My IVF Calendar

I met with my IVF coordinator a week ago. She went over the new meds that I would be taking this round and gave me all of my paperwork to get filled out. I learned that if I took the wrong med (I have two that are similar...one for now and one for later in the cycle) that it would cancel my cycle! I left a little overwhelmed, but ready to tackle this new challenge. The next day, I got a call my from nurse and she said that at their "lab meeting" where they discuss all of the patients for the upcoming cycle, the doctor had decided that he wanted to bump up my protocol and that she would be sending me a new calendar via email. Since this was the first one that I had gotten through email, I thought that I would share it with you all:) My calendar is my bible during a cycle. It tells me what I should be taking when...starts out pretty simple, but can become complicated by the end! It is very pretty to look at though, so that makes it nice too!

I have 3 new meds this time around. One is Ganirelix...I start that next week. It replaces the Lupron and does basically the same thing....but in a different way chemically-very scientific explanation I know:) My second new med is the E2V suppository--not really looking forward to that one! This is the one that if I accidently take my other suppository (the other one has progesterone in it, which is not good pre-pregnancy) instead it will cancel my cycle! My third new med is the E2V IM shot. This is a booty shot that Tony will have to give me...those hurt! So a different med to help with the suppression, but hopefully not too much so that I still respond to the meds and then 2 new estrogen support meds to help the eggs that I do make better. Also, he bumped up my Follistim from 450 to 600! Now that shot will have to be 2 shots instead of one since the pen only dials up to 450:( Lots of changes this time around.....here's to hoping that it works:)

Sher Institute for Reproductive Medicine
Cycle Prep - Stimulation for Jennifer (Chart #:) created on Thursday, November 10, 2011

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
11/20 Aspirin 81 mg daily BCP 1 tab daily	11/21 Aspirin 81 mg daily BCP 1 tab daily	11/22 Aspirin 81 mg daily BCP 1 tab daily	11/23 Lovenox 30 mg daily Lupron 10 units in AM Prenatal Vitamins 1 tab daily Aspirin 81 mg daily BCP 1 tab daily Dexamethasone 0.75 mg in AM Cycle Start	11/24 Lovenox 30 mg daily Lupron 10 units in AM Prenatal Vitamins 1 tab daily Aspirin 81 mg daily BCP 1 tab daily Dexamethasone 0.75 mg in AM	11/25 Lovenox 30 mg daily Lupron 10 units in AM Prenatal Vitamins 1 tab daily Aspirin 81 mg daily BCP 1 tab daily Dexamethasone 0.75 mg in AM	11/26 Lovenox 30 mg daily Lupron 10 units in AM Prenatal Vitamins 1 tab daily Aspirin 81 mg daily BCP 1 tab daily Dexamethasone 0.75 mg in AM
11/27 Lovenox 30 mg daily Lupron 10 units in AM Prenatal Vitamins 1 tab daily Aspirin 81 mg daily BCP 1 tab daily Dexamethasone 0.75 mg in AM Last BCP	11/28 Lovenox 30 mg daily Lupron 5 units in AM Prenatal Vitamins 1 tab daily Aspirin 81 mg daily Dexamethasone 0.75 mg in AM Note change in dose	11/29 Lovenox 30 mg daily Lupron 5 units in AM Prenatal Vitamins 1 tab daily Aspirin 81 mg daily Dexamethasone 0.75 mg in AM	11/30 Lovenox 30 mg daily Lupron 5 units in AM Prenatal Vitamins 1 tab daily Aspirin 81 mg daily Dexamethasone 0.75 mg in AM Baseline E2 Expect Period	12/1 Ganirelix 125 mcg in AM Lovenox 30 mg daily Prenatal Vitamins 1 tab daily Dexamethasone 0.75 mg in AM Expect Period	12/2 Ganirelix 125 mcg in AM Lovenox 30 mg daily Prenatal Vitamins 1 tab daily Dexamethasone 0.75 mg in AM	12/3 Ganirelix 125 mcg in AM Lovenox 30 mg daily Prenatal Vitamins 1 tab daily Dexamethasone 0.75 mg in AM
12/4 Ganirelix 125 mcg in AM Lovenox 30 mg daily Prenatal Vitamins 1 tab daily Dexamethasone 0.75 mg in AM E2V supp 2 mg in PM	12/5 Ganirelix 125 mcg in AM Lovenox 30 mg daily Prenatal Vitamins 1 tab daily Dexamethasone 0.75 mg in AM E2V supp 2 mg in PM Follistim 600 units in PM	12/6 Ganirelix 125 mcg in AM Lovenox 30 mg daily Prenatal Vitamins 1 tab daily Dexamethasone 0.75 mg in AM E2V IM 4 mg 0.2ml/pm E2V supp 2 mg in PM Follistim 600 units in PM	12/7 Ganirelix 125 mcg in AM Lovenox 30 mg daily Menopur 0.5 vial in PM Prenatal Vitamins 1 tab daily Dexamethasone 0.75 mg in AM E2V supp 2 mg in PM Follistim 375 units in PM Note change in dose	12/8 Ganirelix 125 mcg in AM Intra Lipids 20 % Lovenox 30 mg daily Menopur 0.5 vial in PM Prenatal Vitamins 1 tab daily Dexamethasone 0.75 mg in AM E2V supp 2 mg in PM Follistim 375 units in PM	12/9 Ganirelix 125 mcg in AM Lovenox 30 mg daily Menopur 0.5 vial in PM Prenatal Vitamins 1 tab daily Dexamethasone 0.75 mg in AM E2V IM 4 mg 0.2ml/pm E2V supp 2 mg in PM Follistim 375 units in PM	12/10 Ganirelix 125 mcg in AM Lovenox 30 mg daily Menopur 0.5 vial in PM Prenatal Vitamins 1 tab daily Dexamethasone 0.75 mg in AM E2V supp 2 mg in PM Follistim 375 units in PM
12/11 Ganirelix 125 mcg in AM Lovenox 30 mg daily Menopur 0.5 vial in PM Prenatal Vitamins 1 tab daily Dexamethasone 0.75 mg in AM E2V supp 2 mg in PM Follistim 375 units in PM	12/12 Ganirelix 125 mcg in AM Lovenox 30 mg daily Prenatal Vitamins 1 tab daily Dexamethasone 0.75 mg in AM US & E2 CD 9 Expect Further Instructions	12/13	12/14 PROB HCG INJECTION	12/15 PROB HCG INJECTION	12/16 PROB EGG RETRIEVAL	12/17 PROB EGG RETRIEVAL
12/18	12/19 Prob Embryo Transfer	12/20 Prob Embryo Transfer	12/21 Prob Embryo Transfer