IVF week 3 partial update

Sunday I got to see the doctor during my ultrasound. Egg retrieval will be this week. Tomorrow's appointment will be the determining factor. On Friday I had to order extra Menopur to get me through today then I'm pretty much out of medication... a couple drops of Follistim and Lupron is all that's left.

Monday morning was my last tummy shot. My ultrasound showed 3 good eggs. This is not a lot, but this was a huge hump for my body to get over.  So, if you recall the statistics from a while ago. There was only like a 40-50% chance of having the egg retrieval. So now the humps to get over are viable embryo and healthy, full-term baby. My husband got a parting gift at the doctor this morning- a cup. This was the first appointment he came into the ultrasound with me (neither of us see much reason for him to be there, but it was always up to him).

The nurse called me with my trigger shot instructions. TONIGHT! 11:30PM exactly!!!! No, EXACTLY! No lie, they're very specific on this.

I go to bed at like 9pm so I set an alarm for 11:15. It scared the crap out of me! And I really mean that. I go set everything up. The trigger shot is a mixture, similar to Menopur, but not as easy. It really is super difficult to do. I have a very specific time, not a lot of liquid to get into this needle. I started crying. I should've woken up a little earlier. We did the shot approx 11:32 I think. I also struggled falling back to sleep, thanks probably to the adrenaline of being scared out of my mind.

The needle is HUGE. But the shot didn't hurt that badly. My bottom is a little sore from putting a needle and medicine in my muscle.

It's also supposed to storm again. So I talked my husband into going to the hotel connected to the clinic the night before the egg retrieval to eliminate that anxiety. It's an expense I'm willing to suck up, right now my sanity is more important. No free hotel breakfast though since I can't eat after midnight.

So, tomorrow is my egg retrieval. Send prayers and thoughts our way.