From my follicles to you….

A HUGE Thank you!!!!!

My ovaries must have heard your well wishes loud and clear as they woke up and starting dancing this morning!

Finally, I was an ultrasound patient! It was so exciting that I arranged for Tim to come with me, a nice 8am date, who needs dinner and a movie!

Again my doctor was not present, Mr. “no bedside manner” was back. I was prepared for the pain this time…I had Tim’s hand available for squeezing. Of course the doctor was having none of that loving, comforting, stand-by-my-side behaviour. Instead he handed Tim a pen and paper and ordered” write down what I call out”.

Great….solo again…

At first I did not want to look at the screen, what if nothing showed up, what if my ovaries were still sleeping, or barely awake? The stress was building until I heard him say.

Ah ha, looking good!

What?? Really? And then in slow motion I turned my head, only to see the most beautiful site ….



(Note: These are NOT mine, but it gives an idea of what I saw!! )

Look at those big black pockets! To some they may seem like dark sacs of empty air but to me they represent my future munchkins!!

Each black circle is a follicle in a stimulated ovary. The red cursors outline one mature follicle, which is 17 mm diameter. Most of the mature sized follicles (about 15-20 mm diameter) will usually yield mature eggs at the egg retrieval procedure.

My stats: 9……you heard right……9 follicles, 4 of which were already 15-16mm and the remaining were 13-14. I am a follicle making machine! This explains my discomfort and bloating over the past 3 days…

Time to real it in here…. While I have lots of follicles, who knows what will happen tomorrow. I can let the excitement of the day take over but the truth is nothing is certain. The body is unpredictable. They expect the injections I gave to myself tonight will provide those follicles with the energy needed to sprint to the finish line.

The prize being a scheduled egg retrieval

8AM Tuesday morning…..will I get my prize?