Good morning ladies!
I'll have to be quick, but given your wonderful replies to my post I didn't want to stay away from the board too long. So I thought I'd pop in here just after breakfast and write a line or two before I officially start my day (groceries, laundry, cleaning, baby shower... phew! And yay, sushi at the end of the day!)
You guys really cheered me up! Don't worry, my PMA survived yesterday's apt and I'm in a very good mood! I had a relaxing day yesterday and feel full of energy!
sassy: it's so nice to imagine you taking it easy with your little one snuggling inside you! I'm so happy that you made it to ET!

And it's great you have the weekend to relax, too...
beachbaby: hehehehe your cat is line mine! Whenever you're working with something, they just must walk, sit, rub, lie down on it/in front of it! My cat developed a fascination with the forum a couple of days ago, and insisted on reading eeeeverything I wrote with her nose one inch from the screen!

Thanks for your support about my doc. You're right; he said I would probably trigger in two or three days, which is Monday or Tuesday.
jackie: Thanks for your support! I hope I won't have to wait until the next month, though, as this is a fresh cycle for me, not an FET...
SilvaCharm: bugger indeed! I'm sorry that it hurts so much! I hope the antibiotics work real fast! *hugs*
Cinny: LOL on the money tree!

I tell you, it's the experience. After you've seen thousands of couples paying for IVF, it's not as impressive as the first 100...
cookholmes: WOOHOO on the successful transfer and yay! on the lack of pain!

I'm happy that it went well, and flattered that you're dreaming about us, tee hee hee! You made the video sound really worth it; I'll try to find the time...
Aunty!

LOL your enthusiasm was just dripping from my computer screen! Hehehe thanks for replying! Let me reply to your points. After reading your post, I asked my DH about what the doc had said exactly... if the cysts were a problem because they absorbed the meds more or because they took up too much place. He was not sure, like me, but was strongly inclined towards the first option (absorbing the meds). I think both hypotheses are valid. I tend to have the kind of cysts that will appear along with follicle growth and then disappear after ovulation in my natural cycles. I think that kind of cyst is basically some kind of follicle that just swells with sterile liquid. So it would make sense that the meds makes them grow; it's exactly what's happening here. So I would see how cysts could benefit from the meds at the detriment of the eggs. But fortunately, it does not seem the case here, not to the extent that my eggs can't grow enough.
About the dosage, well... you're right. It looks like I didn't get enough at the beginning. But this is my first cycle and given that I'm 28, they didn't want to boost me too hard at first to avoid OHSS. As you noticed, they were pretty quick at readjusting. 300 seems to be the magic number for me. So I can't say that I'm mad at them for the dosage adjustments....
However, you're right... with all the replies I got here, my doc deserves a slap on the nose, a couple of kicks in the rear and quite a couple of kicks in the nuts! LOL It's funny because my acupuncturist was telling me on Friday, "The one thing you want to avoid is making a pregnant woman worry." I find that it's the most frustrating part, that he threw the worst case scenario right in my face without doing the scan first and see how things were. Ah, well. What can one do, eh? As long as they give me my babies, a couple of rough bedside manners isn't the end of the world.
Thanks for your reply sweetie; I read it just before I went to bed and it made me smile. And thanks for sharing your story with the meds; it really reassured me that I got the right dosage. Funny how they would put so much extra units when they're so expensive!
jemima: whoops, you missed my last post to you? IBS is Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Thanks for your support sweetie, even if it was aimed at Aunty, LOL! I'm sorry your dad gave you such a scare! Thank Gods he's okay!
lara: thanks for your support!
Shantala: my sweet! Thanks for your reply! It cheered me up! Hehehe after working in hospitals for a couple of years, I've really seen a strong tendency among doctors... the more specialized they are, the more they think they own the God status. And others around them suffer the consequences!

Believe me, I speak from experience! Thanks for keeping everything crossed (other than your fingers and your toes, I wonder what else... your eyes, perhaps... please don't drive hunny!) and I'm sure my eggies heard your cheering!

*HUGS*
Welsh: Hehehehe your enthusiasm made me smile!

It's hard, isn't it, not to imagine that they look at you and see big piles of money... A colleague made me the comment that they probably have a certain agreement, tacit or not, with pharmaceutical companies so they prescribe us a little more meds than we really need... given the way they so liberally doubled, then upped my meds again by 50%, it seems sooo plausible! LOL about singing in the shower! You know, I had stopped that for a while... I had to go to the clinic early quite a couple of times and I guess I was too much in a hurry... mmmh, I'm about to head for my shower in a couple of minutes, I'll think of you and sing a couple of songs! Have fun with your treadmill, and you made me laugh with the stove story! ah, men! Was the roast good at least?
js: I really wish you can find a clinic that will understand your case better and maybe offer alternatives... keep us posted! *hugs*
charlie: thanks for the reply! I'm looking forward to tomorrow's scan!

Good luck for your EC tomorrow!
Okay, phew! Gotta run! Take care ladies, and I'll see you around!
Sophie