after another trip to the doctor, i started the stimulation drugs last thursday. i went in friday morning to see how things were progressing and all looked good: a total of 8 follicles were developing, four good-sized ones in my right ovary and four smaller ones in my left. i continued the meds (four doses of Gonal) through the weekend and went back this morning, hoping to see a huge change. but nothing really had changed. there are still 8, and four of them are still too small. this was frustrating, though the doctor isn't alarmed yet like they were last time. they are putting me back on the Ganirelix (the ovulation-prohibiting drug) to give us more time for stimulation before i ovulate, and changing my stim drug to the Repronex. which, of course, is the one that f*cking hurts like hell. i'm taking four doses of that tonight and four more tomorrrow, and the Ganirelix every morning, and then going back to the doctor on wednesday. by then they should definitely be able to tell if this is going anywhere this time.
i'm trying to remain optimistic, even though i was hoping to walk in this morning and have 15 follicles sprouting. it really does vary from person to person, i've read, and while doctors would like to see 10-12 eggs prior to retrieval there are often more and often less and people do IVF anyway. so as long as the ones i have continue to grow i'd say we'll be fine. but if i end up with just those four in my right ovary and the left side slows down, i'm not sure what will happen. it seems like a lot of risk and money to try it with only four follicles. but maybe this is just the best my ovaries are going to do with this. anyway, nothing i can do now except continue stabbing myself with needles twice a day and update again on wednesday.
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