First monitoring appt.

They let me start my stims on Monday. Apparently, my Lupron eval. went well :-) I had 20 antral follicles (the little tiny ones that were visible when my ovaries are at rest), and my estrogen level was 45. So, I started two more shots. Now here's my regiment:

• Lupron 5 units (down from 20) every morning around 6am
• Menopur 37.5 units every night around 7pm
• Follistim (pen) 108 units every night around 7pm

I went for my first monitoring appointment today, and went pretty well. I have 9 follies on each side, which is good. However, they're still really small (one is almost at 8mm, and there are a couple around 6mm, and the others are even smaller). My estrogen level is 142, so it's going up, which is good. I'd like it to go faster, but they're afraid of overstimming me because of my PCOS. I guess they're going slow to be safe, and it's better to be careful. I really don't want OHSS or to be cancelled!

They did tell me that most people at my clinic trigger on day 10, so I'm almost halfway through with my stims (today is day 4). That's a very good thing because my stomach is starting to get pretty bruised and sore. I think I'm going to start using my numbing cream on my stomach for my evening shots. I was planning to "just suck it up" for these, but it's getting a bit painful.

I just have a feeling I'll be doing my egg retrieval on Thanksgiving. Wouldn't that be fun? I'm going back on Saturday morning at 8:15. I think I'm getting addicted to being monitored. I hate being "stabbed and probed" (that's what DH calls it), but I I like knowing what's going on even more!