Ready, Aim, Trigger!

We have six ginormous follicles, and at least one more that might have a mature egg. We trigger tonight at 8 p.m., with retrieval Wednesday morning at 7 a.m.

Cycle 2: Follie check #4

I should start to trust the doctor. The follies grew a lot over the last 48 hours, and the largest is 15.88mm. That explains why I've been feeling uncomfortable! We'll almost certainly trigger on Monday night, with retrieval set for Wednesday morning. He expects to get between 5 and 8. It looks like I produce about 7 eggs, as he said, "no matter how hard we beat on you." Brent called me "Old Faithful." I guess that's a good thing. Back on Monday morning to confirm the plan.

Cycle 2: Follie check #3

There appeared to be six viable at yesterday's appointment, with a few more stragglers that could catch up. I'm definitely starting to feel uncomfortable, so I know things are happening. We go back again tomorrow morning. Dr. R. thinks retrieval could be as early as Wednesday. My money is on later next week.

Cycle 2: Follie check #2

We're holding steady here. The nurse counted eight follicles yesterday morning, with five ranging in size from 7-10mm. I'm bummed that it's looking like we're going to get roughly the same number of eggs as last cycle, even with the new protocol. But maybe they'll be healthier? They're growing at a good pace, so they haven't increased my meds at all. Here's hoping! We go back tomorrow.

Cycle 2: Follie check #1

Dr. R. was able to see and measure seven follicles this morning. I was definitely hoping for more on this new protocol, since seven is what we ended up with last time. But it's still early. The biggest one was 8mm, and some clinics don't even start counting them until they reach 10mm. So we have a long way to go until they reach 18mm for retrieval, which means that there may still be more to come.

Check mate!

Everything looked great this morning -- lots of tiny resting follicles but nothing active. So I started the microdose of the diluted lupron after the appointment. The idea is that in the first two-three days the lupron will kick-start stimulation. I add the regular stimulation drugs later this week, with an appointment on Sunday morning to check follicular growth.

We have crossed the first hurdle on which we stumbled last time.

Checking in

It's been a while, as the suppression phase is quiet. I took my last birth control pill last night. I had only one migraine (brought on almost certainly by dehydration rather than the BCPs), so it was definitely easier than last time. We go in to see the doctor on Tuesday, with fingers crossed that the suppression has worked. If so, we'll start the shots that day.

There's no news about the insurance. They're reviewing the contracts with the doctor to figure out whether I really need to pay the balance. It's slow, but the woman I've been talking to at the insurance company has been very responsive and has promised to keep track of this next cycle too.

Thanks to our 10 days on vacation, I'm feeling pretty relaxed. As of yesterday, I'm restricting my coffee intake. And I've stopped drinking wine as of this weekend, rather than waiting until transfer.