Infertility Foibles

I'm happy to say that I'm doing a lot better than the last time I posted.  I'm sure it helped a lot that I had another great appointment today.  They counted 16 large follicles, which means I should produce lots of eggs.  I think egg retrieval might happen next Wednesday or Thursday.  

I'm finally starting to feel uncomfortable. I keep having shooting, side-ache type pains and I have bruises all over my stomach.  And today I added one more injection to my daily regimen.  I will be doing three injections daily now, one in the morning and two at night.  It's really not as bad as I thought it would be, but I will be glad when I'm not being stabbed with a needle on a daily basis.  

There have been amusing moments in the middle of all this.  I  hope that someday they will give me a good laugh when I'm holding my baby in my arms.  

Here are a few:

-Sitting in the waiting room of the fertility center when a breaking news announcement flashes on the screen.  It's just alerting me to the fact that William and Kate are expecting another baby.  Thanks, fertility center TV, for reminding me that the royal family is more fertile than me.

-Going to the DMV in the pouring rain to get my license renewed. I pleaded with the lady helping me  to allow me to use my old license picture, but she was having none of it.  Instead I get the pleasure of my rain-drenched, bad hair day, mid-IVF cycle license picture for 4 years.  

-My sister-in-law's reminder that trying to find the right guy was the worst and I somehow got through that.  At least this time trying to get what I want just involves getting stabbed with needles.  

My next appointment is scheduled for Saturday so I will probably have another update for you all then.  Thanks for reading my rambling updates.:)