Needles. Drugs. More Needles. Follicles. Timeline… That’s what’s on the Blog Today!

Needles… Needles… more Needles… and doctor’s appointments - that’s what my daily routine feels like right now. But I’m not complaining! God has continuously shown me grace and peace throughout this whole process so far.

Last time I wrote I was stressing hard over giving myself needles. I worked myself up so much that I couldn’t sleep at night and was anxious all the time. Why do we do this to ourselves!?

Sunday came when the needles had to start… Craig gave me the first one so I could just see how it would 'feel' in my stomach. Not too bad. So the next time, I did it myself! I mean... I’m kind of a sissy about it – I use ice to freeze the area and closed my eyes the first few times. But I did it! And to be honest, I have no issues giving myself needles. And that’s what I mean when I say that God have continuously given me peace about this all. I can give myself needles no problem yet when I go for my blood work at the Fertility Clinic every few days, I start sweating, have to look away, and need to take deep breaths. Maybe it’s just because I’m in control… I don’t know, but I’m feeling really good about it all and kind of get a bit of a thrill prepping all my needles, mixing the liquid, and using all the different types of needles. Like talk about a total 360 on my part!

Enough about needles, I have more good news from my appointment yesterday! I went to the Fertility Clinic for blood work and an ultrasound to see how things were progressing. The ultrasound showed that I have 29 EGGS in my 1 ovary! The doctor told me that I have more eggs in that 1 ovary than most woman have in both their ovaries combined. WOW! I guess the average woman has about 8-12 in each ovary. I feel like I’m still in shock because going into this process we were originally told back in August that I had low counts. I guess my body just keeps healing and getting healthier since my surgery! With having so many eggs, I supposed to be feeling quite a bit of discomfort in these next few days as they continue to mature and enlarge. Thank goodness for Lululemon pants! We will also continue to look for my other ovary, for some answers on why it’s hiding/missing.

After I got home from the appointment, I got a phone call that my blood results came back and that Heidi and I need to come in quicker than planned for ultrasounds. Originally we were to go back on Monday but now we are going in a day earlier, Sunday. This appointment is to check Heidi’s uterus lining to make sure it is where they want it in terms of thickness and to see how my eggs are maturing on my part.

So… what’s next!?

I’ll continue to go in for blood work/ultrasounds almost daily. Heidi will be in a ‘ready’ state and waiting.

AND egg retrieval is temporarily January 27-29.

Thanks for all your love, support, messages, and prayer for both Heidi, myself, and our families!

Thought you might want to see my daily medicine cabinet – it’s pretty impressive :)