I titled this entry the way I did in honor of my sweet
husband who hates only one thing in life…the word “surreal”. He, actually, stopped rooting for our
favorite Survivor player last night because he used the word twice in the
season finale. Ha! When we were leaving Dr. Bundren’s office
today, I told him that this was getting so…real for me. He gave me a look and told me I was cutting
it too close. Man, I love Todd. He cracks me up!
Anyway, the appointment went great! Dr. Bundren is still counting 10 follicles,
although they seem to have jumped ovaries.
J Today, he saw 6 in one and 4 in the
other. Last week, they were split an
even 5 and 5. However, if you saw how
still he had to hold Wandy to get a shot, you would understand why it may not
be a perfect science. Basically, he’s
just getting an idea of how many he thinks we have and the size. They seem to be measuring an average of
19mm. That’s great, and he seemed very pleased with our progress
today. He was actually smiling bigger
and laughing some today. I’m not sure
what was up, but I really enjoyed this Dr. B.
(Oh, and for the Dr. B patients that are keeping count, I had intern
number 2 in our room today. Still no
entourage, but I’m not complaining.)
I had a different nurse draw my blood today. Usually, it’s Kelly. Today, it was Claudia. I was bragging to her about how I hadn’t been
bruising from all of these draws, and I bruise like a peach. I was saying I think it had something to do
with my hydration level and vitamins I’m taking. She said it was that the technicians were so
good. I agreed. Then, she stuck me and the vein rolled. That was the first time that ever happened to
me, and I didn’t like it one bit. She
had to start over, and luckily, she got it the second time. Ugh! I’ll
probably bruise from that one.
After our session with Wandy and Dr. B, Mary Kathryn took a lot of time going over pre- and post-op
procedures for Wednesday. Then, she
taught Todd how to give me the trigger (HCG) and Progesterone shots. Both of these shots are intramuscular, which
means they go in the muscle of my rear.
Todd or someone else has to give them to me. The trigger shot has to be given tonight at
1am!! (It’s purpose is to get my body to
start ovulating.) The Progesterone shot
will be given at our usual 9:45pm time slot starting Wednesday. (It’s purpose is to prepare the body for a
fertilized egg.) It will be given every
day for the rest of the first trimester…assuming we get a BFP (big fat
positive) in early June. In order to
make sure Todd hit the muscle, and not a bone, she drew smiley faces on both
sides of my rear. Yes, we will be
leaving those there for the duration of this process. We will be redrawing them as they fade! Samantha told me today that Michael hit her
bone one time; that won’t be happening to us.
Todd did a great job giving me a B12 shot today, though, so I’m not
worried about this at all. Now, I have
been told that after a few weeks, these shots start to leave knots under the
skin. That’s when it really starts to
hurt. However, Carri said that by that point,
she knew she was pregnant, so she was able to handle the pain. I’m so excited to get to that point!
Tonight is my last Ganirelix shot, which means I will no
longer be giving myself any more shots.
Tomorrow is a shot free day!
Woo hoo!
Back-tracking a little…we got to go see the 4-week young twins
of our friends, Rachel & Dustin, on Saturday evening. (As a reminder, they are Dr. Bundren’s
patients and the ones that really sold me on going to him.) Avery & Emma are so tiny and
precious. They were really good while we
were there, and although one of them got a little fussy for just a minute, Todd
was able to calm her. He followed that
with an “I’ve still got it.” Makes me so
happy to have him as the father to my future children! Todd and I both got to hold one of the twins. That’s my favorite thing about visiting our
friends with twins…I don’t have to share my time with Todd! J
Also, we went to church with my mom’s family yesterday and
out to my Uncle Brad’s house to celebrate Mother’s Day. It was a wonderful day! He lives out on the river, and the kids have
a ton of fun things to do out there. We
always love the holidays at his house.
My mom surprised me with a super sweet gift; it’s a bracelet that says “Believe”. I’ll be wearing it every day through the rest
of this process…or at least have it in my bag during our procedures. Todd bought me some super cute and stylish orange sunglasses. That’s my favorite color, and I love them!
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| Jenny (sister), Mimi, Mom, me |
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| My "Believe" bracelet |
Other than that, I’m still euphoric and feeling pretty
good. I have moments when I feel some
pressure from the follicles, but it’s nothing I can’t handle. It's definitely stronger later in the day, and I can't feel much in the morning. I wonder if that's normal?! I’m still not sleeping very well because of
this allergy cough I have, now. Mary
Kathryn gave me a few extra drugs I could start trying. I hope they kick in soon!
I can’t believe our retrieval is in 2 days! I have a massage tomorrow night after work,
so I should be good and relaxed for Wednesday.
J Hope everyone has a fabulous week!
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