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@Shutterbug: Hi! Doing all right! Much better than immediately after my first cycle. Last time I was crampy and had sharp pains in my abdomen just taking a normal step and I'm feeling perfectly normal now! I was thinking I'll poas next Wed. I want to be prepared to the results since I'll be at work and don't want to lose it there if it's not what I want to hear.

@PurplePumps: Thanks for checking in! Slow and steady still. Had one follicle measuring 13 and then several at 11 and 12 and few more smaller ones. They are having me start the antagon (Ganirelix) tomorrow morning and upping Menopur to two vials tomorrow night. On Sunday, I have another ultrasound at 8:45. Fun fun!

@FliegepilzHut: Thanks!!

So, two follicles were measuring 17 today, with a few 14s and 15s. Dosage is staying the same, 150 of Follistim and 2 vials of Menopur. I'll be back in tomorrow morning at 9:00 for another ultrasound and our pre-op appointment. I guess it still just depends on what everything looks like tomorrow, but egg retrieval will probably be on Wednesday or Thursday at this rate.

@FliegepilzHut: Pretty good...bloated and sick of the injections! But very excited to get this show on the road!

@PurplePumps: How's your patience holding up? Still planning to POAS on Wednesday? I'm thinking about you!

Had my last monitoring ultrasond today! I had 8 left (17s, 16s, 15s and 13s) and 5 (15, 14s, 13, 11) right today that were over 10mm. I am taking a bigger dose of Follistim and 2 vials of Menopur tonight and then tomorrow night, I'll be triggering! Egg Retrieval is Thursday morning...don't know exact times yet, but it's happening!! So that's exciting!

@sarahnicole218: good luck!!!

I am like unnecessarily nervous for my trigger shot! 30 more minutes...I think the anticipation is the worst, but can it just be here and over with already?

@PurplePumps: Thinking of you!

@FliegepilzHut: Done! I iced for ten minutes before and didn't even feel it, lol. I am so excited for one shot-free day! Woohoo!

@Shutterbug: @sarahnicole218: Thank, I caved and did one yesterday. Stark white. I was way too depressed yesterday to do it again. Going to just wait until the blood test.

@sarahnicole218: Good luck with the ER tomorrow!!

@PurplePumps: hugs! You had a 3 day transfer right? So it's still super early.

@PurplePumps: Definitely too early yesterday! I'm keeping my fingers crossed for your beta!! When is it?

@sarahnicole218: Excited to hear how everything goes tomorrow!

Hey guys, sorry for being awol. I have been totally disappointed over this whole process again, and took a bit of time to hibernate, especially while on birth control pills to reduce the ovarian cyst that popped up last FET that was cancelled.

The cyst is gone, I stopped the birth control pills on Sunday - yet still no period. My nurse told me that my lining was at 8mm, so I should get a bleed sooner rather than later after stopping the pill - but no period, again.

ABout ready to lose my SHIT, because I just want to get to a freaking transfer already!

Ahh! We've had a scary drive to Iowa City so far! We're almost there, but we've had to go extra slow and almost went off the road because of all of the ice on the Interstate! Ick!

Anyway, random thoughts in the mind of Sarah: I'm hungry, my boobs hurt (nipples specifically), I am nervous about saying silly things coming out of anesthesia, and above all, as much as I've tried to stay positive, I'm expecting something to go wrong...I'll be relieved when we actually get the fertilization report tomorrow...so more waiting!

@PurplePumps: It is normally about an hour, it took us an hour and a half today...but we're here!

So, I really hate that I jinxed myself or something, but my ER was NOT a good experience. I went in feeling fine, not too nervous, the prep went quickly and I feel asleep in the OR easily. However, when I was waking up in recovery, I was in a LOT of pain. The doctor came in and said that he nicked a blood vessel trying to receive some of the eggs on my right side. So he had to stitch my ovary to prevent internal bleeding. I only had 9 eggs retrieved and luckily, all 9 were mature. I'll find out today how many fertilized.

Anyway, I was in a ton of pain, the codeine did nothing for me so they had to use morphine...which led to a crazy hot flash and some crying. I did eventually feel less pain, but then, as I tried to sit up and stand up, my blood pressure dropped crazy low and I had to lay down again. My retrieval was at 8:30, because of the nicked blood vessel, it took a little longer than normal. They had to take blood samples several times to make sure I didn't have internal bleeding...it was ridiculous and a little scary. I wasn't discharged until 1:30 or so.

I feel a little better this morning, definitely still crampy, and sorry TMI, constipated! And now, of course, I'm just anxiously waiting the fertilization report and whether it will be a Day 3 or Day 5 transfer.

@twodoghouse: Haha, right?! Iowa is so weird! I love it here, but I am so ready for spring! Thanks for the well wishes!

@sarahnicole218: that is so scary. Did they say that there will be no adverse effects on your ability to conceive in the future? I'd be so pissed! I've never heard of that happening.