Growing follicles

It was still dark outside when we drove to Austin. Pablo woke a little late (4:40am) because he forgot to set the alarm. But we managed to get to the laboratory in time for the blood test. Fortunately, there was not much traffic, even though Google Maps sent us through a different route. You know, we are introverts, and unexpected things like this give us a great deal of stress. But we were able to arrive just at the perfect time.

After the laboratory tests, we went to our appointment with Dr. Burger at 8am. After waiting for a little while, we were put in examination room #3. It was so good to see her again, we have developed a bond of trust only with her. She explains things very clearly and we feel like we can ask her all questions we may have. She is a great doctor. She performed a sonogram and showed us how Nancy's follicles have grown since our last appointment. Those follicles are possible candidates for in-vitro fertilization. So we received good news, the follicles are growing as expected! Good job Nancy!

After meeting with Dr. Burger we met with Tamara, the coordinator of the IVF research study. She is very funny and patient with us. She explained us what is next: we have to continue with the increased FSH dosage and come back on Saturday. If on Saturday everything looks good, then they would probably schedule the extraction of follicles for fertilization next Wednesday. So, by Saturday, what we want are bigger follicles.

In this visit we spent on:

• Sonogram + 15 min consultation with Dr. Burger (not covered by insurance): $200.00 dollars.

Total: $200.00 dollars.

Thank you for all your support. Thank you for prayers this morning. We feel God with us at every single moment; we feel cared for and loved. It is an amazing feeling.

Peace,

Pablo and Nancy