No mind reader out there would have wanted to be my friend these past two days. I have been insufferably smug, and probably a bit repetitious. My thoughts have gone something like this, "Ugh, morning, my 17 follicles are not ready to wake up just yet!" ... "Better clean those 17 follicles from the outside in the shower." ... "What would my 17 follicles like for breakfast?" ... "Oh, fuck that, my 17 follicles and I are not putting on those jeans today." ... "Ok, follicles? I know there are 17 of you and I'm very proud of each and every one of you, but we did just go pee an hour ago, you cannot possibly be telling me there's no more room in there." ... "Why yes, my 17 follicles and I would be happy to take this phone call". And so on.
My 17 follicles and I undressed from the waist down this morning. My 17 follicles winced and whined as Dr. B insulted them with the seeing-eye-dildo. My 17 follicles proudly announced the addition of 3 more follicles to our little family.
HA! My twenty follicles and I are going to be absolutely unbearable.
I've got 5 follicles (so smart, so pretty) at 15-17mm.
I've got 10 follicles (content with their lot, no need to be overachievers here) at 13-15mm.
And I've got 5 follicles (momma always did like you best!) at 10-12mm.
Take that, Lupron!! Fuck you very much. Me and the antagonist protocol are having a party over here and you're not invited. My 20 follicles are drinking (what? there's no sperm in there yet!) whiskey sours like there's no tomorrow. But there is a tomorrow, for me and my 20 follicles! Me and my 20 follicles will stim as usual (plus the Ganirelix, which stings like a bitch but is prettier than Lupron, that's for damn sure) tonight and tomorrow. Me and my 20 follicles will haul our fat, bloated self to the RE's on Saturday, where my 20 follicles and I are expecting to be told that we're absolutely the shining stars of the clinic and can trigger that night.
My 20 follicles are expected to be harvested on Monday, but I haven't explained to them quite what that means. No need to shock them.
My lining is at 12mm, and my e2 is still unknown. But me and my 20 follicles are so totally taking this show on the road.
See, I gave up on the idea of having "any left to freeze" in October. I gave up on "probably a 5 day transfer" in November. I honestly gave up on "any to even fertilize" in December. But now, I think, "hey, even if half my follicles are empty or immature, that still leaves ten for JimDear's sperm and our expert embryologist to make magic with. And even if ICSI only takes on half of those, and even if only half of those develop normally, I can still transfer two." With a half left over.
Maybe IVF will work for us after all?
EDIT: And my e2 is at 1091, not too shabby!
6 comments:
Love it! Go you and your TWENTY follicles!
You and your 20 follies ROCK! What a great response to the meds. My ER will probably be the same day as yours, but I won't know until my scan tomorrow.
Go follies! do your thing!
Great post! What happened with you and Lupron? I'm in Lupron hell right now. Supposed to have started AF 2 or 3 days ago, but the Lupron is causing her to cease and desist...not sure what the plan is from here on out. What did good ol Lupron do to you?
First time comment for me... I just wanted to say that I LOVE this post! You are awesome (and hilarious). Can't wait for your updates! :) Best of luck with those awesome 20 follies!
I spit my tea out when I read "seeing-eye-dildo." That's awesome. As are your TWENTY follicles!
I can't believe you referenced "There's a Monster at the End of this Book" in your comment. I say to my Golden Retriever on a weekly basis, "There's a monster living in our house!" He doesn't get it. You do. Thank you.
Excellent result. Well done, you terrific twenty. And your lining is looking lovely, to boot. Hoping that your consultation today went gangbusters and that you are all set for Monday. (And crossing fingers that - I'll say it - they continue to be the little overachievers that they've been up until now and fertilize beautifully, and that a 5-day transfer is in store ALONG with a future bill for freezing:)
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