After our icky appointment with the RE on Thursday, DH and I had a fitful night of sleep. We woke up and ended up having the exact same dream:

We both were in a foreign country (me in England, DH in India) and we were on a train but it wouldn't leave until we presented the correct documentation. I searched my suit case for a passport and DH searched his suitcase for a copy of his ticket.

We woke up and realized it showed that we were not ready for IVF. The IVF train was boarding and we felt totally unprepared and lost. Well, the train is taking off whether we like it or not. I had my pre-lupron baseline scan today and had a crazy finding: Last cycle I had 15 antrals (low normal) with most on the right side (and got 14 eggs). This time, I had 25 follicles! And the left was just as proficient as the right. Weird. Maybe the no exercise thing is working. Maybe it's just weird luck. No matter what, I hope it's a sign of good things to come!

So things just keep getting better and better. I can now add Anticardiolipin Antibodies (ACAs) to my list of fun IF things. My level came back at 19, which isn't super high but high enough to get placed on steroids. Can't wait for that! But IVF#2 moves forwards, ¦this time with a lot more drugs and a lot less hope. Here's my schedule:

9/26: Start lupron

10/7 Start stims

~10/20: ER

~10/23: ET

Thanks to Meg, I’ve gotten my first tagging. I’m supposed to write things about 4 words: spackle, spruce, splinter, and spandex. Here we go:

Spackle: My mom did a really bad job spackling the corner of our guest bathroom. We bought the house a year ago and every time I sit on the toilet, I stare at it, wondering when I’m going to get around to fixing it.

Spruce: Hmm, this is a tough one. I’ll not go with the tree variety and instead say I am really OCD in that I like to “spruce� up my surroundings. Kind of a stretch there but I clean my house every Friday like clock work. I get freaked out when things are organized. I even keep my IVF meds in a spruced-up little box, all organized by type.

Splinter: In high school, somehow every year I ended up with a splinter underneath my nail. Like freshman year, I reached under an old desk and got a splinter. And each time I’d have to go to the doctor and get a tetanus shot and get it removed. And each time I passed out. Oh how far I’ve come. Give me a shot or give me a splinter and I can take it.

Spandex: I am glad my jeans have stretch to them now. Little bit o’ spandex is helping me avoid buying new jeans. And my spandex gym pants still fit too. Ahhh, the magic of stretch!

OK so I’m gonna tag the 2 Nickie/Nikki’s. Nickie needs our hugs after IVF#1 was cancelled and Nikki could use some finger crossing as she’s in the 2ww after IVF#1. Maybe some mindless words will help make time go faster for both of you. Here are your 4 words:
Consult, motivate, thirst, and scholars.
Enjoy!

Back to the beginning. I'm staring down the face of IVF#2 and I'm nervous about what I see. I've enjoyed my break and am ready to get started again but I'm also trying to brace myself for IVF taking over my life again. No other way around it. Anything that sticks you with needles every day and makes you come in for doctor's appts every morning takes over you life. Not much going on this week. It's next week where the fun starts!

I’m back from a fantastic vacation. It was such a much-needed break. The picture here is from a hike DH and I did to a top of a mountain in Bend, OR. What a view! And get this, my body O’d without any fake-outs. Just up and O’d. And on cd26 which is none to shabby. Maybe the sitting on my butt and stuffing my face approach is actually working? But, with an O, it means I don’t have to wait on provera to work to get AF. Which means IVF#2 is just around the corner!