good and 11 to 15 indicates diminished ovarian reserve/function. Over 15 and you are pretty much done in the ovary department. So far, I've been in the 6 to 7 range, which is great for someone my age. But I dread hearing that it's creeping up.
Now is the part where I talk about how convinced I am that this cycle will be the one. Because I am. I really think we've ironed out the bugs and everything will work perfectly this time...unless of course, I've still got cysts...
*calls voice mail*
M.
Now we wait for the phonecall that will tell me whether the cysts are gone. I suspect that everything has cleared up. I just don't feel cyst-y, you know?
They usually call between 11:30 and 2:30. I've been trying to keep my mind off it (especially since I have mounds of work to do), but it keeps popping in there. I won't check my voicemail until 12:30. Okay, maybe 12:15.
In addition to the cyst-watch, I am - as always - anxious to know what my FSH score is. FSH (follicle stimulating hormone) is released by the pituitary on Day 3 of your cycle. It tells the ovaries to wake up and start producing follicles. As you age, the pituitary has to release more and more FSH to get the ovaries to kick over and start. My doctor likened this to pressing the gas pedal harder to get an old car up the hill. Anyway, anything under 10 is good and 11 to 15 indicates diminished ovarian reserve/function. Over 15 and you are pretty much done in the ovary department. So far, I've been in the 6 to 7 range, which is great for someone my age. But I dread hearing that it's creeping up.
Now is the part where I talk about how convinced I am that this cycle will be the one. Because I am. I really think we've ironed out the bugs and everything will work perfectly this time...unless of course, I've still got cysts...
*calls voice mail*
M.