Blood test....

I had my first blood test today - the Day 5 Blood Test. I believe this is to check FSH levels and ensure the ovaries are not overstimulating. The nurse said I'd only get a phone call if I needed to increase/decrease my Gonal F amount. I received a call mid afternoon and the nurse told me to call and make a scan appointment for tomorrow and not inject the Gonal F. Why couldn't they just make an appointment for me and tell me the time?

I'm making an assumption that I need this early scan because my ovaries may be overstimulating? The nurse doesn't offer an explanation and I'm in a shopping centre and am struggling to hear anyway. I text Mr IVF saying I have to go tomorrow for a scan.

I phoned the IVF scan appointments line when I got home. The receptionist answered and after a minute or so of checking available times told me there were none available and she had to check with a doctor and she would call me back immediately. 40 minutes later I hadn't heard anything so I phoned them back. The appointments line was closed. Great. The clinic was due to close in about 30 mins and I'd waited nearly an hour and had no way of calling them. I end up speaking to an Embryologist and felt bad for disturbing her. She takes my details and says she'll get someone to call me back. At about 4.50 (the clinic shuts at 5pm) someone finally calls me back and tells me to come in for 9.20 tomorrow morning.

Mr IVF calls me and asks what this means. I say I think it means I could be overstimulating but I'm not 100% sure. The nurse who phoned should have explained a bit more as you always think the worst otherwise. It's a good job I'm not the anxious type.

More tomorrow then...