Wednesday, August 22, 2001

Day 11 of stims and the retrieval is set!!!!



Well, I went in and found out that I had 7 1/2 follicles (how do you have 1/2 of a follicle) between 11 and 15 mm. The RE (Rat Face AGAIN!!!) said, with noticeable irritation, "Well, I guess this will be a Saturday retrieval...but there is nothing you or I can do about that."

What a jerk.

Once again he told me nothing without a direct question from me. He told me that we would probably get about 6 eggs and that 9 was normal...but that they wouldn't cancel the IVF unless there were fewer than 3 retrieved. I hope, I hope, I hope that I get at least 6 and that all of them fertilize....but I digress...

Anyway....after placing two calls to the IVF nurses (since I had not received my instructions for the next day yet) I found out that my E2 level was at 1,100 (from 357 three days ago...YES!!!) and that I was to continue with my meds through Thursday morning and then no Gonal-F that night...only the Lupron...with the hCG trigger at exactly 7:30 pm. Then in for retrieval by 6:30 am on Saturday morning (Paul to give his sample immediately) with the retrieval procedure to begin by 7:30...YIKES!!!!

I am so excited, nervous, scared!!!

Please let us get lots of eggs, and don't let it hurt, and help all of the little eggs to fertilize and turn into embies and then let them stick...and help me not to miscarry...and ......

I really am excited!!!

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