Update #1

...or should I say #9?

I have responded well to the increase in medicine and I am proud to say I have 9 not-so-little follicles growing away. With (hopefully) more to follow. Estradiol is "rising" like it should. It is hard to find a lot of info on Dr. Google in terms of what "normal levels" should be. Apparently, it is different for everyone. I will have to be satisfied with that I guess. Saw Dr. Love by chance again...he was the best cheerleader ever...saying "Amy...go grow some follicles." I just love him. Have I ever mentioned that before?

While I was waiting for the doors to open, a waiting couple struck up a conversation with me. Come to find out they were seeing Dr. Love for the very first time. I explained that we had been to another clinic and we were so excited to be with him for our first IVF cycle. She looked at me like I had two heads and said, "Oh...I never want to do IVF. If it comes to that we'll adopt. We are just here to figure out what's going on."

Stupid B.

My response..."Well...they never found out what's wrong with me and now I have started my first IVF cycle." (Of course in the same condescending tone.)

Thank goodness the doors opened...if it went any further...I might have had to slap some sense into her. Whatever.


Side effect report - nausea and upset stomach have been replaced by the bloat. Whoa. It is so strange to actually feel your ovaries growing.

Good first day of school. We all missed our dear friend and colleague Jay, but surprisingly no tears.

And I only had to take speak to one kid outside in the hallway for saying ol' Monica "sucked off" the President. I mean come on. Probably true, but you just can't say "sucked off"...grrr-oss.

Monitoring again in the morning. Can't believe retrieval is right around the corner!