Mike and I had a great weekend in Kerhonkson, NY, which is a small town in the Hudson River Valley. It was not a major tourist place, but it was beautiful there. We rented a small cottage, grilled our food, and hiked in the Minnewaska State Park. We talked about how we want to bring a child to a place like that for a hiking trip. It was a nice weekend. I'm now back to the city and to the reality :(
This is a big week coming up because I am starting Follistim on Wed. It's the big gun. So far, my meds are about suppressing my hormone production in order to prevent the maturation of the follicles and ovulation. My doctor wants to stop the natural process so that he has an 100% control on my follicle/egg production. Starting this week, however, it is about stimulating. Follistim is basically the hormone that stimulates my ovaries so that I can produce follicles and eggs in preparation to retrieval. It has known side effects, but that's not what I'm afraid of. I'm afraid to think that what if I don't respond to the medication. What if I don't produce any eggs. I can deal - and will deal with side effects (Bring it on!) as long as I can get the results I want. So I'm hoping - really hoping that my body will respond to the medication appropriately.
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