I'm feeling a little tense about this week because... Friday I have an ultrasound to check my ovaries and a blood draw to check Estradiol levels. The ultrasound is not supposed to be very comfortable - won't share the ugly details - and really I have no idea what Estradiol is, so enjoy that. Not very fond of blood draws, but hey, getting stabbed in the stomach for 9 days in a row may have taken the edge off.
PLUS
Sunday I start the big drugs: the "stimulation cocktail".
We get to mix drugs with other drugs using bigger needles...welcome to Chemistry. Thank goodness Rod did better in Chemistry than I did.
All the drugs I've taken so far have been to suppress my system. The drug mixture on Sunday will be to speed things up (make lots of eggs in a short amount of time). The side-effects associated with those meds are supposed to be much more apparent. I'm hoping the bigger needle won't be any big deal, now that I have my new super duper icing technique!
P.S. I just realized that once I start the "cocktail" this coming Sunday (11/23) we'll only have 12 days left until egg retrieval!! Holy carumba! That just made my stomach all jumbly. I'm excited! :)
3 comments:
i can't believe its been 9 days already!! i hope you treated yourself to something nice. :)
how are you feeling otherwise (than the 9pm stabbing)? are you feeling okay? nasueus? aching? or regular zippy self?
thinking of you!
shannon,
I actually want to know if you know how to watermarksignatrue your pics. i tried it in photoshop, can't figure it out. i've asked 3 other photographers and no one seems to like to share secrets. so lame. if you know, let me k now.
I'm so glad that you found a way to make the needles easier to bear! It sounds like things are going the way they are supposed to! It's only a matter of days now! We are all jumbly for you as well! Continued good luck!!!
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