Blind Date

This morning, I had my first date with the dildocam. It was really nothing terrible (not that I thought it would be). I told the tech that it was my first transvaginal ultrasound ever, and so she was very patient and explained (almost) everything we saw on the monitor. "Here you can see your uterus." "No, maybe you can see my uterus. I see a blurry Rorshach print."

She didn't actually count follicles - apparently at this point my clinic just categorizes each ovary as having 0, 1-4, 5-9, or 10+. I was at 10+ on both sides. The biggest follicle on the right was about 10 mm, and the biggest on the left was about 7 mm, so no other sizes were recorded (they only record follicles that are 12 mm or bigger). I had some blood drawn and I was on my way less than half an hour after walking in through the clinic door. Blood test results and further instructions should be in after 3 PM. In the meantime, any insightful comments about the follicle situation would be much appreciated.

I also begin using OPKs today. This should be a fun experience, as I got the kind that you dip into a cup, and I am the biggest klutz ever. Why did I get the dip-strip kind, you ask? Well, it came 20 tests to a box, so I figured: Perfect! I can buy one box and use it for two or three cycles. What a money-saver! Only, upon opening the box last night and reading through the instructions, I learned that once you break the seal on the little canister holding the strips, they are good for only thirty days. Bah.