The more, the merrier! (Tell it to the ovaries, baby)

Today's daily probing and poking was much more productive... or should I say reproductive? Either way, it was better news. The nurse was able to find five follicles on my left ovary (with up to four or five more hiding out) and three on my right (with two more waiting in the wings). So, as of right now I have eight developing with up to seven more waiting; 15 potential eggs. Much better news than Wednesday!

Of course, I wouldn't be me without some bad news to temper the good: my lining is still very thin. Oh, come on. I know you’re not surprised. The nurse said that the RE would most likely want me to start the Estrace tablets again in the next few days to build up the lining. I asked her if it would interfere with my follicle development, since the last time I took estrogen I didn’t ovulate at all. She said “We’re not worried about you ovulating now.”, which is true, but she said that it shouldn't affect the follicles at all. Shouldn’t. I hate that word. I really do. I would prefer “won’t”, but I’ll have to take what I can get.

The bloodwork on Wednesday wasn’t much to admire either. The nurse that called that afternoon told me the E2 had risen to 149 which isn’t great. Of course, this could have a lot to do with the thin lining. The good part is that the Estrace seemed to work for me last time around, plumping the lining up to a passable 7.4mm. The bad part is that I’ll be leaking blue again for the rest of the week. Oh, the joy of infertility!

As for other side effects, I’m dealing. The headache is gone and the cramps and sore belly has started (mostly due to my ovaries being inflated like little fertility balloons), but it’s nothing I can’t handle. Not yet at least.