Good morning sweet ladies!
Hehe, my sweetheart is gone grocery shopping! One of the advantages to be in quite severe pain!

I worked yesterday as I told you guys, but once back home, the pain increased... Tylenol relieved it a bit, and a hot bottle of water too, but not completely. What's really weird is that the worst of the pain was not in my ovaries... but in my lower back! Especially on the right side! I couldn't walk, couldn't prepare dinner (aw, what a shame!) and had a very agitated night. I was a little worried about OHSS because I was bloated as well... but I decided to wait a little, remembering nouna who had two days off work because of the pain. I took Tylenol this morning again, and plan on taking it every 4 hours to keep a certain control on the pain. My ovaries almost don't hurt at all anymore, go figure. But my back! OUCH! But well... I try to take it easy.
I got the call from the embryologist this morning... and well... I'll keep that news for myself till after the personals! LOL
tcbalgord: congratulations on considering therapy. Please, I insist, look for a cognitive-behavioral psychologist that specializes in anxiety, nothing else. This really easy to treat, contrary to what you probably feel because it's so handicapping, but trust me... you won't regret it! You should find that easily in the US.
Shantala: wow... I bet you could really have done without the drama! Sweetie, I really feel for your husband! Looked like everything was under control and then boom! I'm so sorry you have to go through that stress right now! IF they wait till tomorrow to do the surgery, then I bet his new condition was diagnosed in time, which is good under the circumstances. I hope he recovers quickly darling, and oh please don't be silly! Aunty doesn't feel let down, and we don't either! Though the list is great, we can all survive without it for a few days if necessary. Don't put more stress on your shoulders. I give you a big big hug my darling; hang in there! And give your DH a gentle pat on the head for me (looks like it's probably the only place that doesn't hurt!)
Emma: congrats on the nice ET! I bet you were happy it happened in a Friday so you had your whole weekend to relax! You'll be testing a day after me it seems!
Charlie: oh, I'm so sorry to hear that you're having a hard time with the 2ww! I find it really weird that your clinic should only suggest an HPT and tell you to stop using the Progesterone! It's not that the tests are difficult to read, they're crystal clear on the contrary, it's that they are UNRELIABLE for quite a few days in early pregnancy. As I told you before, many women keep testing negative up until day 40-50 of their pregnancy. It gives you an idea! Can't you make an appointment in another clinic and get a blood test done?
Cinny: Wow.... look like those hormones really got a kick out of the meds... what's your clinic's plan? How long do they plan to wait? It's really too bad that they overstimmed you like that... but maybe if your body suddenly reacted big time to the meds, it might also be as quick to suddenly go down... who knows? I wish you just that darling. You're in my thoughts and prayers. I'm really glad that my post cheered you up!
Aunty: mental farts? LOL what's that expression! Tee hee hee, I'm gonna reuse that for sure! I'm so sorry that you were in pain yesterday my sweet darling, you know I empathize. I reacted exactly the same during my stimming, remember? I was in atrocious pain, couldn't walk, for a whole day and evening, and then in the morning, BOOM! Nothing hurt whatsoever! Like you, I worried that I might have ovulated! But I had a scan in the morning and everything was still there! (though the ultrasound machine played a nasty trick on us; the doc didn't select the right monitor and it showed nothing. I screamed, "OMG honey, I'M EMPTY!" LOL) So honestly, what happened probably is that your ovaries just got used to the new stretch and found a more comfy place to snuggle inside. I'm anxiously waiting for news!
Sassy: thanks hunny for your kind words! You got it right! Embryologist report today, transfer tomorrow! Hehehe please don't slap yourself too hard for the HPT... I think so many people here wouldn't be allowed to throw a stone, eh?

I'm sorry though that the result gave you more worry... I'm so proud of you for keeping the PMA up!
Angie: congrats on getting so many things done! And yes, buying a new house is quite something! Good luck though for finding a nice nest for your little ones!
lara: thanks so much for your kind words! They warmed my heart again!
jemima: I'm so sorry you have to wait so long for your next cycle! But thanks for staying with us; we'll sure take good care of you dear!
Becleo: Hey darling! So sweet to read your post! *HUG* It's really nice to feel your thoughts right next to me!

And your nephew is ADORABLE!
Okay, now the big news for me... The embryologist called at 8am sharp!
We've got ten embies! It still feels kind of surreal... ten perfect little babies waiting for us! She said we'll most probably be able to freeze many of them. She didn't give more info because she said she won't grade them before the transfer. My DH said right away that we did a really good job... and I made him realize that it was a very good fert rate... he asked, "Is this because they're good at it, or because we're good at it?" "A little bit of both," I replied. "Awwww... I was kind of hoping that you would tell me it's because
I'm so good at it..." he said, with a cute little pout! And there I was, reassuring him that his swimmers were the most competent in the world!
Men! such
sensitive creatures!
My transfer apt is tomorrow at 10:30am... about 24 hours away... I've started my Progesterone suppositories... and got fresh croissants this morning, thanks to DH!

Can't wait to call my best friend and tell her the news!
Okay ladies, that's it for me! Gotta start the laundry... Take good care and I'll stick around to see what's going on!
Lots of love,
Sophie