Pre-op Easter. 

Infertility doesn't close down for any occasion. Saw dr Riggall this morning again. He did the scan yesterday and went over our pre-op instructions as well as post op expectations. We will in fact freeze all the embryos as my wild estrogen level doesn't promote a happy environment for implantation. Fun fact: each follicle secrets estrogen... Over 30 large follicles = extremely high estrogen. We learn something new every visit. So I will have a period and then consult w/dr. Loy about doing the frozen transfer. We'll have different meds to take but thank God no stims! Most are oral meds and I already have the progesterone oil for intramuscular injections (booty shots) and the crinone (vaginal progesterone suppository). 

I feel so confident in this route. We'd hoped for a frozen cycle and my high estrogen in forcing that. Hooray! 

Tomorrowrow morning we arrive at 9. They'll get me prepped. Chad will do his part. Usually retrievals take 20 minutes. Dr Riggall said he thinks that mine will take about 45 b/c of the amount of follicles. Which means we will be charged like an extra $150 for ever 15 minutes they go over 20. Lawd have mercy! 

Also we made it official that we want the icsi procedure to be done. Paid an extra 1750 to confirm that they'll do icsi on at least 10 eggs and the rest will be fertilized (hopefully) in a dish. 

Tomorrow 4/1 we'll know how many eggs they are able to collect. On Tuesday 4/2 we'll know how many fertilized. Can't believe it happens that quickly. Praying we get a bunch to day 5 (blastocyst). 

Last night at 10pm sharp i took the trigger shot (lupron). I held it in my hands for a minute or 2 before I injected and prayed and pleaded for it to do its job and for all this effort to be successful. It made me so nauseous! I was spinning for about 2 hours just laying there waiting for my stomach and that lump in the back of my throat to calm down. It was terrible. Today though I feel better than I have in over a week. Big relief. More tomorrow or Tuesday depending on how lucid I am after I come out of anesthesia.