IVF #1, Day 12

This morning's ultrasound went fairly well. I have 3 large follicles on the left (18mm, 16mm, and 19mm) and my lining is at 13mm. Unfortunately the two follicles on the right are still too small to produce a mature egg. I took a Ganirelex injection to prevent ovulation, and tonight at 8:30 I take the HCG trigger shot to mature the eggs. Retrieval is scheduled for 6:30 AM on Wednesday!

My doctor does 5 day transfers, so assuming we get a couple of healthy embryos, the transfer will be next Monday. I'm crossing my fingers that we make it that far.

Update: My estrogen level is up to 672, which is great! It means that I almost definitely have an egg in each follicle. =)

Tracy took a couple of pics of my lovely needle tracked & bruised belly last night so you can all see how attractive the blood thinners make me. My belly is also really swollen and distended from the stims and steroid pills.

She also took a still life that makes all of my drug paraphernalia look downright pretty!