Went in for my blood test this morning. I’m becoming good at this… I know where everything is, just pop in to the office, sign the sign-in sheet and mark off “IVF” and “Lab”, get my lab script from them, go downstairs to the lab, hand over the sheet and my insurance card, then sit in the waiting room until someone calls me back (usually very quick). This time I offered my right arm for the poking; my left still has a large bruise on it. I drank a whole bottle of water in the truck on my way, in an effort to pump up my veins… they can be hard to find. Guess it didn’t work too well. She choose a vein on my right arm, stuck the needle in, then had to root around a little bit to find the damn thing – it had moved on her. Thankfully I am used to needles by now so I can just watch. I used to have to look away and focus on my breathing. Now it’s no big deal. Strange.

I just got the call from the nurse… my E2 level today is 179, totally acceptable for them, so they’re keeping in me on the same dose of 150IU of follistim. Just keep doing what I’m doing, return in two days. Of course that puts it on a thursday, which could be a little tricky… that’s the one day I am supposed to pick up the order for work (and it has to be done between 8 and 9am). Hmmm. Will have to look at the instructions for ultrasounds to see how I can accomplish both in the proper timeframe. I might have to put off the order until friday, we’ll see.