IVF Cycle II and Appointment II

It was a long and tedious drive down South this time. In an unexpected turn of events, adrenaline did not rush through my veins as it typically does. Instead, my eyes kept drooping shut. At one point I thought I saw a deer, or the ghost of a deer, making its way across the road. She was lit up for a moment by a truck's headlights but then, in a flash, she had disappeared into the brush. I started begging the sun to come up - I really didn't want to hit a deer - and when the sky finally lightened, I had already been driving nearly three hours.

It was raining when I made it to Brownsville around 9:40 A.M. The rain was a steady drizzle - not quite enough to saturate your clothing but certainly wet enough to make the streets unpleasant. After dumping my bags at Motel 6, I headed to the International Gateway Bridge and parked in the nearby parking garage. 

As I walked from the garage to the bridge, the streets were full of gray sludge-like puddles, and I had my work cut out trying to avoid them. While most were monochrome, some drew my eye to the myriad of constantly shifting oil-induced colors on their surface. When I did finally make it to the sheltered border crossing though, only the edge of my pants legs were a bit wet. 

As mentioned in my last post, there has been no apparent change in the US border security. Mexico, however, has added a security dog and today they were inspecting people's bags. They waved me through however so these changes didn't affect me. 

Walking towards the exit gate, I approached an elderly man leaning against the customs building wall.  He waved to me and smiled. I had seen him last week in the same spot and today, as I went by, he put out his hand and exclaimed, "Amiga!" While I did hesitate at first, his friendliness was contagious and I shook his hand. The day started looking better.

My appointment with Dr Garza went well. Dr Garza saw three or four follicles on my left ovary and two on my right. My left ovary is the one that had a surgically removed dermoid cyste but, despite the surgery, it always seems to have more follicles. It's a good little ovary! 

Dr Garza and I had a lovely talk afterwards and he was very encouraging and positive.  He pointed up to the heavens and said, "Make a strong connection with Him. When you are connected to Him, He can do many things."

My next appointment is Friday and I have a mere four shots to give myself before then. J arrives today and will stay until Monday. I'm really looking forward to him being around more than last time. I think he is too. 

In other news, I'm trying to stay on an anti-inflammatory diet which is no easy task! I've had to go vegan and gluten-free for this - and sugar-free too of course.  There is unsweetened vanilla almond milk in my fridge right now and it sure is  boring! Still, it's better than plain almond milk in my opinion and I do like having something different to drink. If anyone has suggestions, please feel free to share! I feel constantly hungry and don't want to end up gaining more weight.

And to think... There are delicious Thanksgiving meals being prepared in most houses throughout the Nation right now... Shucks :) 

Happy Thanksgiving All!