Today is day ten. This morning I went in for my baseline blood work and ultrasound. And let me first say that when I say ultrasound... its not the tummy kind. But those are both pieces of cake these days. The ultrasound looked ready, and now I'm waiting on a call from nurse Lori. Once she gets the blood work back, she'll report everything to Dr. Shamma. Once he gives us the OK, Lori will call me back (today) and tell me the dosages to be injected this evening. Today is the big day... my first injection via Nathan. Nathan was not there when Lori went over the injection instructions. But I do have a CD and pamphlets of "How to" to help me guide Nathan along. It doesn't help that I haven't actually ever given an injection either. Oh this should be lots and lots of fun. We'll take pictures!!
And to clarify, these injections are the stimulation drugs that will hopefully cause me to produce as many eggs as possible... somewhere between 8-20. My understanding is that this phase will last around ten days. I will go back in for blood work and ultrasound Monday, Wednesday, and Friday of next week where they'll monitor everything. If on Friday, the eggs are in fact ready... we're looking at retrieval maybe on Sunday. Can you believe that?! I can't. It still doesn't really feel... real. After a while of dealing with infertility... you just reach a point where pregnancy or a baby become this thought, an untouchable dream. I don't know. The shots will certainly feel real.
Anyway... I'll blog again this evening and let you know how the injection goes. Say a prayer!
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