Shaking
I just triggered. Aimed that big ol' sucker at the ballpoint circle on my butt and stabbed.
There have been 4 follicles of decent size on my last two ultrasounds, both done by Big Names. Estrogen plateaued just below 800. Last time, with 5 mature, it plateaued just below 1000. So, two strong indicators for 4.
What would make me happy: retrieve 6, of which 3 are mature, and 2 good-looking embryos at day 3. That'd make me feel like we weren't dumb to try.
What Miss T. wanted to tell me, when she asked Beaker to call me at cattle call this morning: "The blue car's mama went to New York." Repeat after me: the stakes are different this time.
When I will get to go home: Thursday.
Good luck, I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for you.
Posted by:Jody | Saturday, January 26, 2008 at 10:56 AM
So far so good! I'm here if you need me.
Posted by:BrooklynGirl | Saturday, January 26, 2008 at 11:22 AM
Good luck! I'll be thinking good thoughts for you tomorrow.
Posted by:ElizabethN | Saturday, January 26, 2008 at 04:00 PM
I'm cheering you on from Berlin, Germany. I very much enjoy your writing style and language; your narrative is a very unique one.
Posted by:izabela | Sunday, January 27, 2008 at 06:18 AM
Hi, de-lurking--I've been reading you since I went to Cornell myself for the 1st time (and we now have a beautiful son)--I am sooooo happy and anxious too. I am trying to convince my hub to go back to Cornell, but he is so scared (it worked the first time out--let's not jinx it by trying again!). So we are following this attempt with bated breath.
good luck. and thanks for giving such a powerfully undertstated voice to how......IVF is.
Posted by:Renee | Sunday, January 27, 2008 at 01:45 PM