Its been a stimulating week :)

Since the girls left for Nebraska, Dave and I have been busy stimulating my ovaries. Now, don't you go and think something kinky, trust me it couldn't be any futher from that. I have been doing 3 daily injections and we are finally seeing some results. I had an ultrasound and lab work on Sunday but Dr. Robbins was only able to see one ovary which only had 3 small follicles; the other one must have been hiding behind my bladder that he said was the size of Lake Coer D' Alene (note to self , don't drink the morning decaf latte until after the appointment.) Today, he was able to visualize both and thankfully, the previously hidden ovary had about 8 follicles. They measured in size at about 14-15mm(?). The goal is to get as many as possible to measure 19-20 before my ovaries burst (yes that is a potential complication), hense the frequent ultrasounds. So as it stands we have 10-12 follicles growing, however it is likely that there are a few more that we are unable to appreciate with the 2D ultrasound. So you may be thinking that 10-12 follicles are a lot. The statistics show the following sobering facts:

• About 70% of eggs retrieved will be mature.
• About 70% of the mature eggs will fertizile.
• About 40% of the embryos will develop into blastocysts.

With that in mind, we are praying that the odds will be in our favor. For now, we will continue the stimulation phase and wait until our egg retrieval tentatively scheduled for next Monday.