It is Written in the Stars

Sorry for the silence - we've all been down with a bug these last few days, but we've come a long way and all seem to be doing well finally.

I had my Day 8 appointment on Saturday.  It went MUCH better!  I went from having 4 lead follicles to looking pretty good with 8 follicles developing.  What a difference a few days make!  My E2 was 454, so it hit its mark as well.  Later that day I had a rescheduled acupuncture appointment, but we concentrated on the bug's symptoms and no fertility stuff.  I'd already had to cancel my appointment on Tuesday because of a massively borderline migraine Lupron headache.

I'd wondered if these cancellations affected anything.  I still wonder.  I had another ultrasound and bloodwork today (Day 10).  I have a 17mm, and two 16.5mm, all going down to 9.5 out of the 8 follicles.  I'd really hoped for more development considering that at Day 8, I'd had a lot of development and my follicles were between 9mm and 14mm.  I can't help but wonder if the slower development was due to the lack of acupuncture support.  The tech did tell me that they want to see two follicles of over 18mm before they trigger me.

So, to my astonishment, they think that will happen tomorrow!  I have a Day 11 u/s and yet more bloodwork scheduled, but I may have taken my final stims & suppressant this evening.  It all seems to have flown by rather quickly.  I'll have another acupuncture appointment, and I'm hoping this will boost the development of those lingering follicles.

At this point, the plan is to trigger tomorrow night.  Now, I'm on the hunt for someone who can give me an intramuscular shot between 8pm and 11pm.  I'm a bit of a wienie with this one.  I know it will hurt, so I don't think I can psych myself up to give it to myself, let alone the twisting around to get it into my own butt.  But I don't know what to do if no one volunteers to help - if you have a suggestion or are in the area and can help tomorrow evening, please chime in through the comments section below.

Egg retrieval looks to be Thursday morning, with bedrest and vicodin that afternoon.  I've been told not to drive and not to take care of kids, so couch surfing and playdates to the rescue!!

I do find it interesting that if we do a three day transfer, the transfer will be on Mother's Day. Hopefully a good omen.  And another portent, if one believes in the stars, is that this weekend is supposed to be the luckiest weekend of the whole year, particularly for my sign, particularly if you were born within five days of the 12th, which I was!  So, literally, the stars are in alignment to bring us great luck in this endeavor.