The good news

As far as the clinical issues go, we have changed my medications as of Tuesday (1st day of Week 2). The current dosages are:

Lupron .05mg
Estrace 2mg 3 times a day
Prenatal vitamin

Marty is definitely not going out of town next week. He was able to work it out with the clients, whom he said were very understanding. Now we just need to get everyone else on board. It's challenging because we are so busy. Marty especially has so many people clamoring for his time and attention. He has had to turn down 2 church assignments for Saturday morning so that he can be there with me at my appointment. We both feel that he needs to be at that appointment. We need to have his priesthood there with us (not at a church assignment), and we need both of us to really listen for promptings and guidance.

The other good news happened yesterday. Last Saturday I had a screening mammogram based on my OB's advice to do it before I got pregnant. On Monday, they called me back and asked me to come in for a more comprehensive screening. So that had me a little nervous. I know that quite a few screening mammograms result in further diagnostic exams, but still, I was anxious that if we needed to do a biopsy or something it could throw off the IVF. Yesterday I went in for the followups. I had another mammogram, 2 ultrasounds, and 2 physical exams, and the general consensus is that it is "probably nothing." What a relief!

Saturday is the day we have our first ultrasound to see how we are coming along. Depending on whether we elect to transfer our 5-day blastocysts or our 1-day embryos, we will do the transfer at some point next week. I'm not sure I'm clear about when that will be in either given case.