1st Monitoring appt.

After 4 days of stims - 225 IU of Folli.stim + 75 IU of Meno.pur (evil) - had my first monitoring appointment. Lining is still thin (3.81 mm), but that's to be expected as I just stopped bleeding and it's early on.

Follie count: 17!

• Left side: 7, ranging from 6 to 8 mm
• Right side: 10 from 5-12 mm

Had blood drawn, too, but won't know my e2 count until they call me in the afternoon.

I've been going to acupuncture twice a week - Monday and Thursdays. Last night I also had an abdominal massage, which was pretty intense. They want to make sure I'm getting as much blood circulating into my lady-parts as possible.

My spirits are really good. I've decided to "just relax" with this cycle and see what happens. Last time I actually stressed myself out trying to actively relax - I had the guided meditation CD that I listened to. I would do body scans, yoga, visualization, etc, etc. It got to be TOO MUCH! This time I know what's going to happen medically (although I was surprised about how much the Men.o.pur (evil) stung the first time). I'm taking the "chill" approach. We'll see how long that lasts!!

My next monitoring is on Thursday. Egg Retrieval is still tentatively scheduled for Wed the 23rd. (So soon!).

Jem.