My DH keeps asking when we will do the retrieval and I keep saying, I don't know.. I can't control my ovaries!Beth It's like we all get to experience Christmas morning (hope we all get what we want in those beautifully wrapped packages...) at different times... I'm excited for your trigger and ER!! Thanks for the kind wishes regarding my sister.
sunshine I'm glad your donor is sticking with things - I don't think it's out of line to ask about how many eggs she was able to get... I mean, you have a LOT riding on this... Keep us posted!
moorebaby don't know if you are following blogs but I also dropped a 20 year Pepsi habit this month. I've had a about three since the first of the month - nothing compared to my daily 1-2 cans religiously. I've had a few caffine-free diet colas but *gross* *ick*. kudos to you! What day of stims are you on? I'm on day four, had my bloodwork this morning and waiting for the results.
dodo I'm sorry you have been ill! That would be very frustrating on top of everything else. Did you research the fertile suppliment and find out if it can cause your E2 to rise? Seems like your FSH isn't too bad - I hope you find the cause of the high Estrogen soon. So are you just in a holding pattern until you get things sorted?
Samgarkay I am envious that you only have to drive less than an hour to your clinic.. I'm sitting in a very lonely, costly hotel room for three weeks - my clinic is 15 hours away from home, and I get to do this alone as DH works on the Alberta oilfields all winter. *sigh* LOL You can order the preseed online - I did that a lot before - it is a great product. Good luck with your trigger - and beyond!
bei (((hugs)))
turtle I was laughing so hard at your DH's sense of humor... LOL you already have a nickname picked out. Keep your feet up and please keep us posted often!!
hms Yay for being poopo'd *laughing* can't get that term out of my head now. Also wonderful that your DH is waiting on you. I've gotten mixed answers from a lot of people about resting after transfer - my own clinic said to just take things easy, but that I could fly home right away if I wanted to. I think I'll stay one night and really take it easy and fly home the next day.
patysorry about your friend.... not everyone will agree with all your decisions, but a friend will accept them and be supportive unless they really truly believe you are harming yourself or others. I don't think IVF can be classified as 'harming yourself' in any way. I told my DH last night that I am strong enough to handle getting my hopes crushed, and that I am just the kind of person who has to have her hopes, so the worry warts and nay-sayers can just go scr*w themselves. (too graphic??) LOL Stick with the friends who are supportive and leave the IVF stuff out of the conversation with the friends who aren't. Hope it goes well...
gi since I'm sitting in a hotel room with nothing in the WORLD that needs doing, I'm doing personals! yay for me, huh? Missed what the heck is going on with you - can you do a short short update for me please?? You're drinking wine? What I wouldn't give for a beer and clam just once this week. I found a great way to do personals by the way... I just open up another tab, log onto the site and go back and forth between reading posts on one window and answering them on another.
Merri Glad your tests are going well - I'm on the other side of the spectrum - I want to know every single detail possible, and what i don't understand, I rush off to research. We all have our ways, I suspect yours is a lot less stressful. Good luck with everything.. I'll be keeping an eye on your posts.
beth Yay for ER!! Can't wait to hear all the gory details.
latrell Being nervous is pretty normal, I think it's safe to say we all share that emotion. Things will happen fairly fast one things get going. Take it a day at a time and try to find distractions if you are too anxious.
Riley I'm so excited for you and your dh. I understand you being scared of twins... afm, I would just love to have two and get it all over at once. Enjoy your wait and keep us posted. We're anxiously bringing up the tail end of this months' journey.
claud I'm sorry about the fight with DH. It's so important that we all work to find ways to grow closer as a result of all this pain and frustration. DH and I have had a few moments, so you are not alone. The pressure of infertility is just staggering for both people. As for the pregnancies, well, that must be really hard to deal with. I have several nieces who are pregnant and a couple friends, not to mention 27, yes TWENTY SEVEN online ttc friends over the last 18 months. I hope you guys make things right soon and that soon you are going to join your SIL and sister in all the pregnancy talk.
AFM I put everything on my blog (my adventures in travel as well) but so far everything is going well. My E2 on the baseline was 85, I am on day four of stims (150IU Braville and 75IU of Menopur) and today my E2 was 560 - they say that's right on track and to just keep going. It is a bit difficult being away from home and alone in a strange city, but I am trying to be upbeat andpositie and am about to make a list of activiites and shopping that needs to be addressed. I'm not scared of driving so that's good! Seriously looking forward to my ultrasound on Wednesday so we can actually see how many follies are growing. Until then, I will answer posts, explore the city, and focus all my good energy on making babies![/b]
haha and later he is going out to shovel the driveway 
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