Day 8 - 1st Scan

My Saturday morning started with my 7am date with Orgalutran. No sleep in for me.

After some yoga, a quick walk with Frankie and some breakfast we were off to the clinic for my first scan. 

We arrived just after 8am and were joined by 2 others. The after hours buzzer wasn't working and we were all locked out, while the staff wondered where all their patients were. After a few phone calls we managed to get inside and out of the cold. 

My scan was quick. 

It was strange seeing my insides up on the screen.

The specialist pointed out my follicles that have been growing. They look like squishy black spots on the screen.

The follicles contain my eggs. Normally there is one egg per follicle but I have been told that sometimes they can also have 2 eggs or none. The eggs are too small to see, so they measure the size of the follicles to determine when they are ready for harvesting. The specialist took the measurements and called out the numbers to Flex Thunderstache to record.

I have 4 follicles growing on the right side and 5 on the left. I don't remember the exact measurements, but they all varied in size between 11mm and 16mm. 16mm to 20mm is considered mature, so that is what we are aiming for.

I was told that everything was looking good and that I am responding well to the drugs.

Good news.

I have been so lucky to not have any side effects so far, to the extent that I thought maybe I was doing something wrong. I was pleased to hear that all is going well.

I then had to have a blood test. Sometimes my veins are small and stubborn. Today was one of those days where my veins just didn't want to cooperate. To avoid prodding around with a big needle, the nurse kindly decided to use what he called a butterfly needle. He then went on to explain its what they use for doing blood tests on babies and small children. I am pleased he did. I didn't feel a thing!

I have another scan and blood test on Monday. It will be interesting to see how much my follicles have grown and if there are any more. If all is good, egg collection may be as soon as Wednesday. 

I will update you all again on Monday.

Until then, stay classy Wellington.

Much love, 

Flex Thunderstache, Alana and Frankie