Let's see what happens...

We went back for a doctor visit this morning at 7:15.  I was bummed because I couldn't find a subbing job that started after 7:30 a.m., and had resigned myself to the fact that I would not be earning money today.  I won't lie and say I wasn't a little excited about the fact that I might sneak in a nap or two today!  Turns out, we got out of the doctor at about 7:30 and I found a sub job starting at 8:10.  I ran home and changed, and made it just in time for the school day to begin.

Our appointment was very quick.  The doctor measured the follicles, I have no idea how many there are at this point.  On Sunday I thought there were 11 or 12.  Today, I think he measured 9.  For sure the doctor we saw on Sunday measured more follicles.  He will be the same doctor we'll be seeing on Thursday when we go back, so hopefully we can get a more accurate count then.  I think the largest follicle today was about 14mm.  Doesn't sound too big, but when you have 9 (or 11 or 12) growing at the same time it gets a little bit uncomfortable.  I'm not sure I can explain the feeling.  It's crowded, you feel bloated, and crampy.  But not a kind of crampy that is similar to any other I've experienced.  Sometimes it becomes uncomfortable if you twist to one side or another, at other times it hurts when you bend over to retrieve something from the ground.  There are even times that it hurts to lie in bed.  I'm not complaining -- in fact, all these things make me even more excited.  I don't know why I equate my being uncomfortable with our having success, but I do.  So, I'll take all the uncomfortable I can if it means that we end up with the baby we've been longing for.

 According to the doctor we saw today, the egg retrieval will most likely take place this Saturday or Sunday.  I'm kind of amazed -- the time seems to have flown by.  It's not that I'm not ready -- of course I am, it just took me by surprise.  I will not be the least bit surprised if Saturday or Sunday comes and we continue the medication a little bit longer.  I say this because that's what has happened in the past.  The doctor predicts that the follicles will have grown enough to indicated mature eggs, and then when the time comes, we wait a little longer for better results.  Some of you know how I get with planning.  Sometimes it takes over and I want things to be "just so."  As I've learned over the past three and a half years, when it comes to our IVF, no amount of planning can predict anything.  So for once I'm just rolling with the punches.  I'll keep trying to sub every day that I can and we'll go on from there.  I won't sub if I happen to have the procedure on a school day, and may not even go in the following day depending on how I feel.  It varies from one procedure to the next, but I'm usually fairly groggy and sore for 24-48 hours.    

We'll see if I come up with anything to post in the meantime -- otherwise, you'll be hearing from me after our Thursday (6:45 a.m.!!) appointment!