Well. It has been 5 days of "stimming". I have done ALL the injections by myself. Can we just have a moment and really relish in how awesome that is? I am not a friend nor a gentle fan of receiving or giving needles. blegh. I'd rathe not.
Today I had my first ultrasound to see how ( as the tech put it ) "the girls" are growing. The appointment wassssssn't the most comfortable. She presses down on this rapidly growing ovaries to get a good picture and count the follicles. As predicted- there were a lot of em! nothing measuring over 9mm- but our Doctor assured this is NORMAL at this stage. I was supposed to add a shot today- Cetrotide, but was told to wait till tomorrow.
After having bloodwork & an ultrasound I have another pokey session at Riverside Wellness. This time, he put little machines on the needles and made them buzzzzzz.
Basically so far I feel pretty- OKAY. Things are still a go, as every day along the way could be good or bad so we are on the right track. Side effects I am having so far are:
Tired
Bloating
Weird tingly, dull achy- ovaries
Slight moodiness
BM's have slowed down
Always thirsty- weird.
I am drinking lots and lots as per recommended by info & the DR/pharmacist for later to prevent severe OHSS.
But for now I am doing just fine and looking forward to cuddling up this evening.
Today I had my first ultrasound to see how ( as the tech put it ) "the girls" are growing. The appointment wassssssn't the most comfortable. She presses down on this rapidly growing ovaries to get a good picture and count the follicles. As predicted- there were a lot of em! nothing measuring over 9mm- but our Doctor assured this is NORMAL at this stage. I was supposed to add a shot today- Cetrotide, but was told to wait till tomorrow.
After having bloodwork & an ultrasound I have another pokey session at Riverside Wellness. This time, he put little machines on the needles and made them buzzzzzz.
Basically so far I feel pretty- OKAY. Things are still a go, as every day along the way could be good or bad so we are on the right track. Side effects I am having so far are:
Tired
Bloating
Weird tingly, dull achy- ovaries
Slight moodiness
BM's have slowed down
Always thirsty- weird.
I am drinking lots and lots as per recommended by info & the DR/pharmacist for later to prevent severe OHSS.
But for now I am doing just fine and looking forward to cuddling up this evening.