Every see an ultrasound of your follicles? If not this is one where they are stimulated!! Dr S couldn't get a picture of all the follies in one shot... but I just wanted to have something to say... hey this is where you started out! (yes I am being positive this will work and result in a healthy baby)

The appointment went good today. My follies are all still growing. They are ranging from about 11 - 17 which is good for day 8. My Estrogen level is 549.

Dr S says it looks like I will trigger Sunday night for a Tuesday morning retrieval. She wants me to come in tomorrow morning though just to make sure that nothing sky rockets overnight.

Interest in a little more information regarding the stimulation procedure? (Per advancedfertility.com)

How is the monitoring of the IVF stimulation done?
- Try to stimulate the woman to get at least 4 follicles with sizes of 14-20mm diameter.
- Ideally there would be at least 8 follicles between 13-20 for IVF
- The goal is to get a good number (about 8-15) quality eggs.
-Blood Hormone levels and developing follicle sizes are monitored.
- Ultrasound is used to measure the follicles.
- Estrogen hormone blood levels are important. Estrogen levels are usually under 60pg/ml at cycle baseline and rise significantly as multiple follices develop.
-Peak Estradiol levels in IVF at the time of HCG are usually between 1000-4000 pg/ml.
- The stimulating process usually takes about 8-10 days.
- The HCG injection is given when the estrogen level and the follicle measurements look best for successful IVF outcome. The HCG shot is needed to induce final egg maturation.
- The egg retrieval is planned for 35 hours after HCG injection - shortly before the woman's body might start to release the eggs (ovulate).