IVF is nothing if not an emotional and physical roller coaster ride! Last time, egg retrieval was pushed BACK twice, so I never even considered the possibility that it would be pushed UP this time! I have one “runaway” follicle that is measuring 27 x 23 (that’s freakin’ ginormous and they don’t like for one to get way ahead like that). The rest are measuring 10-18, with most in the 14-range (there are 6 on the right and 5 on the left). I think 20 is considered mature. So at my appointment this morning, they told me it would either be Sunday or Monday (they would wait for the estradiol test to make the call)!

Karen (the IVF coordinator) just called to say retrieval is scheduled for Monday morning at 7:00! On the one hand, I’m excited to get it over with sooner, but on the other hand, I’m disappointed that we might not have as many mature eggs because of that runaway follicle. BUT- as Ben proved, it only takes one good egg [and-minor detail-one good sperm]!

I go tomorrow for another ultrasound, just to monitor things, and then tomorrow night at 9:30 exactly, I have to take the trigger shot. I’ll write more about that tomorrow. Then, if all goes well, on Thursday I will go in and they will transfer the embryo(s)!

One neat thing about the way things are working out is that Monday just so happens to be Tim’s birthday! Also, coincidentally, our last retreival was on a Monday as well.