No turkey, maybe tamales?

CD 8 -- Sorry for being MIA; but so much has been going on, now I believe things will calm down. LOL The calm before the storm perhaps?? Anyway, I was blessed with AF last Friday, she was meaner than ever, its almost like she knows I'm trying to circumvent her for a while (at least 9 months) and she isn't happy about it. I had a terrible cd 1 and then, she was pretty much done. CD 2-3 were mellow and she went as quickly as she came. I called my Dr on CD 1 and asked about medicating this cycle since DH will be leaving and this is his last cycle here with me for a few months. Laura, a nurse, said she'd talk to the Dr and let me know. I received a call back same day and was told to pick up my Rx and we'd be doing a back-to-back iui this cycle. My Rx? For what? Yay! So I was put on Femara from CD 3-7, 5 mg. Femara is an aromatase inhibitor. Its typically used for breast cancer treatment, but fertility docs have found that it suppresses estrogen to cause the ovaries to be put into overdrive to stimulate growth. I took a hpt (BFN) before starting Femara, just in case, as it can be very harmful to a fetus. Its fast-absorbing so when used as a method to become pregnant, if its successful, its non-existent in the body by the time pregnancy is achieved. I made sure I was well-informed before I took it. The side effects seemed minimal, just a few occassions of hot-flashes and some dizziness upon standing. My parents were up visiting (working) and helped us tremendously getting the house ready. Happy to say, the house is now on the market as of yesterday. We are now just waiting for Friday when I go in for my CD 10 scan to see how my follicles are maturing with the Femara. I think at least, I will O early. I am hoping for a few mature follicles (more targets -- increased probabilities) but I know with Femara, its quality more than quantity. I'll be monitoring my opk's, as I just have a feeling I may O earlier than usual. So, no little turkey for us, but we're still hoping for some tamales (we don't have turkey for Christmas, we have tamales). This weeks seems like its lining up to be pretty productive! Good luck CB! I'm stalking you.