Egg Retrieval is close!

It looks like my Egg Retrieval has gotten pushed back to Friday- which works out best for work, but I wish I could get it over with!! My follies are looking good! I have "good growth patterns" The funny thing is I am now all the way down to 125 of Follistim - this is SO different from my last cycle!! I feel like my follies are coasting!!!

In other news I went to a Bunco Party (it is a dice game - where people get together every month) on Friday night with my Friend Mandy. It was a lot of fun!! I think I might want to start my own group!

So that is all right now - just waiting for my trigger!!!

Projected Egg Retrieval - next Wednesday

So I am officially less than a week away from the Egg Retrieval. My doc says either next Wednesday or Thursday!

My follies are looking good - I still have 30 but she doesn't think all of them will produce eggs to be retrieved (no worries, there is a lot there to choose from!) Right now the majority of them are measuring at 12mm (and I have been complemented on good grouping!)

I can definitely feel them now. Things are starting to get very crowded! I also am getting very tired. So I am looking forward to triggering!

My belly and arms are covered in hematomas - pretty ugly to look at!!

But no complaints!!! I am getting excited!! (Finally)

Did you say 30 follicles?

Um, wow little "Lefty" (that's what I call my remaining ovary) you have been an overachiever this cycle! My doc counted between 29 and 31 follicles that all looked pretty serious.

What does this mean? Well I might hyper-stimulate so I will go in everyday now. And I might trigger with Lupon instead of the Ovadril. Also I might have to start taking the Ganarelix sooner than expected. Also my least favorite prospect - I might have to take Progesterone in Oil - which I have heard is not pleasant at all!! But it might be better than dealing with the cream. We'll just have to wait and see what my body does.

My doctor is amazed at how different this cycle has been. Last time I was on 450 units of Follistim (Which is the most that they will give to someone) - Now I might go lower than 250!

Good Job Lefty!!!!!

Also on my post yesterday I got a lot of responses about the shirt I was wearing - OLD NAVY!!! I Love that store!

Thanks! and Sorry! and New Clothes!

First of all thanks for all of your support! I can't tell you how much it means to me!!!!!

Second - I am so sorry that I was whining yesterday about feeling numb for IVF #2 when I have 21 great looking follies! Part of me is still scarred because of my last cycle but I have nothing to complain about... at least yet! I realized that here I am saying I am in a blah mood when so many of you out there would kill for a number like this. So I am very grateful for how things are going so far!

Also, I went shopping yesterday and actually spent money on clothes not IF stuff! It felt so good!!!

21 follies!

Hi everyone!
I had my day 4 stim check. I have about 21 follicles (all about 6 - 9 mm), which is really great compared to last time during day 4. My body actually seems to be cooperating this time!! They bumped the follistim back a little so I don't hyper-stimulate. I have a feeling I will go in everyday, so they can monitor me closely, which is fine.

Other than that I have been pretty lazy. I actually took a nap on Sunday which I never do! This process just takes a lot out of you. I am getting excited, but it's like there is a cap to it. So much of me has this attitude of "been there done that". I'm not anxious like last time; but I also feel a little numb to it as well. I think when I trigger I will get excited, maybe my brain is protecting me from getting my hopes too high.

blah...and look at my craftiness!

Nothing new to report. I have been trying to catch up on everyone else's blogs. So many girlies have become pregnant through IVF. I just really want this to be our time! I am in a blah mood as you can tell by the title!! I am just counting the days until our Egg Retrieval.

In family news: My SIL is due on June 23rd. I will have a nephew!! I made her these initials with some star hooks to match her nursery. It was alot of fun!! We are waiting for you Reginald James Price!! (Reginald is my FIL's and my husband's middle name!) They are going to call him Reggie.

Pre-evaluation Done!

Well I had my IVF pre-eval done this morning. Everything looks great! No Cysts! I had 14 baseline follicles (not bad for only one ovary!!!).

I also had my blood work done. My veins are already acting up! The nurse had to poke me twice - something to look forward to later I guess!!

I will start the injections on Saturday. I am gearing myself up to do this all again. It is such a weird feeling going through a second IVF. I am excited but also a little numb. I know how physically and emotionally challenging it all is. I just can't wait for the good part, a BFP with lots of good blastocysts to freeze. I am focusing on this.