IVF update

Hi! Sorry I was MIA for a little bit. Things have been a bit crazy, and I've been having lots of headaches lately that have made using my laptop an upleasant experience. I started Lupron on Tuesday (the drug that is supposed to suppress my ovaries so that they'll be better able to respond when I start stims). It hasn't been that bad, but it was a bit hard to give myself that first shot. I just sat there for about 5 minutes with the needle poised over my stomach negotiating with myself :-) I think DH was about to push the needle in for me if I hadn't finally pulled it together!!

I'm not having too many s/e at this point. The worst are the Lupron headaches. They're almost as bad as a migraine, but at least I can still function. From what I hear, they get better once I start the stims, so I'm (hopefully) on the home stretch. I took my last birth control pill yesterday, so I'm waiting on AF again. Once she gets here, I go in for my Lupron eval to make sure I'm "totally supressed" (no cysts, low estrogen level, no signs of ovulation whatsoever). If I pass, I start stims that night, and 9 - 12 days later I have my egg retrieval. I'm already spotting, so I'm expecting to see her soon!