When I went to my appointment this morning, I was feeling a little concerned. It turns out that they wanted to see me today because my estrogen had skyrocketed since the last time they had seen me. If my estrogen gets too high, I could be at risk for ovarian hyperstimulation. The nurse explained to me that it's good that my estrogen levels are rising because it means my body is producing a lot of eggs, but they have to be really careful that it doesn't get too high. And each day that the eggs grow, my estrogen levels get higher. She also explained to me that another day would be better for egg growth, but the doctor has to balance my health and the health of the eggs. So, basically, she took the measurements of my eggs, but told me they would have to call me later to determine next steps because they had to wait for my estrogen levels.
Although I didn't initially want egg retrieval to be as late as Friday, I was relieved when the nurse called and said it was still a go for Friday. She said my estrogen had leveled out so I was able to get my last stimulating injections tonight. Tomorrow I take the shot that will trigger ovulation.
This cycle has been much more uncertain than the last one, but in some strange way it's been a bit of a relief. If it had gone exactly the same way as the one last one I wouldn't feel as optimistic as I do now.
I almost forgot to mention that we also got all of my husband's genetic testing results today and it all came back as normal. So I really feel like everything is going as well as it can and we're doing everything we can so I should be able to get pregnant, right? Let's hope my sense of optimism can remain for the rest of this week and into the two week wait.
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