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This morning, the equivalent of Day 12 if you pretend that I took Clomid on Days 3 through 6: Lots of follicles on both sides. Biggest follicle on the right was 9.x. Two biggest on the left were both 10.x. The timing of this ultrasound corresponds to the day after my second ultrasound last go-around, so despite the tech's hopeful reassurances that, "it's still early," I'm not optimistic.

Of course, I almost didn't get an ultrasound at all this morning. I was called back for bloodwork first. After the Gentle Vampire was done taking her sample, she asked whether I was in for an ultrasound as well. "Yup!" I said brightly, and GV called out to Dildocam Pimp: "Are you ready for Robbie?" Blank stare. After consulting her paperwork, DP responded, "I don't have her down for an ultrasound today."

Terrific. It did get sorted out in the end, but I had to explain my wonky "cycle" a few times first, until Dildocam Pimp finally looked at Thursday's schedule and realized that I was supposed to get wanded then, and everything should have been moved up by a day. And so I got down to my striptease, apologized for not bringing cute socks today (nude knee-highs, how unattractive can I get?), and leaned back for my moving picture show.

Of course, the only measurements that Dildocam Pimp shares out loud are the sizes of my largest follicles (which, as noted above, are piss-poor), but I think I caught a uterine lining number of 5.x. That's...not good? I have no idea.

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Last night we received our first bill from the clinic. This is amusing, because this first bill had a lovely little notice on it letting us know that it is "Overdue - Please pay within 10 days." OK, guys, I understand that you don't want to wait around forever for your money, but it's kind of hard for us to pay you before we've been billed. Also, the grand sum we owe them? About $45. It was kind of funny, because the first page had a list of all the services provided thusfar, all insurance payments that have cleared, and a running total that hit about $1,200 by the end of the column. And then, in wee print at the top of page two: "Pending Insurance Claims: $1,155" (or something in that ballpark).

We are mighty grateful that we have any insurance coverage for this stuff, since apparently each day that I go in for an ultrasound and blood draw would cost us about $800 if we were paying out of pocket. On the other hand, by my rough calculation, we've already blown through almost 15% of our lifetime insurance coverage. Should be fun when we max it out, huh?

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Early afternoon update: E2 = 43; progesterone low. Fasting insulin result will be available on Friday. I'm back in for monitoring on Sunday, at a blessedly late appointment time of 10:00 AM.