I had my 3rd ultrasound and bloodwork this morning. Good news...they've grown! I have 1 follicle at 17 mm and 4 at 15 mm, 1 at 13 and 1 at 12. My estrogen doubled from Friday, from 600 to 1300. They monitor this level too, along with follicle growth. They still don't think I'll be ready to trigger by tomorrow night. We'll have to wait and see what the u/s shows tomorrow morning and then wait for bloodwork results. (yes, another u/s and more bloodwork) Although I am so anxious for them to tell me I'm ready, I trust that they know the exact right time to trigger. I don't want to trigger too early because the follicles may not be mature and I'm hoping that some of those smaller ones may grow within the next few days. If it's not tomorrow night, it'll definitely be by Tuesday night.
I have to admit that I'm a little disappointed in only having 7 measurable follicles. I thought I'd have more considering I produced over half of that just on clomid for my IUI's. On the other hand, I'm thankful I don't have over 20 because high numbers increase the risk of OHSS (Ovarian Hyper Stimulation Syndrome).
I can only hope that all 7 are mature by the retrieval and all 7 have an egg. I know it only takes one, but we'd like a little "wiggle" room. If we have more embryos that we are not implanting at this time and are of good quality, we will freeze them for a later cycle. Right now I can't even think of this not working and facing another cycle. Of course a frozen cycle doesn't entail all the same drugs and costs as a fresh cycle, but with it too, comes the stress and the worry.
So, right now we're waiting for what comes next. Seems like that's all we've been doing for two years...WAITING.
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