Sunday morning, the hubs and I headed in to check on my follicle growth, all running on about 5 hours of sleep. We went to a concert the night before, which, for once was actually pretty good - my hubby & my musical tastes sometimes do not match up. We got home at 1:30am and woke up at 6:30.
<<side note: concerts are not quite as enjoyable when you don't drink a Bud Light. Boo>>
Anyway, we got to see the lead doctor in the practice. He was also the one who saw me after our last failed cycle and told me I had cysts again and left me in the room crying by myself. Nevertheless, this was a happier visit. He said my uterine lining was growing nicely, and measured at least 6 follicles. Now, before you start thinking Ryan&Jen Plus 10, rest assured that not all of those follicles will mature. They were all measuring about 8mm, so the plan was to return in 3 days for another blood draw and ultrasound.
I did get a few questions answered, which was very reassuring. I told him about the short luteal phase after our last 2 IUIs and asked if I should be taking progesterone. Without even blinking he said "absolutely." Perhaps I have a future in reproductive endocrinology... or perhaps I have researched like a crazy person and read every message board and blog written by people 'like me'. He also suggested I take a baby aspirin daily to provide better blood supply to my uterine lining. These are 2 new things that we will be doing this month, so I feel slightly more relieved that I'm not just pressing repeat on the last two cycles.
So, until Wednesday, I just keep doing 125iu injections and keep trying to not bite anyone's head off. The injections are the easy part. Truth.
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