standing on the brink.
on the brink of what you ask?
we don't really know.
we visited the fertility clinic this morning for an ultrasound to measure all my follicles. Apparently I am the proud owner of about 15 follicles that are just about the size that they need to be to go in and get them for fertilization. The visit was very reassuring after a tense week of getting less than the desired detail from the ultrasounds we had done at our local hospital. With so much riding on this, we have decided that the 2 hour trip to the fertility clinic for the tests is minor. Today, the verdict is that I am to continue the current drug regimen for today and tomorrow and return Monday for another ultrasound. The expectation is that at that time the follicles will be fully mature and ready for action!! That would mean adding another injection Monday night that triggers ovulation and returning to the fertility clinic Wednesday morning for the egg retrieval procedure. 48 hours later we will return yet again to have the now 2 day old embryos tranferred to my uterus. Then the 12 day wait begins before we can have a pregnancy test done to see if our hope will be realized or delayed. We have both said that it is very surreal to be going through all this. It's almost like we are watching someone else go through it - sounds weird but that's kind of how it feels. I feel strangely calm (for today anyway) so that is a nice change :) More info to come as we get it....
Standing on the brink of the unknown, my God is good all the time.
Kendra
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