Second ultrasound on stims

September 28, 2012:  Cycle Day 28.  So my husband and I headed off to Dr. Nichols' office this morning for my second ultrasound on stims.  My uterine lining again looked good.  There were around 10 or so follicles on each side this time ranging from 17 mm to 22 mm, so they still have a little growing to do.

Dr. Nichols' office called me back later on and said that my blood work looked good, as well.  I go back tomorrow morning at 7:15, yes on a Sunday, for another ultrasound and blood work to see what size the follicles are now.  It's potentially looking like the retrieval will be on Tuesday October 2 with the transfer being 3 to 5 days later, so potentially Friday or Sunday.

Just for fun I counted up how many injections I have had to give myself thus far.  The total count?  38 ouch!  I'll have to pack my Lupron dosage in a cooler tomorrow and take it with me to Dr. Nichols' office because I'm not sure whether they will want me to take it or not and I'm planning on heading straight to church afterwards so it will have to be given before then.

Here's a shot of this morning's Lupron injection:

After my ultrasound and blood work Brian and I headed over to the acupuncturist's office for my second treatment.  I managed to snap this picture when I was in the treatment room alone :-) You can kind of sort of see the acupuncture needles in my ear.  Please ignore my skin discoloration and fat rolls :-)

After the acupuncture treatment Brian wanted to stop by Steak Out and get some lunch.  We had to wait for about 15 minutes, so I snapped a picture of him just because I know it makes him mad :-)

After we got lunch we had to make one more stop by my parents' house.  As we were getting ready to leave there, we stood outside by the car talking to my parents.  The sun was pretty bright and I started getting the aura associated with my migraine headaches.  By the time we got home though, the aura had gone away so I set about working.  Not too long after that I started getting a throbbing headache. I went to use the bathroom and felt like I was going to throw up.  I tried to work some more after taking some Tylenol, but the headache just would not go away.  I ended up laying down for a bit and finally giving in and taking one of my migraine pills.

Shortly after this I threw up everything that was in my stomach forcefully and then went to sleep for about 30 minutes.  When I woke up the headache was down to a dull ache and other than my throat hurting from the forceful vomiting, I didn't feel too bad.  Unfortunately, throwing up like that broke some blood vessels in my face and I didn't realize until later how horrible I looked.

I'm seriously hoping that tomorrow is a better day.  I'm now worried that the acupuncture may have had something to do with the headache and vomiting, so now I am unsure if it will be a good idea to have her come to Dr. Nichols' office and do a treatment before and after the embryo transfer.