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How would you like your eggs?

Today I am done with the stimulation shots and I will take the trigger shot at 1AM. It is hard to believe that the time is slowly coming, I think as I am taking one step at a time, it is getting easier to handle. I am really pleased at how I handled the hormone shots. Or rather, I'd say there was nothing intimidating about the shots. Other than Menopur, neither the Follistim nor Ganirelix hurt. Menopur hurts because of the saline solution and it is very short lived. It is true that I have a higher pain tolerance, so the entire experience was nothing critical.

The ultrasound technician is happy with my eggs. She said I have got an A+ in my egg creation. There are in total 34 eggs, 23 on the right and 11 on the left. I do not know why my right ovary is so over-populated (no, it is not because I am right handed). It can mean that there has been some extra blood circulation on the right, but nobody knows for certain.

There is a heavy feeling in my ovaries, yes, and with every step I take while walking I can feel it. It is not uncomfortable but is a very peculiar sensation. As we only grow one egg per cycle naturally, this is definitely a big change from that.

I will take the trigger shot at 1:00 and then after 36 hours, prepare for the egg retrieval. After that I have decided to take it easy for three more days, and rest at home with my feet propped up and basically do nothing. Then I'll have cabin fever, so I will go to work towards the end of the week. I anyway love to be around people, so being at work would be quite therapeutic.

Now I will have to see how the eggs come out! This is quite the adventure!

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