Itchy Trigger Finger

So, to the tune of "The Wonderful Thing about Tiggers":

The wonderful thing about triggers
Is triggers are wonderful things!
You draw it into the needle,
Then into your ass it springs!
They're pokey, jabby, painful, crappy,
Pretty much no fun!
But the most wonderful thing about triggers is:
I am getting one!

But what time? I dunno and I'm getting antsy. They said they'd call "this afternoon" and now it's 4:15! I may or may not have already called and left a gently inquiring message. I may or may not drive down there and sit outside the door till they answer me. (Or actually, they called me as I was spell-checking this. I trigger at 10:30 tonight for a 9:30 am retrieval on Monday. Woohoo!!)

I've got 23 (they keep multiplying!! Like those...things from Star Trek. My husband would know what I mean. You know, those things.) And 6 of them are at 19-21mm. And my waist circumference is probably at 19 meters or so. I feel huge. But it'll be worth it. Besides, I'm a bit of a masochist. Of course this hurts, of course I'm more uncomfortable every day. I need to know it's working, and I need to feel it. This is a life-changing event for me (one way or the other), so of course it hurts! Walking through fire isn't supposed to be easy, you know? But it's how you become a different person on the other side.

A different, better, pregnant person.

Dr. B (who has done each and every one of my scans this time around--is that an antagonist thing, is it a third-time's-the-charm thing, is it a this-chick-insane-you-scan-her thing??) is concerned that I'll get ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS). So he's given me a prescription for a very nice, very expensive medication called Dostinex, and rather odd directions to take it very 3.5 days. Also, Gatorade, salt, and protein after retrieval. (Too bad I'm not JimDear. I'm a vegetarian who really only likes drinking water. Whatever, salty lentil soup it is, I guess.) Here's the thing, though. I'm kind of secretly thrilled to be at risk for OHSS. (See above if you doubt my sanity. Or wait, maybe don't.) They started me on 300IU of Bravelle (my FSH brand) because, the last time I began stims (in, you know, September...) I responded really weirdly. But now we know that was the Lupron, and 300 may have been a tad bit too much (and my bank account would agree). But anyway, this is a risk I'm willing to take. I'm much more comfortable with the risk of OHSS than the risk of, say, only having 3 eggs for JimDear's sperm to make magic with. I know this is not medically sound and I should be bemoaning the fact that I overstimmed, but...yeah, not so much.

I'm so excited for this! I am hoping my eggs are perfectly matured and easy to retrieve, but for now I'll be thrilled about a shot in the ass and being one step closer.