11/23: Stim Day Four- First Monitoring Appointment

11/23: Stim Day Four- First Monitoring Appointment

Last Wednesday I went in for my first monitoring appointment.  It was only day four of stims, which is a little early, but because of Thanksgiving it worked out best.  I was a little discouraged because the nurse said she saw 6 sizeable follicles in my right ovary, and 5 in my left.  There were others, but she said they were still the size they would be at a baseline check, and most likely wouldn’t grow.  In my first check of my last cycle, I had 18 sizeable follicles so 11 is definitely not what I was hoping for.  I don’t particularly like the nurse that checked me because she never seems sure of herself, so I’m hoping that she was either wrong about the count, or about saying that the others were not going to grow.  After all, it was only day four and my last cycle I got checked for the first time on day six. My estradiol was 189 and my progesterone was .5; they said that’s exactly where it should be on day 4, so at least I have that going for me!  I almost wish I had nothing to compare it to, since many women would probably be happy with 11.