Our first IVF/ICSI cycle began on July 4th. I went to the fertility nurse to have my baseline blood test and all came back OK. After parting with a large sum of money I had my bag of drugs and was off! I started injecting on the 5th July with nightly injections of Gonal F (to stimulate my ovaries so they produce more eggs). The injection isn't bad at all, although the first one took a lot of mental preparation before I could actually jab myself! On the 7th the nurse called to schedule a blood test and ultrasound for Monday 11th July. I also had instructions to begin my Orgalutron injections on Sunday night. This came with a warning that 'the needle is blunter than Gonal, so expect it to hurt a little more.' Great. The injection itself didn't hurt but the injection site got red, sting-y and itchy for about an hour or so after.
So, BT & U/S Monday - there are about 5 follicles on each ovary. Three on each ovary are growing at the correct rate, whilst the others are a little small and may not mature in time for egg collection. I think we're looking at a haul of 4 (but secretly hoping for 6!) eggs. Back for another BT & U/S on Friday 15th where I expect them to tell me that egg retrieval will be on Monday 18th July....my vacation time will be a little longer than expected!
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