Baseline

I don't think I updated this part...last Monday (10/18) was my last day on the birth control pills.  I guess my body decided to continue to be a team player, because AF came promptly on Wednesday!! This is such good news simply because that means I don't have to take another drug to start it...Now onto the baseline ultrasound and the REAL fun.


To start, it's a Monday Morning.  Those are never fun.  It rained all day yesterday and last night, so the dogs did NOT want to go out for any reason.  Cassi the Siamese couldn't decide if she wanted out or not.  Some glitch in "TV Programming World" had the "reality show" The Hills on instead of the news (shoot me), so I didn't even get a weather update.  But, Boise State is still #3 in the nation, so all is good in the world!

To top it all off, I had it in my head for some reason that my appointment was at 9:00 for some reason.  I was all ready to go and would have gotten there about 10 till 9:00.  Until I got a reminder on my phone that my appointment was at 8:30.  Argh!!  I really should have checked that.  So, at 8:30, I'm rushing out the door, swallowing all my pills, and on the phone with the receptionist telling her I'm a dork, I'm speeding down the street, and I'll be there by 8:45.  Thankfully, they are a understanding office, and I didn't kill anyone on my way in!! 


I finally get there without any speeding tickets or casualties (that I know of).  Keith is already there, just smirking.  We went right in and met Kim, the ultrasound tech.  She was super nice and I love her.  She said we'd be seeing a lot of each other over the next couple of weeks.  She walked us through the whole thing, especially when I told her that I had to update everyone on the blog!  So, my uterus looks perfect.  No adhesions or monsters or anything else bad.  My uterine lining is super thin right now, which is how it should be.  My left ovary had about 25 follicles that she could count.  She was amazed!  The right has about 18!!  This is such a great sign, because each of those could mature into a nice, plump, healthy egg to be retrieved!!  Both ovaries look nice & healthy without any signs of overstimulation. 


Then we met with our coordinator, Janna, again.  She is very excited about the u/s findings.  She showed us how to mix the medications next.  I'll be doing 2 vials of Bravelle and one of Menopur each morning. Each vial is a powder to be mixed.  We'll mix them all into one shot, so I am really only doing 2 shots a day instead of 4.  She mixed them for us, and I did the shot sitting there in her office.  Nothing to it.  Well, Keith was sweating & pale, but nothing to it for me.  And we were done. 


When we checked out, Diane, the lady that checks you out & does the billing, said we were such a pleasure. She knows that this stuff is crazy and hard on people, but we've had such great attitudes and have been so easy to work with.  She said people like us are the kind she always misses because it works the first time around and she never sees us again!!  Woo hoo!! 


Tomorrow I'll post a picture of all the shots & pills.