I've Been Summoned

I just have time for a quick update.  I think that I must just be old and not very patient any more, but my clinic is still getting on my last nerve.  I've been summoned for an appointment tomorrow.

On Monday, I received a "follicle" update.  Our donor reacted well to the "stims," and she had "many, many" follicles approximately 9-10 mm in size.  That meant that in 2-3 days, they would be ready for retrieval, or thereabouts (it's really not an exact science).

I hadn't heard anything until this afternoon, when I received a call that I need an ultrasound tomorrow at 9:45.  That message was left on my home answering machine around 3:00, and I didn't receive it until this evening.  I think that the inconvenient time is due to the fact that mine is a last minute ultrasound, and all the earlier times are taken.  Be that as it may, it is very disruptive. 

As I've said before, I'm very, very glad that I have an understanding boss.  He doesn't know why I have had to call him from time to time and tell him that I have something to take care of and will be in late.  Of course, I would tell him if he asked.  But, the last time I went through this with DD, he shared all the details with his boss, and I wasn't quite ready for that.  I think it would have been OK if he'd said that I was having a medical procedure done, but he actually shared everything -- donor cycle, medications, etc.  I felt kind of funny about that, though in fairness, I didn't tell him that it was uber confidential.  Maybe I felt uncomfortable because his boss was a man at the time (I have the same supervisor, but we are both working for a new employer now, and his supervisor is a very nice woman).

I expect that my appointment will go just fine tomorrow.  The purpose of the ultrasound is to check the thickness of my uterine lining.  Since I've been taking Estrace so long, and I am back into my fat jeans, I expect that the lining will be just fine, thank you very much.

Anyway.  That's where we are.  I will keep you posted.