We have a 17.5!

Saturday, November 6, 2014.

We had an unusual appointment on Saturday at the Texas Fertility Center (TFC) in Austin, Texas. It was unusual because, first, it was on a Saturday; second, it wasn't super early in the morning; third, the site of the blood test was in a hospital rather than a laboratory; fourth, everyone at the TFC was wearing regular clothes, they all looked like regular people. Our doctor was wearing jeans and the nurse was in sweat pants. 

Pablo was a little worried about this appointment. He was nervous and did not speak much on the way to Austin. But Nancy found a way to make him feel less nervous. When we were inside of examination room, Pablo noticed that they changed the socks of the examination table. It was good news already. 

The doctor came in for the sonogram and measured Nancy's follicles. Dr. Propst found some big follicles, the biggest was 17.5, and others were 15, 14, 13, 12, and 11. Optimally we want them to be size 20 at the time of extraction. So, at this point, all is good news. This is a normal progress, apparently, and we are coming back on Monday. They said that if everything was well on Monday, we could even have an extraction on Wednesday. 

We are very excited.

At the end, Pablo and Nancy "enjoyed" some salad and water as a reward for Nancy. She is doing great, even when they bruise her arm with so many needles. 

In this visit we spent on:

• Sonogram + 15 min consultation with Dr. Propst (not covered by insurance, and charged as "outside business hours"): $240.00 dollars.

Total: $240.00 dollars.

Thank you for all your support. Thank you for prayers. Thank you for loving us.

Peace,

Pablo and Nancy