Almost There!

So... We had our ultrasound yesterday and the doctor was still really happy with the results.  Yay!  He did want to do one more day of stims (yuck on more pokes), so we left with more drugs and determined to just be patient. 

David got into town on Tuesday and it was so awesome to see him at last.  We came back to the hotel and I made a pretty good veggie/chicken stirfry which we devoured before falling into a troubled sleep.  It's hard to be calm when so much is happening.  I kept waking up every couple of hours, not wanting to miss our next 7:30 a.m. morning appointment.

My veins are really tough to get, and there seems to be just one spot on one arm that will give up any of the red stuff at the best of times.  So the last six or so blood draws have been from that one place.  Let me tell you, it's bruised and raw.  Hopefully it gets to heal a bit before the next poke.

One more shot - the HCG shot tonight at 9 p.m.  I'm also on antibiotics for five days just to make sure there's no rogue infection

So anyhow, we went for the ultrasound and bloodwork again this morning.  I feel so pampered with the doctors actually doing something and making sure that I am monitored.  I never even had one blood draw the entire time I was on injectables with Dr. You Know Who in Fort St John.  Sigh.  Let it go, Sonya, let it go. 

Focus.... back to the ultrasound.  We have a TON of follicles that were all around 17mm.  Perfect!  The doctor never even bothered to count all of them.  He just said to trigger tonight and be back on Friday morning for the egg retrieval. 

So if you're curious as to what happens with the egg retrieval.. here's a picture that might help.  Those angry, swollen round things?  Those are the follicles.  They contain fluid and the all important egg.  The needle pierces the follicles and removes everything inside. 

Yes, that's a needle, and yes, it is inserted through the vaginal wall.  Yes, I will be sedated!  After all the retrieval process is completed, each egg is put into a petri dish, the sperm added, and then nature takes it's course.  Ha Ha  Like nature is part of this process.  (just kidding... no offense to the Mother Nature!).

So then the eggs will be incubated and watched carefully.  We get a call on Saturday, and every day, to tell us how the embies are doing and if we do a three or five day transfer.  So I'll officially be pregnant on either Monday or Wednesday.   If I get my period in two weeks, I'll no longer be pregnant, but until that happens (or please, does NOT happen), I'm considered pregnant.  Knocked up in a most un-traditional way.