The end I'm referring to is the sleepless nights caused by anxiety over giving myself shots. I'm not scared of needles, but it seems kind of creepy to give your own self shots.
I had another appointment today, for an ultra sound, to check my ovaries for cysts and what not, and a blood test to make sure my hormone levels are fine. Everything looks like its supposed to. I have 11 follicles in my right ovary and 12 in my left. The first medication I take will stimulate the follicles to all produce eggs and most of them should mature. Usually only one or two eggs mature in a monthly cycle. The doctor measured the distance to and angle of my uterus so when it comes time to transfer the embryos they know what to expect. It was a little uncomfortable, but nothing severe.
Jeremy came with me, but couldn't watch the blood draw. Needles aren't his thing and he didn't want to pass out. :) There is one shot he has to give me, after the embryo transfer, hopefully he can handle giving shots better than getting them. He's such a trooper though, I'm so thankful he's on board with this procedure. He took charge of reading all the paper work we had to sign and writing an addendum to one of the forms. I couldn't ask for a better husband!
